Patrick Renna and Tommy Savas just completed "Bad Roomies," their first feature film together, but the first-time producers still don't feel any sense of relief. The two actors, who have a combined 36 years in the industry, committed to the toughest challenge of their careers when they decided to tackle the responsibilities of developing a movie from start to finish and are now hoping the film, released today, finds an audience. 

Their journey began two years ago when they launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund their dark comedy, written by Justin Mooney and directed by Jason Schnell. The finished project is now available via iTunes, Amazon, Google Play and other video on demand platforms.

"Bad Roomies" stars Renna and Savas as Bobby and Raymond, two friends who lose their roommate and have to find a new one to make rent. Following a number of disastrous interviews with potential candidates, they settle on a beautiful, seemingly harmless, young woman named Chloe (Annie Monroe). After a great start together, things go south when the three roommates make a horrible mistake, setting off a hilarious but disastrous game of roommate versus roommate that will change their lives forever.

The guys were confident they could secure enough support from backers familiar with Schnell and Savas' strong presence on YouTube and Renna's devoted fan base that had followed his career since the '90s when he starred in kid favorite movies "The Sandlot" and "The Big Green."

They had also seen the success of crowdsourcing with movies like "Veronica Mars," which raised more than $5 million, surpassing its $2 million goal. Renna and Savas set a more realistic goal of $75,000 and were able to raise the money in a month.

"We basically experienced our own 'Project Greenlight'... without Matt Damon and Ben Affleck," Renna joked about the process during an exclusive interview with Headlines & Global News. "We loved the experience of Kickstarter but it sure as heck was a lot of work."

Renna and Savas learned quickly that making a movie takes much longer than simply acting in a movie, like months more. Pre-production included casting, obtaining permits, nailing down locations and working with the Screen Actors Guild. Once the month-long shoot wrapped in March 2014, they headed into the editing room where they had to satisfy multiple viewpoints.

"There are so many challenges that you as an actor [don't realize]," Savas explained. "You film the movie, and then a year and half later the movie comes out, and it's magic. There's so much more that goes into it."

They did benefit from the independent structure of their film and not having to answer to a team of executive producers, but with that creative freedom came great responsibility for Savas and Renna.

"I would say that freedom definitely existed, but there is also a lot of pressure because the buck stops with us," Renna said. "That's really stressful at times. When you're shooting in two days and you don't have permits to shoot at a house yet. You have no one else to blame but yourself."

The two producers put the most energy into auditioning the two lead actresses, ultimately choosing Monroe for the new roommate, Chloe, and Jackie Tohn as Jennifer, the girlfriend of Renna's character. They filled the remaining roles with their friends including Jordan Masterson, Page Kennedy, Kyle Howard, Lynsey Bartilson, Chris Masterson and Arielle Vandenberg.

Renna fulfilled a lifelong dream completing the film, being involved in every aspect of filmmaking and watching the magic unfold. The movie also gave him and Savas the opportunity to work together alongside Mooney, who wrote the script in two weeks on vacation in Bali, and Schnell, who made his directorial debut on the movie, implementing the skills he obtained directing hundreds of videos for his YouTube channel, Reckless Tortuga.

Renna and Savas relied heavily on Schnell to educate them about the digital world and the best ways to distribute their movie.

"[Schnell] having that experience and that contact was invaluable during the process... having him as part of the team to kind of explain stuff when people talked to us in that crazy, nerdy language was very helpful," Savas said, laughing.

Renna joked that he and Savas might not feel any sense of relief until they pay back their investors, but the experience taught them a lot.

"I think the lesson we all learned is that everything in the world worth anything is a lot of work," Renna said.

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