Vulgar (film)

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Vulgar
Directed by	Bryan Johnson
Produced by	Monica Hampton Scott Mosier Kevin Smith
Written by	Bryan Johnson
Starring	Brian O'Halloran Bryan Johnson Jerry Lewkowitz Ethan Suplee Matthew Maher
Distributed by	Lions Gate Films
Release date(s)	April 26, 2000
Running time	91 min.
Country	USA
Language	English
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Vulgar is a 2000 film, produced by View Askew Productions and featuring a few actors from the View Askewniverse of Kevin Smith. However, the film is apparently set outside of the View Askewniverse.

[edit] Production

• After the success of such films as Clerks., Chasing Amy, and Dogma, Kevin Smith financed three films (Drawing Flies, A Better Place, and this one).

• The film was written and directed by Smith's long time friend Bryan Johnson. Vulgar the Clown was also the View Askew Productions logo at one time.

• The lead rapist, Ed Fanelli, was inspired by Dennis Hopper in "Blue Velvet."

• The Fanelli sons, Frankie and Gino, were inspired by the rapists of "Deliverence."

• The movie was written in 28 days, filmed in 26.

• The role of Will Carlson was written specifically for Brian Christopher O' Halloran.

• Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier executive produced this film and "Good Will Hunting" back-to-back.

• Many of the grips, assistants and film crew took bit parts in the movie (due to the incredibly tight budget).

• The film was edited at Skywalker Sound.

• Howard Stern got a copy of the film before it was released. His producer, Gary "Baba Booey" Dell'Abate is a big fan of Kevin Smith, so Scott Mosier sent a copy to him. After Gary saw (some of) it, he gave it to Howard, because he heard a clown is raped in it, he was expecting a silly campy comedy. When he got to it and he saw how serious it was, he was disgusted and repulsed by what he saw. He turned it off in revoltion and threw the tape in the garbage. He ranted on about it on the radio and had Kevin Smith on the show to ask him what he was thinking. He let out a paticularly scathing review about it, but this just inspired people (including his own radio cast) to see the movie.

[edit] External links

• Vulgar at the Internet Movie Database
• View Askew Productions
  • Vulgar subsite

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