A charming mash-up of Unforgiven and Gulliver's Travels...you've never seen anything like it!
- Liz Shannon Miller, New TeeVee
"Sound crazy? It is. But it's the good kind of crazy. It’s one of those rare shows where someone takes a huge leap into the crazy, and manages to pull it off. " - Brett Love, CliqueClack TV
"The show has charm. The acting, directing and production quality are top notch. And the fact that Ernie is a charming toy-gun slinger and Mary a smoking hot babe is not to be overlooked either! " - Alec Corday, VisioWebTV
"A strange charm. The Ballad of Mary and Ernie is the most bizarre thing I’ve seen since. . well. . . I’m not even sure!" - Lisa Fary, Pink Raygun
"The Ballad of Mary and Ernie is relentlessly silly but James Lane as Marshal Ernie and Vanessa Celso as Mary Venezuala play it dead straight, and that’s really what makes it work. If you like your comedy slightly surreal and whimsical, you’ll definitely enjoy The Ballad of Mary and Ernie." - Movie reviews by Captain D
“The Ballad of Mary and Ernie” is written, directed and produced by Robert Stadd. Director of SyFy’s “Alien Siege,” he has worked as a visual effects supervisor for several years, creating seamless images for Michael Mann’s past four films: “Public Enemies,” “Miami Vice,” “Collateral,” and “Ali.” In addition, he has produced or supervised the visual effects for “Redline,” “Galaxy Quest,” “Mighty Joe Young,” “Nutty Professor” (I & II), “The Mask,” “The Crow,” “Crimson Tide,” “My Fellow Americans,” “Liar Liar,” “Defending Your Life,” “Hot Shots!” etc. He has directed theater in Los Angeles, including work at Theater East, and the Santa Monica Playhouse.
“The Ballad of Mary and Ernie” stars James Lane as Marshall Ernie. James has appeared in episodes of “24,” “NCIS,” “Everyone Hates Chris,” “The Unit,” “Without a Trace,” etc. Mary Venezuela is played by Vanessa Celso, who has appeared in the film “House Broken,” and the theater production “Hatful of Rain,” as well as the original web series “Road to the Altar.” Nan, the Kid and Blad Bart (the villain of episode 1) are voiced by Darcy Halsey, Catherine Reitman and Jesse Corti respectively. Darcy has appeared in “CSI,” “Scare Tactics,” and “Madison Heights,” Catherine was in “Knocked Up”, “My Super Ex Girlfriend” and “Thank You For Smoking.” Jesse Corti is a voice-over veteran of many years, he was the voice of LeFou in Walt Beauty and the Beast, as well as appearing on-camera in “All In,” “The Incredible Hulk,” “Bringing Down the House,” “Gone in 60 Seconds,” etc.
