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Before the day shifts into high gear, Chris Colombo introduces his kids and offers
a tour of his house, including the clothes closet - he has a preference for color-
coordinated sweat suits - and eco-farm, which includes a horse, ducks,
peacocks, chickens, pheasants, goats and dogs. Then, in the company of his
driver and outspoken lawyer, Colombo heads out.
HOUSE ARREST STARRING CHRIS COLOMBO: A DOCU-COMEDY BASED ON REALITY tags along as the
charismatic Colombo visits a Reiki therapist, a strip club, a Bronx tailor, a church
confessional, his favorite Chinese restaurant and a nightclub. Finally, Colombo
races home to make his Cinderellaesque curfew and join his pals for an after-
hours poker game.
Among the segments:
After deciding to attend confession for the first time in a year and
searching for an open church, Colombo jokes to the priest, "I hope you
brought your Jiffy Pop," when asked if he has a lot to confess.
At an exotic-dancer club, topless dancers cozy up to Colombo and wish
him luck in fighting his indictment.
Colombo indulges several friends in dinner at a Chinese restaurant in New
York City and then takes in the show at a theater-district cabaret, where
he trades quips with a male Judy Garland impersonator. After getting
stuck in major Big Apple traffic, he makes it home a minute shy of his
curfew. He proceeds to play poker with pals and flirt with two women who
just might add a private "happy ending" to his busy day.
Jon Alpert is a 12-time Emmy® winner who has received international
acclaim for his work in such hot spots as Iraq (behind enemy lines during both
the Gulf War and Operation Iraqi Freedom), Nicaragua, Afghanistan, Cambodia,
Vietnam, Cuba and the Philippines. Co-founder of the Downtown Community
Television Center, a community production facility based in New York City, his
credits include numerous HBO documentaries, including 1989's "One Year in a
Life of Crime," 1994's "Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island," 1995's "High on
Crack Street: Lost Lives of Lowell," 1998's "A Cinderella Season: The Lady Vols
Fight Back," 1998's "Life of Crime 2," 2002's "Papa" and 2003's "Latin Kings: A
Street Gang Story."
HOUSE ARREST STARRING CHRIS COLOMBO was directed and
produced by Jon Alpert; camera, Jon Alpert; editor, Carrie Goldman; original
music by John Califra; music produced by Hayes Greenfield and William
Fastenow; on-line editor, John Custodio; conceived by and co-executive
producer, Chris Gambale; co-producer, Kevin McEleney; supervising producer,
Jacqueline Glover; executive producers, Judith Regan and Sheila Nevins.
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