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Originally Posted by Stealhead
...This Seaviper sounds pretty stupid and I dont know myself it seems kind of scamish the USS Drum procedes thingy  . I will pass thank you on both if you want to really help any old sub I say go to its location or look it up on the web and ask to donate yourself directly thats the best way to do it. This Seaviper sounds like it is low budget like this sucker is a G movie when most are A or B movies even if it is legit not much money is going to be made. |
And you obviously don't know what you are talking about. The USS Seaviper movie, while yes it may be low budget and you may not be able to go to your local theater to see it upon release (it could be a limited screen release or straight to DVD), the heart is in it. See, the guy who is doing this, director Ralph Villani, his father SERVED on the USS Drum in WWII. P.J. Villani, EM2c, was on the Drum for what would have been the 14th war patrol if the war hadn't ended before they reached their patrol station. Heck Ralph Villani was an EM3c himself back in '66 - '70.
And as far as giving to a museum submarine, you have to be VERY cautious about to whom you give your money to. If you visit Battleship Memorial Park and just make a donation to the Park, or use the "make a donation" link through the Battleship Memorial Park website, I can almost guarantee you that the Drum will never see a penny. There are funds out there for the Drum, and sometimes where to give isn't so obvious, especially in places where there is more on display than just a submarine (like USS Alabama battleship). I have tried to simplify the donation process for the Drum on the Drum228.org website as best I can. Those methods listed on the Drum228.org website - I can assure you the money will go exactly to where it is intended. I have given much of my time and money to the Drum throughout the past couple of years.
And as far as to how much money is made, that's completely up to the buyers of the film and the documentary.
Why put something down that isn't even finished yet? And I think it makes perfect sense to create a documentary on the Drum while you have all the equipment and personnel there anyway. Ralph Villani wants to help perpetuate the memory of his father and his father's boat. The documentary - he wants people to know the story of the Drum, which has been basically untold through any medium even after all this time. You can't find any book or documentary on the Drum, while many exist for other museum submarines. USS Cod, USS Silversides, USS Bowfin, USS Batfish, USS Pampanito, USS Nautilus, they all have books dedicated to them to name a few. The Drum was out there from April of '42 until August of '45, making 13 (and a 14th unofficial) war patrols. It's time for this documentary.