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Fatal Kiss
Genre: Short
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| Release Date: | 2002 USA | Running time: | 26' (cover 26') - Source: DVD (RC 1/NTSC) | Rating: | US: NR | ||||
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Director: Jeff Rector (Pray Another Day 2003) Producer: Millenium Concepts / V-Line Productions Score: Joe O. Barrera Writer: Jeff Rector Director of photography: Wes Llewellyn |
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Successful businessman Richard Clarke (Jeff Rector) accidentally finds out that his wife (Allison McCurdy) is having an affair. His lawyer (James Karen) informs him he'll lose half of his fortune in the divorce. When he sees an infomercial on Vampirism, he decides to come back "undead" in order to exact his revenge on his cheating wife and her lover (Kato Kaelin). When Richard is bitten by a beautiful vampire (Tane McClure), he is plunged into the dark world of supernatural and gets more than he bargained for in this twisted tale of love, deception and Vampirism in present day Los Angeles. | Note: |
- Jeff Rector's first film , which he wrote, directed, produced and starred in was an official selection of the AFFMA International Film Festival and won the award for "Best Screenplay" in the World Competition. Other Festival Awards include "Best Actor" and "Best Director" at the Screamfest 2001. |
- Fatal Kiss marks the debut of Millenium Entertainment, Jeff Rector's production company (which is a division of Millenium Concepts, his website design company), and a feature length version of the script is finished and is with several Production Companies. - Ted Raimi, who plays the wife's lover, is the brother of director Sam Raimi (Spider-Man, Army Of Darkness).
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short review: Very entertaining movie by and with Jeff Rector (Dinosaur Valley Girls 1996) about a cuckold husband looking for (eternal) revenge. Within the short running time of the movie (26') he managed to include a reference to ye olde Universal vampire movies from the 30s (in black & white), a perfect fight-scene copy from Buffy the Vampire Slayer (dialogue as well as style), and some other witty alludes to vampire myths. The actors don't ham it up, the stunts and fights are very well choreographed, the dialogues are great fun, and the whole film - though shot on digital video - looks like a modern Hollywood production. If you wanna turn aside from the (usual) fright and get yourself some good laughs, then check this one out!!!  |
