Chillerama

Chillerama
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Directed by	Adam Rifkin Tim Sullivan Adam Green Joe Lynch
Produced by	Jason Richard Miller Andrew Mysko Cory Neal
Written by	Adam Rifkin Tim Sullivan Adam Green Joe Lynch
Starring	see Cast sections
Music by	see Crew section
Cinematography	see Crew section
Editing by	see Crew section
Studio	ArieScope Pictures Dino Dela Rocha
Distributed by	Image Entertainment
Release date(s)	August 22, 2011 (2011-08-22) (Fantasy Filmfest) November 29, 2011 (2011-11-29) (home media)
Running time	115 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Chillerama is a 2011 horror comedy anthology film consisting of four stories (or segments) that take place at a dusk till dawn monster movie marathon in an old school drive-in in Southern California. Each segment are homages to a different genre and style.^[1]

The first is "Wadzilla" and was directed and written by Adam Rifkin. It is a spoof of 1950s monster movies and stars Rifkin. The second segment is "I Was a Teenage Werebear" and was directed and written by Tim Sullivan. It is a spoof of Rebel Without a Cause, Grease and The Twilight Saga and set in 1962. It stars Sean Paul Lockhart and Gabby West. The third is called "The Diary of Anne Frankenstein" and was directed and written by Adam Green. It is spoof of Hitler and The Diary of Anne Frank and stars Joel Moore. The last segment is "Zom B Movie", a spoof of zombie films, and was directed and written by Joe Lynch.

Filming took place in late 2010 and was release at Fantasy Filmfest on August 22, 2011. On September 29, 2011 it was released to video on demand and will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 29, 2011.

Segments

"Wadzilla"

Premise

Cast

• Adam Rifkin as Miles Munson
• Sarah Mutch as Louise
• Owen Benjamin as Larry
• Ray Wise as Dr. Weems
• Eric Roberts as General Bukkake^[2]

Production

"Wadzilla" is a spoof on 1950s monster movies and is about "a guy that goes to get his sperm count raised, and it creates one big sperm that attacks New York City".^[3] It was directed and written by Adam Rifkin, who also stars in the film.^[1] Special effects was done by The Chiodo Brothers.^[4]

"I Was a Teenage Werebear"

Premise

Cast

• Sean Paul Lockhart as Ricky; a James Dean-esque character^[5]
• Anton Troy as Talon,^[6] the Elvis-like bad boy with a full moon secret
• Gabby West as Peggy Lou; a "1960s era, Sandra Dee character who goes crazy".^[7] She is also obsessed with Ricky.^[8]
• Adam Robitel as Butch; a homophobic bully who 'logically' punishes gays by raping them^[8]
• Lin Shaye as Nurse Maleva^[6]
• Ron Jeremy^[9] as Playbear

Production

"I Was a Teenage Werebear" is a musical and a spoof of Rebel Without a Cause, Grease and The Twilight Saga. It is set in 1962 and is about a "closeted kid who meets these other closeted kids, who when aroused turn into leather daddy werebears".^[10] It was directed and written by Tim Sullivan. Sullivan, who is openly gay, included some gay culture in the segment.^[10] The word bear is slang for "big hairy burly men" in the gay community.^[3] It includes five original rock 'n roll songs performed by the actors.^[10]

Casting was difficult as straight actors declined the role and many gay actors were not allowed to do the role by their representatives. Gay porn star Sean Paul Lockhart (Brent Corrigan) was cast as the lead role.^[10] On November 5, 2010, a scene was filmed on the beach of Sycamore Cove near Malibu.^[1] Robert Pendergraft provided the practical effects.^[1]

"The Diary of Anne Frankenstein"

Premise

Cast

• Joel David Moore as Adolf Hitler^[3]
• Kristina Klebe as Eva Braun^[11]
• Kane Hodder as Meshugannah^[11]

Production

"The Diary of Anne Frankenstein" is a black and white film about Hitler "trying to create the perfect killing machine to win the war".^[3] The film is in German but Joel Moore who plays Hitler does not know German and speaks "gibberish" through the film, but correct subtitles are displayed. It was directed and written by Adam Green.^[3]

"Zom B Movie"

Premise

Cast

• Corey Jones as Tobe
• Kali Thorne as Mayna
• Brendan McCreary as Ryan Miller
• Miles Dougal
• Richard Riehle a Cecil Kaufman

Production

"Zom B Movie" is a spoof of '70s and '80s zombie films and was directed and written by Joe Lynch.^[3]

Crew

Segment	Cinematographer	Editor	Composer
"Wadzilla"	Will Barratt	Ed Mark	Andy Garfield
"The Diary of Anne Frankenstein"
"I Was a Teenage Werebear"		Gavin Heffernan	Patrick Copeland
"Zom B Movie"		Matt Brulotte	Bear McCreary

Release and reception

Chillerama was distributed by Image Entertainment.^[11] The segment "The Diary of Anne Frankenstein" was shown at the 2010 London FrightFest Film Festival to a positive response from the audience.^[12] It was shown at Fantasy Filmfest in Germany on August 22, 2011. The film was released in various major cities in the United States from September 15, 2011 to October 29, 2011.^[13] It was released on video on demand on September 29, 2011^[14] and will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 29, 2011.^[15]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Decker, Sean (November 18, 2010). "Exclusive Set Visit: Chillerama – Tim Sullivan's I Was a Teenage Werebear Segment". Dread Central. CraveOnline. p. 1. Archived from the original on November 20, 2011. http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/41009/exclusive-set-visit-chillerama-tim-sullivans-i-was-teenage-werebear-segment?page=0%2C0. Retrieved January 6, 2010. 
2. ^ "Chillerama: First Look at Eric Roberts in Wadzilla". DreadCentral.com (CraveOnline). July 7, 2011. Archived from the original on November 20, 2011. http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/45481/chillerama-first-look-eric-roberts-wadzilla. Retrieved July 23, 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Collis, Clark (October 11, 2010). "'Hatchet 2' director Adam Green on his new anthology movie, 'Chillerama'". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc.. Archived from the original on November 20, 2011. http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/10/11/chillerama-hatchet-2-adam-green/. Retrieved January 6, 2011. 
4. ^ Miska, Brad (August 29, 2010). "Genre Quartet Team for Horror Anthology 'Chillerama'". Bloody Disgusting (The Collective). Archived from the original on November 20, 2011. http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/21475. Retrieved January 6, 2011. 
5. ^ Decker, Sean (November 18, 2010). "Exclusive Set Visit: Chillerama – Tim Sullivan's I Was a Teenage Werebear Segment". Dread Central. CraveOnline. p. 4. Archived from the original on November 20, 2011. http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/41009/exclusive-set-visit-chillerama-tim-sullivans-i-was-teenage-werebear-segment?page=0%2C3. Retrieved January 6, 2010. 
6. ^ ^{a b} Decker, Sean (November 18, 2010). "Exclusive Set Visit: Chillerama – Tim Sullivan's I Was a Teenage Werebear Segment". Dread Central. CraveOnline. p. 2. Archived from the original on November 20, 2011. http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/41009/exclusive-set-visit-chillerama-tim-sullivans-i-was-teenage-werebear-segment?page=0%2C1. Retrieved January 6, 2010. 
7. ^ Bene, Jason (October 29, 2010). "Exclusive – Gabby West is more than just a Scream Queen". Killer Film. Archived from the original on November 20, 2011. http://www.killerfilm.com/interviews/read/exclusive-gabby-west-is-more-than-just-a-scream-queen-49894. Retrieved January 6, 2011. 
8. ^ ^{a b} Decker, Sean (November 18, 2010). "Exclusive Set Visit: Chillerama – Tim Sullivan's I Was a Teenage Werebear Segment". Dread Central. CraveOnline. p. 3. Archived from the original on November 20, 2011. http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/41009/exclusive-set-visit-chillerama-tim-sullivans-i-was-teenage-werebear-segment?page=0%2C2. Retrieved January 6, 2010. 
9. ^ Decker, Sean (November 15, 2010). "Was Ron Jeremy a Teenage Werebear? Exclusive Promo Image from Chillerama!". DreadCentral. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on November 20, 2011. http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/40934/was-ron-jeremy-teenage-werebear-exclusive-promo-image-chillerama. Retrieved January 6, 2011. 
10. ^ ^{a b c d} Stranahan, Lee (November 30, 2010). "Is Hollywood Ready for a Gay Male Adult Actor in Mainstream Roles?". The Huffington Post. AOL. Archived from the original on November 2011. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lee-stranahan/is-hollywood-ready-for-a-_b_790154.html. Retrieved January 6, 2010. 
11. ^ ^{a b c} DiVincenzo, Alex (May 30, 2011). "First image from Adam Green's Chillerama segment The Diary of Anne Frankenstein". JoBlo.com. Archived from the original on November 20, 2011. http://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/first-image-from-adam-greens-chillerama-segment-the-diary-of-anne-frankenstein. Retrieved June 5, 2011. 
12. ^ Skinner, Craig (September 1, 2010). "Film4 FrightFest 2010: Chillerama Preview – Adam Green’s The Diary of Anne Frankenstein". HeyUGuys!. Archived from the original on November 20, 2011. http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2010/09/01/film4-frightfest-2010-chillorama-preview-adam-greens-the-diary-of-anne-frankenstein/. Retrieved January 22, 2011. 
13. ^ McCabe, Joseph (September 13, 2011). "'Chillerama' -- Playing Soon in a Theater Near You?". Fearnet. Archived from the original on November 20, 2011. http://www.fearnet.com/news/b23849_chillerama_playing_soon_in_theater_near.html. Retrieved November 20, 2011. 
14. ^ "Chillerama (ArieScope Pictures)". ArieScope.com. Archived from the original on November 20, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/63KfyHwwv. Retrieved November 20, 2011. 
15. ^ McKendry, Bekah (November 18, 2011). "Win "Chillerama" on DVD!". Fangoria. Archived from the original on November 20, 2011. http://www.fangoria.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6080:win-chillerama-on-dvd&catid=60:announcements-contests&Itemid=168. Retrieved November 20, 2011. 

External links

• Official website
• Chillerama at the Internet Movie Database
• Chillerama at Rotten Tomatoes