Director's Cut (film)

Director's Cut
	Film poster
Directed by	Adam Rifkin
Produced by	Penn Jillette; Adam Rifkin; Peter Adam Golden;
Written by	Penn Jillette
Starring	Penn Jillette; Missi Pyle; Harry Hamlin; Hayes McArthur; Teller; Lin Shaye; Gilbert Gottfried;
Music by	Kevin Blumenfeld
Edited by	Dan Flesher
Distributed by	Epic Pictures
Release date	January 22, 2016 (Slamdance); June 5, 2018 (United States);
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Director's Cut is a 2016 American independent black comedy horror film directed by Adam Rifkin, starring Penn Jillette and Missi Pyle. Principal photography took place in September 2014 and lasted four weeks.[1] It opened the Slamdance Film Festival on January 22, 2016.[2][3]

On November 9, 2017, it was announced that the film had been picked up for distribution by Epic Pictures through its new label Dread Central Presents.[4]

Plot

Herbert Blount aspires to replace the real director of a movie and make it his own by capturing the lead actress and inflicting much horror upon her in his version.

Cast

Penn Jillette as Herbert Blount
Missi Pyle as herself, an actress who portrays Mabel
Harry Hamlin as himself, an actor who portrays Godfrey Winters
Hayes MacArthur as himself, an actor who portrays Reed
Lin Shaye as Captain Wheeler
Gilbert Gottfried as Superintendent
Adam Rifkin as himself, the director of the film
Marshall Bell as a moving company employee
Nestor Carbonell as Perry, a crime scene investigator
Teller as Rudy Nelson
Dave Anthony as Richard Speck
Bree Olson as a nurse
Bridey Elliott as a wardrobe assistant
Dean Cameron as Brian
Robert Belushi as Ashby

Marketing

For its presentation at the Slamdance Film Festival, the film was described this way: "This ultimate meta-movie is an insane genre-bending cinematic sleight of hand trick about a cineaste stalker who kidnaps his favorite actress and forces her to star in his amateur movie."[5]

Release

Director’s Cut was released by Epic Pictures on Blu-ray through its new label Dread Central Presents on June 5, 2018.

References

Yamato, Jen (September 3, 2014). "Missi Pyle To Lead Crowdfunded Adam Rifkin, Penn Jillette Satire 'Director's Cut'". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
Means, Sean P. (December 8, 2015). "Slamdance picks 'Director's Cut' as opening-night film". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
"Slamdance Film Festival Schedule". Slamdance Film Festival. Archived from the original on January 10, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
Collis, Clark (November 8, 2017). "How Penn Jillette magicked up the 'insane' meta-movie 'Director's Cut'". Entertainment Weekly. Meredith Corporation. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
Sneider, Jeff (December 8, 2015). "Slamdance Unveils Special Screenings, Beyond, Shorts Programs (Exclusive)". TheWrap.

External links

Official site
Director's Cut at AllMovie
Director's Cut at Box Office Mojo
Director's Cut on IMDb
Director's Cut at Rotten Tomatoes
Official crowdfunding site at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2013-10-25)

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[1] Yamato, Jen (September 3, 2014). "Missi Pyle To Lead Crowdfunded Adam Rifkin, Penn Jillette Satire 'Director's Cut'". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved November 3, 2019.

[2] Means, Sean P. (December 8, 2015). "Slamdance picks 'Director's Cut' as opening-night film". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved November 3, 2019.

[3] "Slamdance Film Festival Schedule". Slamdance Film Festival. Archived from the original on January 10, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2016.

[4] Collis, Clark (November 8, 2017). "How Penn Jillette magicked up the 'insane' meta-movie 'Director's Cut'". Entertainment Weekly. Meredith Corporation. Retrieved November 9, 2017.

[5] Sneider, Jeff (December 8, 2015). "Slamdance Unveils Special Screenings, Beyond, Shorts Programs (Exclusive)". TheWrap.