Carnage Park
| Carnage Park | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mickey Keating |
| Written by | Mickey Keating |
| Starring |
Ashley Bell Darby Stanchfield Pat Healy Alan Ruck |
| Music by | Giona Ostinelli |
| Cinematography | Mac Fisken |
Production companies |
Diablo Entertainment |
Release dates |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Carnage Park is an upcoming American crime thriller/horror film directed and written by Mickey Keating. The film stars Ashley Bell, Darby Stanchfield, Pat Healy, and Alan Ruck.
Keating described Carnage Park as being a nod to films by Sam Peckinpah and Peter Watkins that were made in the 1970s, and he built the film around that concept.[2]
Plot
In 1978, two thieves, "Scorpion Joe" and Lenny, escape into desert after a failed heist only come across "Carnage Park" a remote piece of California land owned by Wyatt Moss, a veteran of the Vietnam War skilled in marksmanship who has challenged them to survive or be killed. Vivian Fontaine, a woman held hostage by the men, is threatened by Carnage Park after the thieves die. Lenny was already fatally wounded after escaping from a robbery incident, and "Scorpion Joe" dies during the film. Wyatt's brother is an area sheriff.
Cast
- Ashley Bell[3] as Vivian Fontaine
- James Landry Hebert as Scorpion Joe[2]
- Michael Villar as Lenny[2]
- Bob Bancroft as the bank manager[2]
- Darby Stanchfield[3]
- Pat Healy[3] as Wyatt Moss
- Alan Ruck - Sheriff Moss[2]
- Larry Fessenden as Travis
Production
On May 5, 2015, it was announced that Ashley Bell, Darby Stanchfield, Pat Healy, and Alan Ruck was cast in the leading roles in the film set in 1970s. Filming began on May 11, 2015 in Los Angeles.[3][4]
Release
The film was initially screened at the January 2016 Sundance Film Festival and in March it was screened at the 2016 South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. IFC Midnight has the U.S. distribution rights.[5]
Reception
Ben Kenigsberg of Variety wrote that Carnage Park "lands well south of John Waters in its try-anything-for-a-reaction pretensions" and that "Box office-wise, the movie has the potential to lure only the least suspecting of viewers."[2]
References
- ↑ http://www.sundance.org/pdf/film-guide/SFF16_FilmGrid_Web_FINAL_Dec11_3.pdf
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kenigsberg, Ben. "Film Review: ‘Carnage Park’." Variety. February 7, 2016. Retrieved on March 22, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Anthony D'Alessandro. "Cannes: ‘Carnage Park’ Horror Pic Casts Ashley Bell, Darby Stanchfield - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ↑ "Ashley Bell, Pat Healy in Keating's '70s Survival Horror, Carnage Park - Shock Till You Drop". Shock Till You Drop. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ↑ Setoodeh, Ramin. "SXSW: ‘Carnage Park’ Starring Ashley Bell Sells to IFC Midnight (EXCLUSIVE)." Variety. March 14, 2016. Retrieved on March 22, 2016.