After a delay in production and editing, Target Teen was released. I found it interesting that it was released the same time as Thank You for Smoking. Target Teen was the serious side of the popular spoof. I found it very remarkable that the two films were released at the same time. I had no idea that they were making it and I am sure they didn’t know we were making Target Teen.

Target Teen reviews have been good and sales but disappointing. I know the main reason is that we did a poor job of marketing it.

In 2007 the business started to decline. Other business interests that I had were starting to unwind and I knew that it was just a matter of time before we would not be able to continue the business as it was.

My son James told me that he had been enjoying going to the mixed martial arts exhibits. "Cage fights? No. I don't think so." I told him. He told me that it wasn't what I thought. "I don't even like boxing." I retorted.

For the next couple of months, he pressed the issue and I stood my ground. One day he told me to come over and meet a couple people and he introduced me to Trevor and Jake. It turns out that Trevor was Trevor Harris a cage fighter. I gave one of those "you will pay," looks at my son but was polite to the guys. Trevor talked about all the hard work and discipline that went into his fight training. Jake told me that Trevor was going to be a contender and that he had what it took to go all the way. The funny about Trevor was he constantly giggled and was totally charming. "Hmmm," I thought.

"OK." I said, "I'll come down to the gym. Do some interviews, watch the training. You know. Check things out."

After a few hours at the gym a few nights later, I was interested in learning more about the world of cage fighting. I could see that this was more, a lot more than a legal brawl. I had no idea how much time and energy went into the training and how hard the fighters worked. After attending a bunch of fights and filming dozens of interviews with the fighters I had a hundred hours of film and some really great stuff.

I released The Cage Fighter in the fall of 2007. Every review has been positive even if the reviewer is opposed to fighting.

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