Kansas Bowling

Kansas Bowling
Born	Beverly Hills, California
Residence	Los Angeles, California
Occupation	Writer / Director
Years active	2015 - present
Known for	B.C. Butcher

Kansas Bowling is an American filmmaker based in Los Angeles, California. She is known for writing and directing Troma's B.C.Butcher when she was 17 years old.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Career

Kansas Bowling wrote the script to her film B.C. Butcher when she was 15 years old and shot it when she was 17 years old.^[6][7][8] B.C. Butcher is has been dubbed "the world's first prehistoric slasher film"^[9][10] and it stars Kato Kaelin, Rodney Bingenheimer, and Kadeem Hardison.^[11][12] The film is being distributed by Troma Entertainment ^{[13][14][15][16]} and was one of their first releases on their streaming service, Troma Now on VHX.^[3][17] B.C. Butcher had its theatrical premiere March 3, 2016 in at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, California.^{[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]}

Bowling has said the film is inspired by the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Switchblade Sisters, Raquel Welch, Doris Wishman, and Joey Ramone, among others.^[27][28] Critics have described it as a "feminist slasher movie"^[29] and reminiscent of a "beach movie".^[11][30]

She is the first inductee into the Troma Institute for Gifted Youth.^[31]

Bowling was listed as one of W magazine's 42 up-and-comers in their "Next in Line" issue April 2016.^[32]

Personal life

Kansas Bowling was born and raised in Hollywood, California.^[2] As of January 2016 she was dating 106.7 KROQ DJ Rodney Bingenheimer.^[2]

References

1. "Q&A: Director Kansas Bowling Discusses Her Prehistoric Slasher Film B.C. BUTCHER".
2. "FOR THE LOVE OF GORE: A CONVERSATION WITH TEENAGE FILMMAKER KANSAS BOWLING".
3. "Troma's Latest Horror Comedy, BC Butcher, Was Directed by a 17-Year-Old Girl".
4. "IFH 059: How a 17 yr old Directed & Sold Her 1st Feature on 16mm Film".
5. "Young Director crowdfunds 16mm Cavewomen slasher,"THE B.C. BUTCHER"".
6. "B.C. BUTCHER CAST INTERVIEW - DIRECTOR KANSAS BOWLING".
7. "17-YEAR-OLD DIRECTOR KANSAS BOWLING NEEDS YOUR HELP TO MAKE THE B.C. BUTCHER".
8. "Troma’s Newest Slasher Was Directed by a Badass 17-Year-Old Girl".
9. "First Stone Age Slasher Film B.C. Butcher Coming from Troma".
10. "[Entrevista] Kansas Bowling: "Siempre querré rodar películas de género"".
11. "Kansas Bowling | B. C. BUTCHER".
12. "Sinister Seven: Teen filmmaker KANSAS BOWLING on her prehistoric slasher film".
13. "CAVEGIRL SLASHER B.C. BUTCHER ACQUIRED BY TROMA".
14. "Troma announce the acquisition of Kansas Bowling’s ‘B.C. BUTCHER’ – The First Prehistoric Slasher".
15. "Meet the teenage girl directing her way to cult success".
16. "BC BUTCHER Finds A Home At Troma".
17. "BC BUTCHER - PREMIERING ON TromaNOW!".
18. "Women Underground present BC Butcher".
19. "Kansas Bowling’s "B.C. Butcher" World Premiere At The Egyptian Theater".
20. "PREMIERE OF KANSAS BOWLING'S B.C. BUTCHER AT THE EGYPTIAN THEATER IN HOLLYWOOD".
21. "Troma to premiere prehistoric slasher comedy B.C. BUTCHER at Hollywood’s Egyptian Theatre".
22. "B.C. Butcher (Premiere At The Egyptian Theatre, Los Angeles) By Kansas Bowling".
23. "FILM: First-Person Review: B.C. Butcher".
24. "PRE-HISTORIC HOLLYWOOD HILLS GO APE FOR "B.C. BUTCHER"!".
25. "Women Underground Presents The Premiere Of "B.C. Butcher" - Arrivals".
26. "B.C. Butcher premiere at the Egyptian".
27. "KANSAS BOWLING (Director of B.C. Butcher) - Count Jackula Interviews".
28. "BC Butcher: Kansas Bowling | Ron Jeremy | Rodney Bingenheimer".
29. "Review: B.C. Butcher is a Tromatic Feminist Slasher Movie".
30. "Kansas Bowling's B.C. Butcher Is a Slashing Good Time".
31. "Announcing the TROMA INSTITUTE FOR GIFTED YOUTH".
32. "Kansas Bowling Makes W Magazine's Who's Next List".