LICK (film)

Will Evans

Alexander Hanly

Paige Martin

John Halsey

Bryan Green

Katie Otten

Shaun Brackett

**LICK** is a 2019 comedy film, directed by Will Evans and Cai Williams. Produced by Rhys Griffiths, Cai Williams and Will Evans, written by Will Evans and Rhys Griffiths. The film stars Brady Hendricks as Scott Dallas "Lick", Ronald Braxton as the film's antagonist Drew Kelly. It was released on the EliteProductions YouTube channel on March 22nd 2019.

It was followed by Origins: Generations. And is the eighth film in the Origins Universe.

## Plot

Taking place 9 days after Steve Briggs was killed, wise cracking criminal Scott Dallas AKA "Lick" sets out for revenge against a secret company run by Drew Kelly, who's plans are to create a serum based off the Brine serum.

Lick and his best friend Trevor put together a team to find Kelly. Meanwhile police officers Troy Daniels and Jake Ryan set out on a hunt of their own, to capture Lick.

## Cast

* Brady Hendricks as Scott Dallas

* Ronald Braxton as Drew Kelly
* Alexander Hanly as Trevor Nelson
* Paige Martin as Zoey
* John Halsey as Jake Ryan
* Bryan Green as Troy Daniels
* Katie Otten as Mrs. Reinsteen
* Shaun Brackett as Jeremy Kelly
* Dontell McMichael as Vince
* Andre Luc Martinez as Michael White
* Evan Newburn as Dave
* Majingar as Baz

Austin Robinson, Hysterical Hyena, Kate Sheridan, Rhys Griffiths, Ben Everyman, Jessie Yun, David Figueroa, Nick Evans, Hiletman, Tempest Rogers, Amanda Friedlander, Kate Sheridan, TheLuckyDerp, Steven Miles, Tabrellik, Theo Moers, Taylor Hilley, Ant, Samuel Parish also appear in the film.

Despite having roles in other Origins Universe films, David Figueroa and Jessie Yun will not be reprising their roles as Gavin Roberts and Sally Briggs, and instead will be playing small minor roles.

## Production

The film was announced on May 13th 2018 on EliteProductions Instagram and YouTube page. Not much information about the film has been released, no cast has been announced. Writing on the film started in May 2018.

The film's script was completed on July 12, 2018.

#### **Filming**

Filming started in October of 2018 and was completed in February 2019. Making it the longest time taken to film an EliteProductions film.

#### **Music**

##### *Main article: LICK (soundtrack)*

Jessie Yun was brought onto the project to compose the music for the film in February 2019, only a month before its release. However, only 3 tracks were produced originally for the film, with the rest of the film's soundtrack consisting of tracks from Epidemicsound.com.

## Release

The film was originally planned for a November 2018 release, however it was announced to being pushed back to an unknown date in 2019.

The film's release date was announced on March 13th 2019 to being March 22nd of the same year.

## Reception

The film received positive response from the viewers, with many praising the film's comedy and Brady Hendricks and Alexander Hanly's performances.

Adam G, a frequent reviewer for the OU stated; "despite this film being so completely different to the rest of the OU, it still finds its place within the story and is a fresh and hilarious entry".

## Accolades

 Best Actor
 Best Supporting Actor

## The CoLICKtion

The CoLICKtion is a series of short films surrounding Scott Dallas. The shorts take place within the OU and are canon, however the events of each episode do not greatly affect the overall timeline and canon.

The first episode LICK: Power Test was released on November 26, 2020.