Специальное предложение WNUF на Хэллоуин
| Специальное предложение WNUF на Хэллоуин | |
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 Рекламный плакат релиза | |
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| Автор сценария |
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| Рассказ |
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| В главных ролях |
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| Кинематография | Крис ЛаМартина |
| Под редакцией | Крис ЛаМартина |
Производство компания | Полночь Крю Студии |
Дата выпуска |
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Время работы | 83 минуты |
| Страна | Соединенные Штаты |
| Язык | Английский |
| Бюджет | $1,500 [ 1 ] |
WNUF Halloween Special — американский комедийный аналоговый фильм ужасов 2013 года, снятый главным образом Крисом ЛаМартиной , который также участвовал в написании сценария к фильму. На протяжении всего фильма показаны пародийные рекламные ролики, некоторые из которых были написаны и сняты не ЛаМартиной, а другими людьми. Сюжет повествует о телеведущем, который решает расследовать странные сверхъестественные явления в доме, предположительно населенном привидениями.
В 2022 году вышло продолжение под названием Out There Halloween Mega Tape .
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[ редактировать ]Фильм представляет собой внеэфирную запись специального Хэллоуинского выпуска телеканала WNUF, который вышел в эфир 31 октября 1987 года. Основной сюжет фильма сосредоточен на Фрэнке Стюарте (Пол Фаренкопф), тележурналисте, который решил транслировать себя в прямом эфире, как он и еще четыре человека (включая оператора) исследуют Дом Уэббера, место жестокого убийства мужа и жены. Дональд Уэббер, подозреваемый в убийстве и сын пары, утверждает, что убить своих родителей ему приказали демонические сущности, которых он случайно вызвал с помощью доски для спиритических сеансов . Сообщается, что с того дня в доме обитают привидения, и анонимный полицейский свидетельствует, что он и другие коллеги-полицейские были свидетелями паранормальной активности в доме. Фрэнк первоначально относится к трансляции как к новинке, даже заходя так далеко, что отвергает опасения исследователей паранормальных явлений Луи и Клэр Бергер (Брайан Сент-Огаст и Хеленмэри Болл), поскольку Клэр сразу же заявляет, что в доме присутствует угрожающее присутствие и что они в опасности, пока они находятся в доме. Он пытается развеять страхи, привлекая отца Джозефа Мэтисона (Роберт Лонг II), который, как утверждает Фрэнк, разбирается в Католические обряды экзорцизма , несмотря на утверждение священника, что он лишь поверхностно знает об обрядах и никогда на самом деле не проводил экзорцизм.
As the film progresses the Bergers grow more and more tense, especially after Claire's cat Shadow (which she uses to help her with communications with the dead) goes missing. Frank manages to convince them to continue with the broadcast and hold a seance, even after their EVP recorder is smashed off camera by an unseen force. The couple finally leaves the house after their cat is discovered to have been brutally torn to pieces. Trying to keep the broadcast moving, Frank manages to convince a very reluctant Father Joseph to perform an exorcism, despite his protestations that the Church must approve all exorcisms. They move to the basement, where Father Joseph again tries to back out of the exorcism. As he begins to read the rites, the two hear a noise and try to go upstairs but find that they cannot leave the basement. As Frank grows more frantic, his producer Veronica (Nicolette le Faye) asks if the Bergers have returned to the house. The film then cuts to a commercial, after which Veronica is shown stating that she has sent an intern into the house with a camera to rescue the two men and to see what has happened as a whole. The frightened intern ventures into the house but is knocked over and presumably murdered by an unknown person wearing a flannel shirt. During this time the body of Claire Berger is shown on camera, which shows that the Bergers never made it out of the house and were both killed. Veronica frantically implores Frank to break down the door and leave the house, which prompts Frank to once again demand that Father Joseph perform an exorcism. Joseph then angrily states that he was not a priest and is only an actor. As Veronica prepares to cut to commercial, Frank discovers that the basement door has opened and goes out the door, only to be knocked down by the unknown person. The station cuts to a technical difficulties screen followed by static, after which point the bodies of the Bergers, Joseph, cameraman, and intern are shown. Frank is shown to be alive and the assailants are proven to be a human man and woman, two insane religious people who were seen previously in the film stating that Halloween was evil and making various threats that people participating in the holiday were doomed. The man then films his female partner cutting out Frank's tongue before the man glibly wishes the audience a happy Halloween. The film ends with a brief moment of static before a clip is shown of two sober newscasters stating that Frank and the others are all missing. They do not mention the deaths, leaving it up to the viewer to determine if the clip shown was part of the live broadcast or if it was something added to a personal video tape, meaning that we are viewing the copy owned by the murderers.
Throughout the film several commercials and news segments are shown, ranging from advertisements for local businesses or future television broadcasts to a news story about a local dentist's "cash for candy" campaign. Some of these are shown in their entirety while others are fast forwarded through by an unseen viewer.
Commercials
[edit]- Parents Against Partying (written and directed by James Branscome)
- Phil's Carpet Warehouse (written and directed by Shawn Jones)
- King of Castle Lane (written and directed by Scott Maccubbin)
- MOUTH by Asphxia (written and directed by Lonnie Martin)
- Stay Sure Tampons (written and directed by Matthew Menter)
- Dandridge for Governor (written and directed by Andy Schoeb)
- The Shining Trapeze Strip Club (written by Carley Cooper)
Cast
[edit]- Paul Fahrenkopf as Frank Stewart
- Aaron Henkin as WNUF Announcer (voice)
- Nicolette le Faye as Veronica Stanze
- Leanna Chamish as Deborah Merritt
- Richard Cutting as Gavin Gordon
- Brian St. August as Dr. Louis Berger
- Helenmary Ball as Claire Berger
- Robert Long II as Father Joseph Matheson
- Sabrina Taylor-Smith as Donna Miles
- Thomas Lee Johnson as Carl Durant
- Kendra North as Angela Harris
- Frederick Cowie as Officer Howard Bookwalter
- Bob Creager as Dr. Stanley Allen, DDS
- Ron LaMartina as Governor Mike Barlow
- George Stover as Dr. Bloodwrench
Production
[edit]While filming, director Chris LaMartina tried to make the film closely resemble 1980s footage and shot on vintage tape stock.[2] Of the WNUF Halloween Special, LaMartina stated that as most viewers would be able to instantly tell that the movie was not an actual broadcast from the 1980s they instead tried to "make people remind themselves why they fell in love with VHS and blatant localism in the first place" and that the movie is "a love letter to VHS and public access TV."[1] LaMartina chose to include several faux commercials into the WNUF Halloween Special, as he wanted it to more closely resemble advertising for actual television shows, which will frequently interrupt a broadcast to repeat various commercials.[1] Filming took place in an old rectory in Timonium, Maryland, and the crew made multiple copies of the film on several VCRs to degrade the film quality to where it would more closely resemble a bootleg VHS tape.[1]
To publicize the film, LaMartina and the movie's producers left behind multiple VHS copies of the WNUF Halloween Special in various locations,[3] such as a VHS convention in Pennsylvania, where they left them in bathrooms and tables.[2] Their intent was that by doing this, they would start a successful whisper campaign.[2]
Reception
[edit]Critical reception for the WNUF Halloween Special has been positive.[4] HorrorNews.net gave the WNUF Halloween Special a favorable review and commented that the movie had the potential to become a cult classic.[5] Daily Dead and Dread Central also rated the film highly,[6] and the Daily Dead wrote that it was "by far, one of the most enjoyable indie horror movies I’ve seen for some time."[7]
Sequel
[edit]During 2022 LaMantina announced a sequel to WNUF Halloween Special entitled Out There Halloween Mega Tape via social media; prior to this it was referred to as WNUF Halloween Sequel.[8] He further stated that the film would simultaneously premiere on August 20, 2022 in Long Beach, California and Baltimore, Maryland.[9][10] LaMantina released the film on DVD independently via his website and has stated that there were no current plans to license the film to a distributor or streaming services. A VHS copy was made available as part of a limited collector's set. [11][12] A special cut of Out There Halloween Mega Tape was also screened at the Nightmares Film Festival in October 2022; Dread Central rated the film favorably and the movie received the festival award for Best Writing for a Feature Film.[13] Nashville Scene favorably reviewed the movie, commenting that the movie was more polished than its predecessor and that it was "structurally innovative and deeply rewatchable".[14]
The sequel is set in the 1990s and centers upon a talk show host sent to a farm rumored to have had several alien encounters. Production on the film was severely impacted by the COVID-19 lockdown and LaMantina reported that several elements had to be tweaked or restyled in order to follow lockdown protocol. He also noted that the 1990s was more difficult to portray due to the changes in technology from the 1980s.[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Morris, Hamilton. "'WNUF HALLOWEEN SPECIAL': A LOVE LETTER TO VHS AND PUBLIC ACCESS TV". Vice. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c PIEPENBURG, ERIK (24 October 2013). "The Night a 'Halloween Special' Went Terribly Wrong". New York Times. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ "'Tis the Season For Horror Comedy". WBUR. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ Gholson, John. "Here's Why 'WNUF Halloween Special' Is the Best New Horror Movie to Watch with Friends This Halloween". Movies.com. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ Ondechek, David. "Film Review: WNUF Halloween Special (review)". HorrorNews.net. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ Arrigo, Anthony (19 December 2013). "WNUF Halloween Special (review)". Dread Central. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ Wixson, Heather (3 March 2014). "Review: WNUF Halloween Special". Daily Dead. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ Squires, John (2022-05-17). "'WNUF Halloween Sequel' – Chris Lamartina Shares First Teaser for New Movie!". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
- ^ Gingold, Michael (2022-07-26). ""WNUF HALLOWEEN SPECIAL" sequel gets a title, poster and premiere". Rue Morgue. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ^ Squires, John (2022-07-26). "'Out There Halloween Mega Tape': 'WNUF Halloween Special' Sequel Gets Official Poster!". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ^ Hamman, Cody (2022-09-07). "Out There Halloween Mega Tape: WNUF Halloween Special sequel now on DVD and VHS". JoBlo. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ^ Jump up to: a b King, Pat (2022-10-07). "A Mixtape Monster Mash: An Interview With 'WNUF Halloween Special' Director Chris Lamartina". Dread Central. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ^ Baldwin, Daniel (2022-10-24). "Ethereal Thrills and Nostalgic Zeal: Day Three of Nightmares Film Festival 2022". Dread Central. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
- ^ Shawhan, Jason. "Child-Size Horror and Canadian Comedy Icons, Now Available to Stream". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 2022-10-25.