This was a found footage movie that I stumbled across while looking for something to watch on Amazon prime.
An adult film Producer (solid acting by Don McManus as Mike) has a website in which fans have the chance to have make a movie with an adult film star. Shocker, the "lucky" one who is picked, by the wonderfully demented acting of Jay Paulson as Dave, a war torn veteran who's brother died of cancer, is not mentally stable. It's obvious from the get go that something's not right about Dave, but the show must go on.
That's about the gist of this many layered story that has a minimal payoff that I actually enjoyed.
The adult film star, played by Betsy Rue as Ashley Saint, is a hard working (no pun intended) single mom who is using her good looks to obtain money while she can to afford a better life for her kids. Although she dreams of being a real actress, it seems she is slowly realizing that dream is fading.
Don McManus Playing the producer does a great job of showing that it's just as business and, deep down inside they are all just a regular family. There's many great lines of dialogue that he says which represents the fact that they're not out there trying to destroy culture. They're just trying to make money. There's no difference between what they do and any other type of business, except for almost everyone uses their type of business, but no one wants to admit to it.
Catherine Annette as Casey, who is just starting out but it seems like she's not really interested in doing it anymore, wants to branch out into other options. She offers to do the B roll for one of the shoots which, doesn't seem to bother anybody at first, but slowly it does bother Mike and, he takes the camera away from her. We also find out that she has other talents, other than these films, which adds layers to her character.
Lanny Joon as Nico, One of the camera guys, is representing film production in general. To him, it's another day at the office, and, although that some people see him as being heavily involved, you have to understand, like he says "you know I have nothing to do with this" after Dave becomes extremely embarrassed, and is thrown off of the set. The movie within the movie must go on, so Mike has to do some fast thinking and then Dave returns to kill everyone and steal the tapes so he doesn't t feel embarrassed? Or that was Dave's plan all along? It's not really clear.
I was really intrigued by the character of Josh, played by Lee Kholafai. We are introduced to him in the beginning of the movie while he and his buddy are making a graphic video starring Casey and later Ashley. Josh, is the young Star, who, really isn't interested in continuing the business but, doesn't seem to have any other talents. When he is brought in to finish the video that Dave couldn't, he explains the situation to Dave in a way that makes you feel really sympathetic towards those who are caught in that cycle. The money is OK, and to be fair, they're all a close knit group of people who care about one another. But, can they have a real relationship? Will they be able to get married and settle down with someone who understands? It is their choice, but for how long?
Im a lifelong fan of Jim Wynorski and it made me happy to see his name attached. But, don't expect a "Chopping Mall" like slasher, this is more of a found footage thriller that'll lure you in with a great opener, work you up nice and send you on your way without a happy ending.
An adult film Producer (solid acting by Don McManus as Mike) has a website in which fans have the chance to have make a movie with an adult film star. Shocker, the "lucky" one who is picked, by the wonderfully demented acting of Jay Paulson as Dave, a war torn veteran who's brother died of cancer, is not mentally stable. It's obvious from the get go that something's not right about Dave, but the show must go on.
That's about the gist of this many layered story that has a minimal payoff that I actually enjoyed.
The adult film star, played by Betsy Rue as Ashley Saint, is a hard working (no pun intended) single mom who is using her good looks to obtain money while she can to afford a better life for her kids. Although she dreams of being a real actress, it seems she is slowly realizing that dream is fading.
Don McManus Playing the producer does a great job of showing that it's just as business and, deep down inside they are all just a regular family. There's many great lines of dialogue that he says which represents the fact that they're not out there trying to destroy culture. They're just trying to make money. There's no difference between what they do and any other type of business, except for almost everyone uses their type of business, but no one wants to admit to it.
Catherine Annette as Casey, who is just starting out but it seems like she's not really interested in doing it anymore, wants to branch out into other options. She offers to do the B roll for one of the shoots which, doesn't seem to bother anybody at first, but slowly it does bother Mike and, he takes the camera away from her. We also find out that she has other talents, other than these films, which adds layers to her character.
Lanny Joon as Nico, One of the camera guys, is representing film production in general. To him, it's another day at the office, and, although that some people see him as being heavily involved, you have to understand, like he says "you know I have nothing to do with this" after Dave becomes extremely embarrassed, and is thrown off of the set. The movie within the movie must go on, so Mike has to do some fast thinking and then Dave returns to kill everyone and steal the tapes so he doesn't t feel embarrassed? Or that was Dave's plan all along? It's not really clear.
I was really intrigued by the character of Josh, played by Lee Kholafai. We are introduced to him in the beginning of the movie while he and his buddy are making a graphic video starring Casey and later Ashley. Josh, is the young Star, who, really isn't interested in continuing the business but, doesn't seem to have any other talents. When he is brought in to finish the video that Dave couldn't, he explains the situation to Dave in a way that makes you feel really sympathetic towards those who are caught in that cycle. The money is OK, and to be fair, they're all a close knit group of people who care about one another. But, can they have a real relationship? Will they be able to get married and settle down with someone who understands? It is their choice, but for how long?
Im a lifelong fan of Jim Wynorski and it made me happy to see his name attached. But, don't expect a "Chopping Mall" like slasher, this is more of a found footage thriller that'll lure you in with a great opener, work you up nice and send you on your way without a happy ending.