Wrestlemaniac
| Wrestlemaniac | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover. | |
| Directed by | Jesse Baget |
| Produced by |
Chris Moore Jake Schmidt |
| Written by | Jesse Baget |
| Starring |
Irwin Keyes Leyla Milani Rey Misterio, Sr. |
| Music by | Jim Lang |
| Cinematography | Tabbert Filler |
| Edited by | Jesse Baget |
Production company |
The Film Fund Blue Cactus Pictures |
| Distributed by | Anchor Bay Entertainment |
Release dates |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Wrestlemaniac (also known as El Mascarado Massacre) is a 2006 horror film written and directed by Jesse Baget.
Plot
On their way to Caba San Lucas, the cast and crew of a low-budget film get lost and come upon La Sangre De Dios, a ghost town with a spine-tingling legend about an insane Mexican wrestler. The leader of the pack and first time director, Alphonse, likes the town's gritty appearance and decides it would be the perfect setting for his film. The crew positions the camera and snaps on the lights. When Alphonse yells "Action!", it arouses the famous and now insane Luchador, "El Mascarado", who begins a game of his own. One by one, the cast and crew are snatched, beaten and dragged to a bloody death. The few left alive must figure out how to beat the wrestler at his own deadly game, or die trying.[1]
Cast
- Adam Huss - Alfonse
- Jeremy Radin - Steve
- Leyla Milani - Dallas
- Margaret Scarborough - Debbie
- Catherine Wreford - Daisy
- Zack Bennett - Jimbo
- Irwin Keyes - The Stranger
- Rey Misterio, Sr. - El Mascarado
- Fred Tatasciore - El Mascarado's Voice
- Tabbert Fiiller - Spanish Doctor's Voice
Reception
Critical reception for the film has been negative.
Daryl Loomis from DVD Verdict.com gave the film a negative review, in his summary of the film he stated, "Had Wrestlemaniac taken place in its intended location and had the cast and crew more time to put the film together, it likely would have been far better. As it stands, there's very little to like here. I appreciate the director's love of low-budget filmmaking, and his brutal honesty in the commentary is welcome, but there are too many holes to recommend to anybody who isn't suckered in by the wrestling and horror combination".[2]
Sequel
The film's director Jesse Baget stated in an interview with Bloody Good Horror that he plans of filming a sequel for the film stating "I definitely have some ideas for a sequel and I have a couple other projects that I’m getting underway, but I would definitely like to come back to it, just because I think with a slightly bigger budget … there’s just so much more we could do with the Mexican Wrestling concept. You know, put him on some motorcycles, have some midget fights. there’s a lot to do with it. And I’d want to make it a little more of an action horror, just a real bloody action kind of film rather than so much of a slasher film that it was this time”.[3]
References
- ↑ "El Mascarado Massacre (2006) - Plot Summary - IMDb". IMDB.com. IMDb.com. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ↑ Loomis, Daryl. "DVD Verdict Review - Wrestlemaniac". DVD Verdict.com. Daryl Loomis. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ↑ "Wrestlemaniac Director Talks Sequel - Dread Central". Dread Central. Syxx. Retrieved 22 October 2014.