Actress Apocalypse

• Images of Witchfinder General album sleeves appear scattered throughout the film in tribute to the band’s influence on director Richard R. Anasky.
• The film is based on Richard R. Anasky’s own actual filmmaking experiences (and the impressions regarding those experiences) from the set of I Am Vengeance (2007)_.
• The version of Actress Apocalypse which was released (95 min) was supposed to be a limited edition version of the film. This 95 min version had extra padding which the director did NOT wish to include in the finished film but reluctantly agreed to keep it in as he was assured it was for a limited edition release ONLY. The TRUE (and preferred by the director) version of Actress Apocalypse was never released.
• The cover art was initially supposed to feature Vance Lincoln and Lily Walker beside Kenzie Lovelay’s face. The producers of the film saw fit to change the artwork from Vance and Lily to a nude shot of another actress. This ill conceived choice (amongst many other ridiculous choices) by the producers of the film buried Actress Apocalypse as most chains would not put the film on their shelves due to the nude actress on the front cover.
• The films lobby card collection (which were created by Ola Sjoberg) were stolen during the film’s theatrical premiere in Boston.

The film centers around three main characters producing the film withina film I’m not sure how much of the dialog was improve but it comesacross as very natural. What the film lacks in budget it makes up forwith a hilarious script, strong acting, and loads of gratuitous nudityfrom a very attractive group of supporting actors.

I came across this because it was listed as horror, but it’s primarilya dark comedy with a strong exploitation back beat. If you have atwisted sense of humor then you’ll probably appreciate this.

2) The first released film from director (and obvious psychedelic cinemafanatic) Richard R. Anasky is nothing less of an exploitationmasterpiece. You’ll get to be a fly on the wall when some seriouslydisturbed people decide to make their very own no-budget horror film.The two Lincoln brothers set out to make a slasher film involving a gaymullet-headed Indian, but as the feeble minded brother (David B.Lincoln the 3rd) can’t handle the situation his psychotic brother(Vance) takes over and chaos ensues. You’ll be treated to a whole hordeof beautiful nude women, a surprisingly amount of humor, the bestediting I’ve seen in a film. Although the nudity gets a little toodrawn out at the end, the film still delivers what it’s set out to do:giving you a great time in front of your TV. Greg G. Freeman as VanceLincoln and Dahlia Legault as Layla (the one person responsible for thewhole chaotic downward spiral of Vance) are really the two actors whostand out in this film. Greg’s chaotic and psychotic acting is amongthe best I’ve seen in a long time…this guy will go places. So whatare you waiting for? Get your Actress Apocalypse DVD, grab some popcornand enjoy a mighty fine piece of exploitation cinema!

3) That is the best way to describe how I feel about this film. I boughtthis as a blind buy at the local FYE and popped it into my player thatnight. It is probably one of the BEST blind buys I have ever done. Why,you ask? Simple…because it works. The back of the DVD says that it isa mockumentary-exploitation with the spirit of Russ Meyers…and that’sEXACTLY what it is. The movie is hilarious! But also VERY dark. There’ssome necro humor in there (not enough film these days have that!),which I thought was sick/hilarious. I don’t remember when the lasttime, or if ever for that matter, that I was laughing so hard and thenin a split second just go, "whoa…that was **cked up!" Also, I wouldlike to point out that this is one of the finest exploitation films Ihave seen as of late. It’s hilarious/sexy/**cked up, it’s got beautifulwomen as well as some great music. Listen, don’t go into the moviethinking you’re going to get a shot on film million dollarmasterpiece…cause you won’t get it. What you will get, is a shot ondv, hilariously screwed up exploitation movie. Just go with it, you’llhave a GREAT time! You’ll be laughing at the movie and at the same timegoing; "I was just laughing….but…why? This is so wrong!". All inall, a very, VERY good movie, with very dark undertones, and a greatcast. Note to you indie fans out there…at the end of the film, afterthe credits, Greg Freeman who plays "Vance", actually THANKS us forwatching the film. How many movies do you know that do that? So rent itoff Netflix if you want, or if you find it at your local FYE, pick itup. You’ll have a great time!…and besides…isn’t that what you wantin a movie?

4) Are movies fun to watch? Yes! Are they fun to make? Not really. EvenSteven Spielberg himself has often referred to "Jaws" as his ownpersonal Vietnam. Now we get an inside look on just how "not fun" it isin the hilarious mockumentary "Actress Apocalypse".

Filmmaker David B. Lincoln the 3rd sets out to make what he believeswill be his magnum opus, an epic slasher film called "ClearwaterCanyon". And what is this movie about? Get ready……….a big, gay,mulleted Indian who likes to murder women. Where is it being filmed? Ina shed. Lincoln has so much confidence in his project that he hires afilm crew to document the experience.

An actress shows up to read for a role. She is then exposed to thescript which, needless to say, contains some of the worst dialogue everwritten. This sets her off on a rant in which she insults the filmmakerand his would be film.

Enter the director's psychedelic nut case of a brother, Vance Lincoln,whom he puts in charge of the auditions. These two are as different asday and night. David wants to realize a vision and Vance just wants toget laid. Vance refers to the actresses as hookers and questions hisbrother's film-making methods. This leads to one of the funniestmoments in the film in which Vance proclaims "He doesn't even makethese girls suck his c**k! You call that professionalism?"

After a procession of bitchy actress, Vance starts to become unhingedright before our very eyes. He decides that he wants to take control of"Clearwater Canyon" and turn it into zombie movie. A gay zombie movie.This in turn causes even more tension between the two brothers. Morebickering ensues and then the inevitable happens. Vance kills one ofthe actresses and slasher turns to snuff. David however is determinedto get his film made so a dead actress is merely a temporary set back.He continues to leave Vance in charge of the auditions and the bodiescontinue to pile up.

Actress Apocalypse is one of the funniest off the wall comedies that Ihave seen in awhile! It takes the world of independent film-making andturns it on it's pretentious, overblown head. The performances aregreat too! Greg G. Freeman is a star in the making. An actor of immensecharisma and talent whose convincing performance as the murderousbrother will leave you hoping for some sort of continuation of thecharacter. Jay Ingle also provides many laughs as a camera man whoseflamboyant wardrobe would cause Elton John to do a double take. Andlast but not least, David Nigoghossian's dead on performance as the dimwitted yet egotistical director.

I should warn you that there is a large amount of nudity in this filmso if nudity is something that offends you then ummmm………good luckwith that.

Speaking of nudity I was very impressed with the caliber of women thatthe filmmakers found for this. Usually, when a film is this low budget,you tend to end up with broads covered in bruises and track marks. Thegirls of "Actress Apocalypse" are all very healthy and drop deadgorgeous.

Being that this is such a low budget film, the audio isn't exactly THXquality but if you are a Herschell Gordon Lewis fan like myself, thatshouldn't bother you too much.

So be sure to check out "Actress Apocalypse". I don't think I'll everlook at backyard film-making in quite the same way!

5) *SPOILER ALERT* *SPOILER ALERT*

A user on the IMDb recommended this movie to me. It does my heart goodto know that some people think of me when they find a sleazy movie."Actress Apocalypse" has many scenes of actresses disrobing, stripping,posing, and just generally being naked. In fact, the credits are playedover scenes of two girls kissing in the shower. As the man said,"That’s the way you start a movie."

Unfortunately, I didn’t like "Actress Apocalypse". The movie is set upas a fake documentary of the making of a B-movie. It’s got something todo with a mullet headed Indian killing women. I was not a fan of "TheBlair Witch Project" and like that movie, "Actress Apocalypse" is fullof improvisations. They make it up as they go along. Lots of improvisedconversation, lots of screaming, lots of improvised screaming. Thedirector screams at his psychotic brother who in turn screams back athim. They both argue with the boom operator and everybody bellows atthe actresses who are auditioning. The movie is set up as a series ofauditions for a slasher flick that usually ends in an actressapocalypse. The brother just cannot control himself.

"Actress Apocalypse" is one of the most hyper movies I’ve ever seen.Every film-making trick is used. It reminded me of "Natural BornKillers" in its attempt to beat the viewer into submission. I was wornout watching this kinetic mess. It was stuck in permanent overdrive:Switching from color to black and white, splicing in quick flashes ofnudity, etc. This movie made me tense with its non-stop screaming andfilm-making insanity.

Although I didn’t like the movie as a whole, there were still some goodthings here to enjoy. "Actress Apocalypse" does not skimp on thegratuitous nudity. There were some hot women in this one. Having thegirl continually walk back and forth naked was an especially nicetouch. It’s this dedication to exploitation that I admire.

Overall, "Actress Apocalypse" was just too wired for me. I loved thenudity in between the screaming matches but the continual yelling andfighting drowned out any sleazy goodness from all of the fineexploitation scenes.