Glow Ropes: The Rise and Fall of a Bar Mitzvah Emcee

Glow Ropes: The Rise and Fall of a Bar Mitzvah Emcee

2008 · 76 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy

Enthusiastic emcee Taylor James (Tim Peper) leaves behind his home state of New Jersey when party planner Vanessa Dupree (Judy Reyes) hires him to work the busier New York City bar mitzvah scene. Tutored by slick Manhattan emcee Sebastian (George Valencia), Taylor spices up his wardrobe and becomes a more clever showman. Soon, he's a bar mitzvah celebrity. But when he has a disastrous problem with his glow-in-the-dark props, his career heads in another direction.

Directed by George Valencia · Written by George Valencia

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