2008 Woodie Awards
'He does extra large'
Local director produces, stars in new film
Danielle D'Alesandro
Issue date: 2/20/07 Section: Mosaic
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Harrison, the main character of the dramatic comedy "All Along," escapes his reality by physically entering the world of his own daydreams and fantasies.
The film, written, produced and starring university alumnus Bill Page, follows 40-year-old Harrison through his struggles with middle age and desire for lost youth.
Harrison snaps in and out of his fantasies only to find himself in many precarious, but sometimes humorous, situations.
For example, an overweight and slightly-hairy Harrison suddenly awakes from one of his daydreams to find himself wearing only his tighty-whities at a crowded amusement park. He fantasizes about performing a strip tease for an audience of what he thought was adoring young beautiful girls. In reality, it was a group of horrified old women.
The film also stars actress Krista Allen as Sara, Richard Harrison's psychiatrist, who helps him uncover the true meaning of his fantasies. Allen has appeared in the movie "Liar, Liar" and television shows such as "Unscripted" on HBO, "Days of Our Lives." She is also currently a castmember on the hit ABC show, "What About Brian."
"All Along" was shot in 14 days and filmed entirely in Delaware at locations such as Blue Diamond Park in New Castle, Bowers Beach and Kahunaville on the Riverfront - the location where they filmed a fantasy of Harrison living out his dream of becoming a rock star.
Page, a former accounting major at the university, made the decision entering his senior year of college to withdraw from classes and pursue his dreams of acting.
After moving to Los Angeles and attending the Caroline Leonetti's School of Acting on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, Page discovered that the Hollywood life wasn't all it was cracked up to be.
"It was rougher than I anticipated," Page says. "I was making $5 an hour working in a laboratory cleaning test tubes when I decided to come back home and give up my career of acting."
Page returned to the university and graduated in 1989 with a degree in accounting and married Carol Lee, also a university alumna, with whom he has three children.
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