Tales Till The End:
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TALES TIL THE END Sex, violence, and mayhem in three tales of terror starring Scream Queen Debbie D, Nancy Feliciano, Barry Gaines Phil Herman.
The story that grabbed everyones attention was that of a filmaker and what drives him to murder when he gets rejected! This was a review of the movie from Video Addicts: Tales Till the End Each telling a story within a larger wrap-around story, Ben Stanski, Barry Gaines and Phil Herman offer an anthology of homemade video terror in Tales Till the End (1996). Three high-school cronies reunite for their annual outing in the wilderness, where they share personal stories and reflect on their lives during the last year. On their way to the camping retreat on Ragged Mountain, their trip is interrupted by a radio emergency broadcast declaring a "state of emergency." A secret, deadly gas has been released into the air, the broadcast says, " . . . when exposed to the gas, you are turned into a mindless, violent, cannabalistic lunatic. The project is known as Project Meanie." With two weeks of provisions the buddies seek refuge in an abandoned bomb shelter, Where Damion (Gaines) spins his first yarn of terror: A homeboy is killed in the 'hood. Damion and his friend "P" (Patrice Johnson) go to the scene of the killing to "check it out." While looking for who-knows-what, Damion pricks his finger on a knife (the murder weapon) and takes a liking to it. Returning home, Damion checks in, gets possessed by the knife while on the toilet, then goes mad and kills his roommate (Nadine Bly) by slicing her to bits. The knife takes him on a murderous rampage, which includes lengthy, poorly edited fight scenes, complete with phony Hong Kong-cinema kung fu sound effects. Parker (Herman) is a down-and-out screen-writer wannabe, who's about to be evicted when he gets a call from Roy (John Kortz), a distributor who is interested in his screenplay, Burglar From Hell. The catch? Parker has to self-finance, shoot, direct the film and deliver the finished product to the distributor in two months. Parker grabs his camcorder and assembles his cast, who include Nancy Feliciano (playing herself), who can't act but gets the part after tearing open her blouse during an audition. We also see cameo appearances by Kevin Lindenmuth (Creaturealm From the Dead, 1998), Joel Wynkoop (Alien Agenda: Endangered Species, 1997) and Ron Stanger (publisher of Independent Video Magazine). Parker completes his video feature for a mere $40,000 and delivers the end-product including packaging to the distributor. Roy declares it a "waste of time" and rejects it. Now, Parker must teach him how different people react to rejection. Then, John (Ben Stanski) tells his story of "getting even." Jim (Joe Scalici) is his best friend, but John is secretly in love with Jim's wife, Jessie (Debbie D, Play Dead Inc., 1998), who treats him like dirt. Jim is gone all the time working his ass off so he and Jessie can retire early and enjoy the good life. For two years Jim has entrusted John to care for Jessie: driving her around and keeping her from having too much idle time. All the while, John has been falling a little more in love with her every day. Jessie, on the other hand, is repulsed by him. John finds himself helping Jessie cover up her out-of-control infidelity and insatiable sexual desire for anyone but him or her husband. Jim think's it's odd that, when the phone rings and he answers it, "Hello," the caller often hangs up. After Jim listens-in on a conversation with Jessie and one of her lovers, he embarks on a plan to show her who's boss. She awakens from unconsciousness to find herself tied to a chair with her left arm strapped to a cutting board. Jim tells her that, everytime the phone rings and no one is there, he'll cut off a finger and when the fingers are gone, he will move to the toes. The phone rings; no one answers, and a finger is cut off. John charges in to save the day and KOs Jim. Now, he and Jessie can run away and be together, but she only rejects him. Then John executes his plan to get even. Debbie D steals the show in this video. She can act, she looks great with or without clothes (we see her mostly without) and is a natural in front of the camera. It's no surprise that this video was helpful in launching a video career for her, and she has become somewhat of a celebrity with her own fan club. So, if you're a budding actress and some guy with a cheesy video camera asks you to make a movie, you might want to think twice . . . it worked for Debbie. OK, back to the bomb shelter: Damion and John turn into flesh-eating zombies. For some unknown reason, Parker is immune to the deadly gas. Could Parker be the only normal human survivor on the planet? Is it really . . . the end? From the filmmaker: Official website | Buy the DVD No screenings of Tales Till The End are currently scheduled. Host one yourself!
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