Deadbeat at Dawn

Deadbeat at Dawn
Directed by	Jim Van Bebber
Produced by	Jim Van Bebber
Written by	Jim Van Bebber
Starring	Jim Van Bebber Paul Harper Megan Murphy Marc Pitman
Music by	Ned Folkerth Mike Pierry
Distributed by	Synapse Films
Release date(s)	1988
Running time	80 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

Deadbeat at Dawn is a a low budget film written and directed by Jim Van Bebber and starring Paul Harper, Megan Murphy, and Marc Pitman. The film depicts a street gang leader setting out for revenge against a rival street gang.

Plot

The main character is Goose (Van Bebber). Goose is leader of "The Ravens", a street gang located in Dayton, Ohio. The Ravens have an ongoing feud with "The Spiders", led by the sadistic goon Danny (Harper). Goose loves the criminal life, but when his girlfriend Christie (Murphy) threatens to leave him, he quits the Ravens. First, he goes on one last drug deal, to get money to fund a new life with Christie. While he is gone, two Spiders break into Goose's apartment, killing Christie in the process. When Goose finds her body, he feeds her corpse to a trash compactor and then moves in with his Vietnam Veteran junkie father.

Cast

• Jim Van Bebber as Goose: Leader of the Ravens and Christie's boyfriend.

• Paul Harper as Danny: Leader of the Spiders. He is an abusive and misogynistic thug.

• Megan Murphy as Christie: Goose's girlfriend. She is into mysticism.
  She threatens to leave Goose if he doesn't quit the Ravens.

• Marc Pitman as Bonecrusher: A member of the Spiders. He is a psychotic man, full of uncontrollable rage.

• Ric Walker as Keith: The Raven second-in-command, he takes over as leader when Goose quits.

External links

• Deadbeat at Dawn at the Internet Movie Database