The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon
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| Original title | The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2008 |
| length | 10 mins |
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| Director | Richard Gale |
| script | Richard Gale |
| production | Richard Gale |
| music | Christopher Brady |
| camera | Richard Gale |
| cut | Richard Gale |
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The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon ( German The terribly slow murderer with the extremely inefficient weapon ) is a no-budget film by Richard Gale in 2008. The film won seven film awards overall. The film won the most important film award with the Special Jury Prize at the Austin Fantastic Fest in 2008.
action
One day Jack Cucchiaio is hit with a spoon by a white-made-up man . After that, this man attacks him for the rest of his life. All of Jack's attempts, such as visiting a doctor or killing the man, fail. Because of this nervous tension, he loses his girlfriend. He learns from a fortune teller that this masked man is actually a ghost by the name of Ginosaji , who will only leave Jack alone when Jack has found his death.
Jack flees from this ghost all over the world and tries to kill him by numerous means, but he does not succeed.
Production and publication
The film was shot within 22 days with a Panasonic HVX200 digital video camera . The film had a budget of $ 600. The special effects were created with the computer program Final Cut Pro . The film was released in HD on YouTube by Chaotic Rampage American Pictures . The film was later released on DVD .
Awards
- 2008: Austin Fantastic Fest : Special Jury Prize
- 2009: Fant-Asia Film Festival : Best Short Film
- 2009: Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival : Citizen's Choice Award, Grand Prize for Short Film
- 2009: Valley Film Festival: 10 Degrees Hotter Award
- 2009: Weekend of Fear : Golden Glibb
The Rue Morgue magazine rated the short film as the best short film of the year in 2009 .
Web links
- The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Film on Youtube
- Official site of Richard Gale