Kevin Strange and the Hack Movies family have returned with their newest cinematic endeavor into low-budget, uncensored debauchery… and our review begins with this warning:
This film contains scenes depicting violence, gore, nudity, profane language, and a generally distasteful, albeit good-natured, sentiment. If this sounds like the type of film you’d rather not get into…
Our friends at Hack Movies have done it again! Recently made available on DVD is their newest underground comedy called ‘Stiff Jobs’ and once again, the 63-minute feature is packed with offensive humor, crude sex jokes, taboo content and a healthy dose of the old ultra-violence.
The story follows to dangerous hitmen named Wolfrum and Windgate, as they pursue their mark, a perverted fat man with tendencies towards Cuban man-boys. Along the way, the two hitmen encounter various odd characters in the town of Strangeville.
Heavily influenced by the works of Lloyd Kaufman and Troma, Hack Movies will appeal to these fans as well. I’ll come right out and say that these films are not intended for the little kiddies, and certainly not intended for ALL of the big kiddies, either.
‘Stiff Jobs’ looks good. The dudes over at Hack Movies continue to improve and hone their visual style and their finesse with the camera. The film’s structure is (fittingly) similar to ‘Pulp Fiction’ with it being broken up into titled chapters and follows a somewhat non-linear path of storytelling.
With an amazingly off-beat and hilarious line-up of costumed characters, extreme situations, and respectably successful low-budget effects, ‘Stiff Jobs’ is sure to please the discerning fan of cult underground shock comedy. As an added bonus, Hack Movies has included 3 hours of bonus materials on the DVD for your enjoyment.
Check out Hack Movies‘s Official Website, where you can get this DVD and all sorts of other twisted goodies!
[Overall: 3.5 stars out of 5]
While covering Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors in Chicago, we managed to get a few minutes set aside to talk with our fiend friend Kevin Strange from Hack Movies. The legendary Midwest man of mystery and mayhem has been unmasked in an exclusive interview for your pleasure. Enjoy…
Just as the forecast for Saint Louis was announced to be sunny and in the 70’s this past weekend, I packed my bags and prepared to head into the big windy city of Chicago, and windy it was! And†¦ wet and cold! So, what could have possibly convinced me to leave the often rare and unseasonably beautiful weather promised to me back home and instead travel six hours north to freeze in the rain?
The answer to that question is the 30th anniversary of Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors. Presented by Creation Entertainment, the three day long fan-fest for all things horror is perhaps the longest running event of it’s kind. The weekend extravaganza focuses on the genre of gore, thrills, scares and just all things taboo and bizarre. One thing is for sure, the fans were dedicated to appearing in massive numbers, braving bitter cold wind, non-stop rain and insanely long lines to meet their favorite genre filmmakers and celebrities.
I attended the Weekend of Horrors with my brother Adam, an immigrant to Chicago from his native land (Saint Louis) and we took in many of the freaky festivities. Now, due to scheduling and (honestly) the fact that the weather was a real bi***, I was unable to cover the entire event. With that said, I will remain honest and only talk about what I did take in this weekend. To read all about my weekend in Chi-town and see some cool and creepy photos from the event, click below to read the whole story†¦
Continue reading WAMG at Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors – Chicago
Kevin Strange from HackMovies has given us an EXCLUSIVE clip to their new teaser scene for the upcoming ‘Stiff Jobs’ release. If you aren’t a badass and already know about Hack Movies, then do yourself a favor and go buy all their movies. Here is the synopsis for ‘Stiff Jobs’:
“Stiff Jobs” is the story of two of the most ruthless hitmen in all of Strangeville, Wolfram and Windgate. What was to be a routine hit on a well to do gay pedophile with inclinations toward fat Cuban boys, turns into murder, mayhem and all the perverted sexual nonsense Hack Movies is known for when our heroes get themselves cunt deep in supernatural jizm, and come face to face with the forces of darkness!
Check it out the clip below (Maybe NSFW):
Kevin Strange is back to work on his fourth movie called ‘Stiff Jobs’. We hear at WeAreMovieGeeks have been keeping in touch with Kevin as he continues his quest to conquer the indie underground horror-comedy cult movie market in the Midwest and beyond. He’s given us some exclusive insights into his new movie, starting with the synopsis and a bunch of movie stills. Enjoy!
Synopsis: “Stiff Jobs” is the story of two of the most ruthless hitmen in all of Strangeville, Wolfram and Windgate. What was to be a routine hit on a well to do gay pedophile with inclinations toward fat Cuban boys, turns into murder, mayhem and all the perverted sexual nonsense Hack Movies is known for when our heroes get themselves cunt deep in supernatural jizm, and come face to face with the forces of darkness! — Kevin Strange
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via Hack Movies and its founder, Kevin Strange:
“Ladies, Ladies, Ladies! This opportunity is for YOU !!!“
Have you always wanted to break into the entertainment industry but never knew how? I don’t have one fucking clue how to help you with that.
What I can do is offer you a paid gig – with Hack Movies – for one day’s on screen work to perform in a safe, fun and artistic environment.
We are currently casting roles for our upcoming feature film. We are seeking ST LOUIS (and metro east Illinois) AREA LADIES ONLY!!!!!†¨Ã¢â‚¬ ¨ This casting call is not for the faint of heart! Our films are OFFENSIVE COMEDY in the vein of Troma and John Waters. We simulate rape, torture, mutilation, and you will be covered in a fake version of every body fluid known to man!†¨Ã¢â‚¬ ¨ As if that wasn’t reason enough to sign up here are a few more benefits to joining the Hack Crew:
*Credit on a Feature film that will see a DVD release by the end of the year, and be featured in film festivals across the country.
*Automatic IMDB credit. (Check out our page!)
*It’s a PAID gig!
If it sounds like you have the stomach to kick it with the most ruthless fucking underground film company in the world, contact Kevin Strange via this website, or at mail@hackmovies.com
I’m paraphrasing here, but Dov S-S Simens offers a bit of filmmaking advice in his book, “From Reel to Deal,†and it works. It really does:
“When all else fails, take some kids to a single location and kill them one by one.â€
Friday the 13th
The Evil Dead
The Blair Witch Project
House of 1000 Corpses
Halloween
Psycho†¦I mean, c’mon.
What he is talking about, of course, is how to spend a little and (hopefully) make a lot. It works, or†¦it worked?
You see, we are in a digital age. The idea was to take some kids to one place and kill them because it was a cheap solution to an already expensive problem: shooting 35mm film costs a lot of money. One location keeps a budget down, and that’s a wonderful thing. Now, thanks to digital technology, we can kill some kids in lots of locations, because digital film costs nothing in comparison.
DIY film was once the fringe inhabited by the likes of Eric Stanze and Leif Jonker, but now there is a veritable shitstorm of talent riding the digital video wave.
A bright and shining example of the digital auteur can be found working his magick in ‘Colonel Kill Motherfuckers,’ the latest newnew from Hack Movies. Director Kevin Strange, you see, wants to challenge your notions of the no-budget genre.
Let me digress with an example of something that pisses me off to no end:
Anchor Bay just re-released ‘The Wicker Man,’ as a part of their “Cult Fiction†DVD line. It has great box art, retails for about $15.00, and has absolutely no special features. No special features. None. Zero. Zip. Oh, did I mention that the DVD sports some of the most non-existent special features you’ll ever fucking see? I did? Oh. Good. Anchor Bay, aka The Double-dipping Bastards, didn’t include anything other than the truncated 88-minute version of a 100-minute film. Way to do justice for what has been called “the Citizen Kane of horror.â€
And don’t even get me started on bare bones Blu-ray DVD’s. What the hell is that all about? Anyway†¦
This all leads me back to Hack Movies, the independent no-budget studio hailing from Southern Illinois, a company whose projects are funded by spare change and time to kill, orchestrated with an ever maturing hand by minimum wage magnate, and founder, Kevin Strange.
The company’s newest release is called ‘Colonel Kill Motherfuckers,’ and it is available on DVD exclusively through HackMovies.com for $9.99. It contains not one, not two, but THREE commentary tracks. That alone puts it ahead of the pack in the special features department, even when compared to big-budget studio releases (um, ‘Zodiac,’ anyone? ‘The Assassination of Jesse James by The Coward Robert Ford?’). They don’t limit themselves to simple audio tracks, though, oh no. The DVD has two music videos as well. And it has four ‘behind-the-kill’ videos that show an audience how no-budget special effects are achieved. Oh yeah, and you also get a blooper reel. I should mention that the DVD also contains skits, trailers and teaser scenes from other Hack Movies releases.
For ten bucks (and free shipping) you get a DVD that will eat up several hours of your time, no joke. It took me almost a whole afternoon to get through the entire disk. Ten bucks. Hackmovies.com
That said, you really have to be understanding of no-budget cinema to really appreciate the film. These guys are NOT looking to make the next ‘Titanic,’ but they would probably consider a sequel to ‘Pink Flamingos.’
You never know, though, they may consider a ‘Titanic†sequel, but it would probably have more zombies, some fisting, and probably a scene where shit is absolutely integral to the proceedings.
So, what’s this movie about, yo?
‘Colonel Kill Motherfuckers’ is about a bunch of ‘Buffy’ lovin’ dorknerds that get bored with their D&D/WoW fantasies and wander into the world looking for fun. Instead, they end up responsible for the death of a homicidal ex-army veteran, Jack Scabtree. What the nerds don’t know is that Jack’s mother has the ability to raise the dead, and Jack is brought to life with one thought: To kill those motherfucking nerds!
Like Hack Movies first feature, ‘Dream Reaper,’ it’s homage to the slasher pics of the 1980’s. Juvenile behavior, drugs, sex, death. Oh, and fun. ‘Colonel Kill’ is a film that makes no bones about its agenda: it exists to entertain.
It succeeds admirably.
The films greatest strength comes from the mighty pen of Kevin Strange:
More a comedian than a horror maestro, you watch the film and know that the guy really took the time to make an entertaining movie. Jokes are rapid fire. Sight gags are plentiful. Character quirks are established and elaborated. The writing is somewhere between Kevin Smith and sitcom television, with a dash of Troma and a little bit of porno.
While I’m throwing accolades, I want to recommend Hack Movie’s previous pics, ‘Dream Reaper’ and ‘Dead Shit.’ If you like no-budget, offensive comedy or just want to support an independent filmmaker, get your ass to HackMovies.com and buy yourself a flick. After all, who could resist a film that promises, “ a plot so thick with twists and turns, your eyeballs will turn backwards and fall the fuck right out your bitch face!â€
