(upbeat music)

- "Mary 4 Mayor," that'sthe name of the new movie.

This is the second collaboration

between Corbin Bernsen'sHome Theater Films

and Regent Pictures.

Mary is a high school student,

and the current mayorshe's running against

is her own father.

Here's a sneak peek.

- They say I lack life experience.

One more college I won't be going to.

Read between the lines, Mom, I'm useless.

- [Dad] Happy birthday, princess.

- Thanks, Dad.

- You are finally 18, andyou know what that means?

You can vote for me.

- First thing I thoughtwhen I woke up this morning.

- [Man] Pat, have you heard the news?

- The building's being condemned.

- It's not just here,

most of Main Street is being condemned.

We're losing the senior home?

- It's out of mu hands.- Dad, you're the mayor.

You can do something about this.

The town isn't your marriage,

you can't just throw it allaway 'cause times are tough

and you're done with it.

You know what, I'm running for mayor.

(cameras clicking)

- We heard your announcement,it was brilliant.

- How many high school seniors can say

they ran an official political campaign?

- Well, it looks like we haveourselves a race for mayor.

- I don't think you want to miss it.

Please, welcome back to "The700 Club," Corbin Bernsen.

It's great to have you with us, Corbin.

- Great to be there with you,sort of, my good friends.

- (laughs) Well, "Mary"-

- I'm sitting here in a hotelin Vancouver in quarantine.

14 day mandatoryquarantine in a hotel room

while I get ready to do a film.

And I'll tell you,isolation and confinement

can really make your brain-- Mess with your brain.

- But I'm certainly do a lot of thinking.

- Well, "Mary 4 Mayor" is a collaboration

between your Home TheaterFilms and Regent Pictures.

How does that partnershipwith Regent work?

- Well, it's pretty simple.

I'm not sure, with the first movie we did,

"In-Lawfully Yours," itdeveloped, and I think...

Gosh, I was talking tosomebody and they just said,

"I think, we could do somethingtogether here at Regent

"with your company.

"Do you have any faith based films?"

And we did our firstfilm "In-Lawfully Yours,"

and then I start, every timeI make a faith-based film,

I tend to think how can I incorporate more

of the the wonderfuldepartment they have there

and incorporate kids?

And in the case of "Mary 4 Mayor,"

I really wanted to giveaccess to a lot of actors

who are studying theirchance to be in a real movie

and put something on their resume.

So, you know, it's design.

But with the school of mine

and the wonderful, wonderfulthings that are taught there

on both the technical leveland the spiritual level.

- Well, what an opportunityfor the students at Regent.

Tell us about the gist of the movie.

We saw a little bit ofit there in that clip.

- Well, the gist of it, howincredibly timely it is,

I will say, just veryquickly, about three years ago

I was making a movie.

It was a little bit dark,and we had to use fake blood

and all that stuff, and wewere shooting at nights.

And I'd go back to my room and go,

I've got to write something.

I've got to get out ofthis mood that I'm in.

And I said, I'm gonna writethe lightest little thing

I possibly can.

I came up with this story about a girl

whose father is mayor, whohas now left her mother

because of moments of crisis.

And, long story short, she decides,

instead of off to college,

she's gonna run for mayor against him

and ultimately reunite thefamily through this action.

And, you know, and herewe are now so divided.

I mean, I've been listeningto your whole show by the way,

everything, been in isolation, you know,

your brain and your gut,let me tell you something,

it does a real thing.

It works both ways, by the way,

you know, your brain affects your gut.

I believe in every part of your show here,

and I'm so moved by it.

But yeah, it just,

it's a movie about, andI think it was, you know,

a little bit ahead ofits time in conception

to, you know, we have to heal.

I mean, I pray every, youknow, every day I wake up

and I have my green tea andI sit and I give gratitude

for three incredible things in my life.

And I ask God, I say, "God, please."

It brings me to tears."God, please heal us."

It destroys me, what'shappening to us as people.

And it destroys me. It destroys me.

- Power and politics.

And you've got them both in this movie,

so you're really, in your way, addressing

what we're dealing with as a culture.

- Very much so.

And I'm gonna relay a personal experience,

I don't know if Pat issitting there with you.

I can't see anything.

God bless you, Pat.

You know, I come from a background

where there's a lot of thingsyou might not approve of.

And there are people that I'm around.

And there are things thatare said in the name of God

by a lot of people,not you, but, you know,

that, you know, people go, Idon't want any part of that.

And there was a day when wewere doing "In-Lawfully Yours,"

and we were doing a screening at Regent.

And I came out on thestage and Pat introduced me

and gave me a hug.

And I'll tell you, it changed my life.

Here's a man who I thought, you know,

I might probably be opposedto, I guess, you know,

for a lot of things I used to do and say,

and there was this hug,and it was such a warmth,

and it was such a symbol of all that stuff

is so meaningless when youtalk about human hearts

beating so close together

and loving one anotherand looking past all that.

And I relay that story somany times, it changed me.

And, Pat, again I don'tknow if you're hearing this,

but it changed my life.

And it was such a momentof there are no divisions.

There are no divisions.

We're all one, we're allGod's children, you know.

- And now here you are collaboratingwith Regent University.

- And I continue to do so.

Every time, you know,not every film I think of

I would put under theterms of faith-based.

They always are about the human condition.

They're always about God's love.

They may not be in thevernacular and, you know,

certain framework that youwould put a faith-based film.

I do tend to explore off a bit further.

And, sometimes, you know, Ibelieve God's purpose for me.

And believe me, again,quarantine drives you to do

a lot of thinking, youknow, is to be able to reach

that person who justcan't give God a chance.

Can't give Christ a chance.

Can't give the good Word a chance.

And it's my purpose to reach across.

And if I have to do itthrough a certain kind of film

or language or context

to expose His light andHis love, I'll do it.

And I keep asking God,every time I start a film

that I feel is outsidethe faith-based world,

I say, "God, is it okay?"

And I hear, "Go, be true,be true to your heart.

"Love and go."

- Well, Corbin, I want totell people that the movie,

this latest, is "Mary 4 Mayor."

And people can go tocbn.com to find out more,

where you can see it, when you can see it.

What we want to encourageyou to do is to see it.

You don't want to missone of Corbin Bernsen's

wonderful, wonderful movies.

Thank you so much. It'sgreat to have you with us.

- All right, thank you.