Crazy Glaze
Savage Dawn (1985)
directed by Simon Nuchtern
rating: 1 out of 5 cravats
on DVD at Syl's
Well, they can’t all be Near Dark or Aliens, and I respect Lance Henriksen’s usual cadaver-thin, flint-eyed commitment to every role he signs on for, even one as bad as this. It’s easy to imagine what went through his head – “I can block my own fight scenes and ride my own bike” – and I hope it paid for a kiln as heavy as a tank and no plastic anywhere on it. The TV transfer on this DVD only underscores the cheapness of the production, from listless direction to on-the-spot screenplay, but heck, if Savage Dawn can get made in Hollywood, anything can. That’s inspirational.
directed by Simon Nuchtern
rating: 1 out of 5 cravats
on DVD at Syl's
Well, they can’t all be Near Dark or Aliens, and I respect Lance Henriksen’s usual cadaver-thin, flint-eyed commitment to every role he signs on for, even one as bad as this. It’s easy to imagine what went through his head – “I can block my own fight scenes and ride my own bike” – and I hope it paid for a kiln as heavy as a tank and no plastic anywhere on it. The TV transfer on this DVD only underscores the cheapness of the production, from listless direction to on-the-spot screenplay, but heck, if Savage Dawn can get made in Hollywood, anything can. That’s inspirational.
posted by NPK at 9:28 PM
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