A popular horror writer whose family life is falling apart struggles to write his next horror movie.A popular horror writer whose family life is falling apart struggles to write his next horror movie.A popular horror writer whose family life is falling apart struggles to write his next horror movie.
Carole Pope
- Self
- (as Rough Trade)
Ken Camroux-Taylor
- Moderator
- (as Ken Camroux)
Bill Yak
- Student #2
- (as Bill Yack)
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Did you know
- TriviaShot in 1979, but not released until five years after it was made.
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Big Box: The Body Shop (2010)
- SoundtracksRoll Me Away
Performed by Dwayne Ford
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Self-Commenting Horror Film Could Use More Resolute Finale
Horror movies that reference their own genre have been more prevalent lately, but it seems they come attached with a certain degree of mordant comedy, signifying that the directors probably aren't completely convinced of their own convictions. But that's not really a problem with this film. DEADLINE is a horror picture that begins like any typical slasher film would, but later becomes more laid back in an effort to reflect on itself from an idealistic point of view. The film chiefly appears to be another examination of the effects of graphic violence in cinema on its viewers, particularly child viewers. The narrative framework for all this is built upon the story of a horror movie screenwriter whose life begins to disintegrate when he begins writing for more violent and more lowbrow productions than he'd prefer. As to be expected, it eventually leads to a collapse of his sanity.
I liked the film for its first two-thirds because director Azzapardi was trying to do something different and even attempting a resonant observation or two along the way. But like so many of these self-referential type films, it paints itself into a corner in the end to where it doesn't really have an ending. It rather just trails off in the final minutes, not knowing how to tie its various story threads. Nonetheless, its worth a look since much of it does hold some promise, at least before the third act.
I liked the film for its first two-thirds because director Azzapardi was trying to do something different and even attempting a resonant observation or two along the way. But like so many of these self-referential type films, it paints itself into a corner in the end to where it doesn't really have an ending. It rather just trails off in the final minutes, not knowing how to tie its various story threads. Nonetheless, its worth a look since much of it does hold some promise, at least before the third act.
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- Sep 4, 2001
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- Budget
- CA$850,000 (estimated)
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