The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell
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The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell is an independently made dark comedy directed by Jonny Gillette, written and co-directed by Kevin Wheatley and produced by Jamie Bullock and Ryan Turi. The film stars Kevin Wheatley and Jamie Bullock, among others.
The plot of the film is based on the concept of "New America" in the year 2097, two decades after a nuclear apocalypse. Tex Kennedy, two robotic ex-secret service agents, and a mythical female cannibal journey to find a famously dangerous area known as the "Threshold of Hell" to gain access to a radio tower to unite the survivors of the apocalypse.
The movie is being touted by its creators as a unique "futuristic historical documentary".
The movie was premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 23, 2006. It is currently screening at various film festivals. It is unknown whether it will be receive wider theater distribution or when it will be released on DVD.
Though the movie has received some press in indie-related media, the project has received most of its attention by word of mouth.
[edit] Cast
- Kevin Wheatley as Tex Kennedy
- Paul Whitty as Quincy the Robot
- Chandler Parker as Yul the Robot
- Jamie Bullock as Cannibal Sue
- Bill English as Benjamin Remington
- Stewart Carrico as Zach/Thorn
- Lea Coco as Vincent "Jackle" Remington
- Alex Reznik as Yurik Schlatz (not his real name)
- Ted Schneider as Marcellus St. Joan
- Daniel Baldwin as Clark Remington
- Morgan Carson as Ginsberg
- Scott Addison Clay as Blowgun Child
- Katherine Cunningham-Eves as Veronica
- Jonathan Davidson as Javier Castro
- Henry Dittman as Sue Biographer
- Katherine Flynn as Allison
- Tony Hale as Remington Biographer
- Callam Ingram as TV Son
- Claire Lautier as TV Mom
- Gerald Mack
- J.P. Manoux as Sitcom Dad
- Alcorn Minor as Xavier
- Richard Riehle as Paranormal Historian
- Jim Ryan as Henry Edison
- Jane Seymour as President Lauren Coffey
- Ryan Turi as Richie
- Henry Vick as The Grashtowners
- Andrew Walker as Franklin
[edit] Crew
- Jonny Gillette - Director
- Kevin Wheatley - Writer and Co-Director
- Cameron Pearce - Director of Photography, Editor
- Scott Wheatley - Production Designer
- Jamie Bullock - Producer
- Ryan Turi - Producer
- Mischa Webley - First Assistant Director
- Katharine Trask - Second Assistant Director, Location Manager
- Carter Bissell - First Assistant Camera
- Tara Tona - Costume Designer
- Caiti Hawkins - Make Up Designer
- Stephanie Van Fossen - Associate Producer, Scenic Artist
- Scott Addison Clay - Associate Producer, Still Photographer
- Dave Powell - Sound Mixer, Stunt Coordinator and B Camera Operator
- Katie Flynn - Line Producer
- Heidi Etter - Key Grip, Best Boy
- Nick Bodkins - Production Manager
- Wally Lang - Grip Electric, Craft Services
- Casey Wooden - Gaffer, Stunt Double
- Andrew Myers - Gaffer
- Steve Olson - Gaffer
- Jamie Anderson - Grip/Electric
- Ryan Smith - Grip/Electric
- Michael Deweese - Special Gore Make Up Effects
- Gary Stubblefield - Investor Relations
- Nick Wheatley - Lead Man
- Lance Brannon - Art Director
- Chris Brown - Art Director
- Justin McElfresh - Construction Coordinator
- Terry Kreitzberg - Water Effects
- Stewart Carrico - Crane Construction
- Morgan Carson - Boom Operator
- Rebecca Coffey - Wardrobe Assistant
- George Lohr - Boom Operator, Grip