Christopher Bates

At age 12, Chris Bates landed an extra role as one of the harvested humans in the very popular mini-series V. However, in the final cut of the movie, only his left arm was visible on the screen. After the V experience, Chris knew he wanted to give show business a try, but didn't want the whole "left arm" fiasco repeated. So he decided to try out the other side of the camera, but he wasn't sure in what capacity. Until, a big moment in his life... He rented Stripes. And, during the scene where Harold Ramis stops Bill Murray from going AWOL, he immediately noticed that the position of Murray's bag changed positions with every camera angle. He could not believe that in such a major motion picture, something that obvious could slip by. Immediately, he knew what you wanted to do. Being a bit of a visionary, he knew how Video Cassette Recorders were going to change the way the world watched movies. Suddenly, movie fanatics could watch their favorite movies over and over again any time they wanted. And with the repeated viewings, mistakes would no longer go unnoticed. Continuity was going to be more important than ever. After finishing college, he landed some assistant jobs in small budget independent films before assisting the main continuity director for _Cabin Boy (1993)_. Although it was an uncredited job, it was still his big break. For it was on that set that he met Richard Tokar and Neil Maloney, as well as 'Andy Richter', one of the stars of the movie. His association with Richter led to a job as a writer on Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993), while the relationship with Neil and Rich yielded much more. A writing partnership that would later result in a small budget film, 'Nuts to Soup', which won the top prize at the first annual Binghamton Film Festival (2001), a title he successfully defended in 2002 with his follow up 'Harder to Hold', a mockumentary about a group of Rick Springfield fanatics set in 1983. Chris is not officially in show business anymore, but he still takes some jobs from time to time, almost always in films with tiny budgets. His specialty is anachronisms involving 80s culture, especially music references. Outside of show business, Chris manages a popular night club and is responsible for much of the entertainment.