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THE PACK (.doc) 

The Pack, a new film directed by Alyssa Rallo Bennett and written by Alyssa & Gary O. Bennett of Stonestreet Studios and Electric Movies, is the story of an ambitious district attorney who prosecutes a wife and a mother (Lucie Arnaz) on three counts of murder after her husband (Scott Bryce) dies of lung cancer from breathing her second-hand smoke for thirty years. The twist is that the case is brought to the DA by the couples’ 20-yr. old son (Ryan Homchick). At first, the jury struggles with what appears to be a ridiculous case, but as one juror delves into the facts, the jury finds itself drawn into an intriguing, emotional, and complicated choice regarding addiction, awareness and individual responsibility. . . .

The Pack, unlike The Insider, is not about the tobacco industry per se. Although accurately grounded in legal reality, it deals with heart-wrenching issues surrounding love, loyalty, and personal accountability.

On top on the difficult issues dealt with by the jury, are the searing cultural questions that draw the viewer in. The film asks the following: “What if your behavior was legally accepted for dozens of years and all of a sudden it came into question?" The Pack cleverly depicts how times change and we can get caught without warning in the cultural shift of our nation.

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