Documentary shows real life inspiration to HBO’s hit “Entourage”
By Michael Knox
Fans of the hit HBO series, “Entourage” can get a behind scenes look at the creation of the show and the real life people that inspired the show through the new documentary, “One Love Entourage,” according to a news release.
“One Love Entourage,” by Bridgegate Films tells the real story of HBO’s “Entourage” characters and how the real Vincent Chase, Ari Gold, Drama, Turtle and E made it in Hollywood, the news release states.
The HBO series follows the adventures of the suddenly risen film star, Vincent Chase after he leaves his native home in New York and learns the ropes of the in and around Hollywood.
Chase brings his friends from their native New York who make up his crew. But Chase’s team is not a glittery bunch of professionals. The crew are a close circle of friends since childhood, and his professional agent finds they often make his job harder as the Queens boys not only sponge on the star but also have his ear, so Vince is much harder to counsel.
Based on the life of Mark “Monk B” Basile, the documentary shows and tells the back story of how a random meeting between actor Mark Wahlberg (“Planet of the Apes,” “The Italian Job“ and “Max Payne“) and Basile inspired the HBO hit show, “Entourage.
” The documentary contains more than 20 years of unseen footage that helped serve as the insight to HBO’s “Entourage.”
Anthony Cohen, the executive producer of “One Love Entourage,” said the movie shows regular people chasing down their Hollywood dreams.
”For an ‘everyday Joe’ to be able to have his dream become a reality, while also inspiring one of the most notable shows on television and to have it all documented to share with others is an immense honor for Mark Basile,” Cohen said in a news release. “I am so glad to be a part of such an encouraging project.”
