Dr. Lee Rogers, a 1996 graduate of Gallatin R-5 High School and now from Las Vegas and Los Angeles, used connections from his medical practice to produce several films in the thriller and shark comedy genre. Three of Lee’s movie productions can be viewed tomorrow on the Syfy Channel.
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Here’s how Lee got into the movie business. One of Lee’s medical patients was Stephen Furst, who played the character of Flounder in Animal House (1978). Lee became friends with Stephen and his son, Griff Furst (The Founder, The Magnificent 7) and produced the psychological thriller Cold Moon with Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future) which made its theatrical debut in 2017. It’s available on iTunes and Amazon.
Lee has also produced movies for TV on the Syfy Channel’s version of Shark Week, dubbed Sharknado Week. Three of Lee’s shark movies will air back-to-back, starting at 4 p.m. on Aug. 16 on the Syfy Channel. The lineup is Atomic Shark at 4 p.m., Trailer Park Shark at 6 p.m. and Nightmare Shark at 8 p.m.
Atomic Shark (2016) stars David Faustino (Married with Children). Lee makes a cameo as a parasailer and victim of the shark. Trailer Park Shark (2017) stars Dennis Haskins (Saved by the Bell), Thomas Ian Nicholas (American Pie), and Tara Reid (American Pie, Sharknado). Nightmare Shark (2018) is premiering this year during the Aug. 16 lineup.
If you miss these movies, they will replay several other times on Syfy during Sharknado Week and throughout the year. Lee’s movies are also available on syfy.com.
Lee has been visiting family and friends in the Gallatin area, showing “small town America” to his girlfriend, Daiane Ferreira. They toured Gallatin’s squirrel cage jail on Tuesday.