Future-Kill (1985)

Director:

Ronald W. Moore

Writers:

Ronald W. Moore (screenplay)
Edwin Neal (additional material) ...
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Release Date:

May 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The Stars of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" are back!

Plot:

The star of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" returns in a story about frat boys lost in the big city while hunted by a violent leader and his elite gang of gun-happy guards.

Plot Keywords:

Mutant | Splatter | Fraternity | Kidnapping | Revenge

Cast

Edwin Neal	...	Splatter
Marilyn Burns	...	Dorothy Grim
Gabriel Folse	...	Paul
Wade Reese	...	Steve
Barton Faulks	...	Tom
Rob Rowley	...	Jay
Craig Kanne	...	Clint
Jeffrey Scott	...	George (as Jeffry Scott)
Alice Villarreal	...	Julie
Doug Davis	...	Eddie Pain
Karin Kay	...	Curious Bad Girl
Elizabeth Henshaw	...	Uncurious Bad Girl
Cathy Durkin	...	Julie's Friend
Kate Cadenhead	...	Helpful Mutant
Joe Abner	...	Fire Breather
Deborah Damm	...	Tom's Dance Partner
Rebecca Scoggin	...	Steve's Dance Partner
Max and the Makeups	...	Mutant Band
Paul Cater Deaton	...	Splatter's Elite Guard (as Paul 'The Hyphen' Deaton)
Geren Smith	...	Splatter's Elite Guard
Byron Blandford	...	Splatter's Elite Guard (as Byron 'Mr. Ned' Blandford)
Cap Brooks	...	Splatter's Elite Guard
Bill Johnson	...	Splatter's Elite Guard
Nick McFarran	...	Splatter's Elite Guard
Jessie Sublett	...	Mean Mutant In Alley
David Moerbe	...	Mean Mutant In Alley
Charles Grueber	...	Mean Mutant In Alley (as Charles Gruber)
Everett Caldwell	...	TV Reporter
William S. Hanwell Jr.	...	Policeman #1 (as William S. Harwell Jr.)
Charlie Gibbs	...	Policeman #2
Robert Faires	...	Fiji President
Frank Cunningham IV	...	Fiji Goon
Dirk Churchill	...	Fiji Goon
Denice Creach	...	Call Girl
Lynn Casey	...	Lady
Julie Gross	...	Sorority Girl
Tracy Folse	...	Sorority Girl
Holly Forsythe	...	Tall Girl
Claire Cain	...	Tall Girl
Karen Winters	...	Girl At Fireplace
Gregg Merlyn	...	Mr. Wonderful
Kimberly Weaver	...	Unimpressed Girl
Dana Weaver	...	Unimpressed Girl
John Dodson	...	The Weasel
Greg Higdon	...	Nerdy Frat
John Woodward	...	Joe College
John Cherico	...	Alvin Ascot
John Hawkes	...	The Light Man (as John Perkins)
Earl Gillum Jr.	...	Really Cool Frat
Russell Freytag	...	Really Cool Frat
Brian Alford	...	Really Cool Frat
Michael Hamilton	...	Really Cool Frat
Robert Ricker	...	Really Cool Frat
Archie McNeill V	...	Really Cool Frat
Bill Miles	...	Really Cool Frat
Newt Harrell	...	Really Cool Frat
John Moon III	...	Really Cool Frat
Bruce Falke	...	Really Cool Frat
Rick Houston	...	Really Cool Frat
Michael Stubblefield	...	Really Cool Frat
Bill Ensley	...	Really Cool Frat
Daniel Anna	...	Really Cool Frat
Michael Williams	...	Really Cool Frat
Dirk Moore	...	Really Cool Frat
Colleen McGinty	...	Beautiful Girl
Melissa Barrera	...	Beautiful Girl
Theresa Jenkins	...	Beautiful Girl
Elizabeth Washburn	...	Beautiful Girl
Anvis Perry	...	Beautiful Girl (as Arvis Perry)
Melissa Rasmussen	...	Beautiful Girl
Betty Ellis	...	Beautiful Girl
Janet MacLeod	...	Beautiful Girl
Natalie Black	...	Beautiful Girl
Susan Locke	...	Beautiful Girl
Peter Block	...	Street Mutant
Susan Black	...	Street Mutant
Jill Shelton	...	Street Mutant
Victoria Fox	...	Street Mutant
Steve Payne	...	Street Mutant
Daphne Dunlap	...	Street Mutant
Ty Chabannes	...	Street Mutant
Gilles Chabannes	...	Street Mutant
Mark Burton	...	Street Mutant
Lauralea Stanton	...	Street Mutant

Directed by
Ronald W. Moore

Writing credits
Ronald W. Moore		(screenplay)
Edwin Neal		(additional material) &
Gregg Unterberger		(additional material) and
John H. Best		(additional material)

Produced by
Don Barker	....	executive producer
John H. Best	....	producer
Ronald W. Moore	....	associate producer
Edwin Neal	....	associate producer
Terri Smith	....	associate producer
Gregg Unterberger	....	producer

Original Music by
Robert Renfrow

Cinematography by
Jon H. Lewis		(as Jon Lewis)

Film Editing by
Leon Seith
Charles Simmons

Casting by
Deborah Duckett		(as Debora Duckett)

Art Direction by
Marcos E. Gonzalez		(as Marcos Gonzales)

Costume Design by
Kathleen M. Hagan		(as Kathleen Hagan)

Makeup Department
Laura Bock	....	additional makeup artist
Deborah Damm	....	additional makeup artist
Candi Duke	....	second assistant makeup artist
Barbara Gillmore	....	additional makeup artist
Kathleen M. Hagan	....	makeup designer (as Kathleen Hagan)
Karin Jensen	....	first makeup assistant
Susan Neal	....	additional makeup artist

Production Management
Mary Church	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kerry Lee Chamberlain	....	assistant director
Bob Kuhn	....	third assistant director
Brett Plummer	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Richard Creasey	....	set construction
Anita Dallas	....	associate art director
Stephen Earll	....	set construction
M.C. Gee	....	set construction
Lenny Giacalone	....	set construction
Gayle Harper	....	set construction
David Kuhn	....	art department
Kathy Lieban	....	art department
Lauri Polunsky	....	art department (as Laurie Polunsky)
Ingrid Weigand	....	art department
H.R. Giger	....	poster artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Wayne Bell	....	sound crew
Don Crow	....	sound crew
Gary French	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sheri Galloway	....	sound effects editor
Henry Miller	....	sound crew
Dede Montgomery	....	sound crew
Robert Renfrow	....	sound crew (as Rob Renfrow)
Charles Simmons	....	sound effects editor (as Charlie Simmons)
Greg Sisk	....	sound crew

Special Effects by
Robert A. Burns	....	special effects makeup
Kathleen M. Hagan	....	special effects makeup (as Kathleen Hagan)
Michael O'Sullivan	....	pyrotechnic effects

Stunts
Paul Cater Deaton	....	stunts (as Paul Deaton)
Joe Solace	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Bonvillain	....	second assistant camera (as Mike Bonivillian)
Paul Cater Deaton	....	key grip (as Paul Deaton)
Jim Dinn	....	grip/electric swing gang
George Dolis	....	still photographer
Irv Gorman	....	first assistant camera
Don Kirk	....	second assistant camera
Steve Kuhn	....	grip/electric swing gang
Louis Saldana	....	video playback operator
John Scott	....	grip/electric swing gang
John Shaw	....	gaffer
John Sheeren	....	first assistant camera
Gordon Smith	....	still photographer
Angelo Louis Suasnovar Jr.	....	key grip (as Angelo Suasnovar)
Fred Vicarel	....	best boy electric
Ralph Watson	....	camera operator
John Woodward	....	grip/electric swing gang

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kathy Brookfield	....	costume maker
Joan Miller	....	costume maker
Mark Mills	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Josephine Nericcio	....	assistant editor (as Josie Nericcio)
Melissa Wolkowsky	....	assistant editor
Joan Zapata	....	assistant editor

Music Department
David Castell	....	music engineer

Other crew
Marvin Abzug	....	production coordinator
Regene Anderson	....	craft service
Julie Beck	....	production assistant
Robert A. Burns	....	location manager
Karen Comiskey	....	production secretary
Don Hartack	....	script supervisor
Keith Huber	....	armor: Splatter and Dorothy
Colom L. Keating	....	production assistant (as Colom Keating)
Donna King	....	office assistant
Dawn LePack	....	office assistant
Webster Lewin	....	production assistant (as Web Lewen)
Edwin Neal	....	dialogue coach
Kelly Smith	....	armor specialization
Terri Smith	....	unit publicist
Don Steele	....	location manager
Lynne Stowe	....	production accountant
Brad Tierney	....	armor specialization

Thanks
Ivan Bigley	....	thanks (as Ivan Bigley and the Gang)
Richard Seivers	....	acknowledgment: UZI provided by
Walter Tierney	....	acknowledgment: weapons furnished by (as Lt. Col. Walter Tierney)

Production Companies

• Magic Shadows

Distributors

• International Film Marketing (1985) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cineplex-Odeon Home Video (1986) (Canada) (video)
• Dollar DVD (????) (USA) (DVD) (as 'Splatter')
• Liberty Video (1986) (Greece) (VHS)
• MCA (1986) (Canada) (video)
• Pan-Canadian Film Distributors (Canada)
• Subversive Cinema (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Vestron Video (1986) (USA) (VHS) (laserdisc)

Special Effects

• Blackstone Audio-Visual (smoke effects)

Other Companies

• Mr. Lulu's  catering
• Longhorn Security  police vehicle furnished by (as Longhorn Security, Austin, Texas)
• Third Coast Studios  editing facilities
• Optical House, The  main titles
• Allied Lab  tail credits
• Texas Motion Picture Service  post-production facilities (as Texas Motion Pictures Service, Austin, Texas)
• WBS Studio  sound re-recording (as WBS Studio, Dallas)
• BarMac Roofing and Supply  thanks
• Pearl Beer  thanks
• Sweetish Hill  thanks
• City of Austin, Texas, The  special thanks
• Austin Police Department, The  special thanks
• Austin Fire Department, The  special thanks
• Department of Urban Transportation, The  special thanks
• EMS, The  special thanks

Also Known As:

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:R | UK:18 | Canada:R (Ontario) | West Germany:18 | Canada:R (Manitoba) | USA:R (cut) | USA:X

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Magic Shadows

Trivia:

A couple of different stories exist as to how H.R. Giger was persuaded to design the poster art for this low-budget film. Edwin Neal, who spent the 1980s traveling extensively to science fiction and movie conventions selling movie memorabilia, always claimed that he was the one responsible for getting Giger involved; however, in Giger's book "Necronomicon II," Giger says that director Ronald W. Moore was with whom he dealt. Giger goes on to say that he felt manipulated by Moore, who told him in tears that the film would lose its financing without the Giger poster. Whatever the case, the original art did eventually end up in Neal's possession, along with numerous other prints and portfolios by Giger, lending credence to Neal's claims of involvement.

Goofs:

Continuity: After George is slashed by Splatter in the research lab hallway, the blood smear on the wall disappears in the next shot.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth (2000) (V)

Soundtrack:

Manipulation

Stop luring me with appealing posters!!

I didn't really know what to expect from "Future-Kill", but I certainly hoped it would be a little better than what I got. I knew the rating was bad and the reviews were unfavorable, but the Subversive DVD-cover illustration looks beyond cool and I can't resist that. For a very long (too long, in fact) time, this film raised the impression of being an unofficial sequel to Porky's with lame, vulgar and offensive fraternity pranks. Five mega-dorks, one of them resembling an exact young clone of Jim Carrey, desperately want to become members of a frat house but their ultimate initiation might just be a tad bit far-fetched and dangerous. They are dropped in the city center with provocative marks painted on their faces, simultaneously with the outbreak of a violent gang war. It doesn't take too long before they are confronted with Splatter, a seemingly half-man and half-machine warrior, who leads a gang of which I never really figured out who or what they were. Were they a government experiment? Cyborgs? Terminator imitations from a distant future? Does anyone care? "Future-Kill" is a bizarre amateur flick with a scenario that leaps from one subject onto the other without any form of logical connection or narrative. The plot borrows vital elements from great cinematic cult classics like "The Warriors", "Escape from New York" and "The Terminator", but the end result is one gigantic Sci-Fi monstrosity. The costumes and special effects are quite pitiable and there's a truckload of cheap and gratuitous nudity. The acting is terrible, but I'm willing to blame the retarded dialogs instead of the cast members. One to avoid at all costs, in spite of really cool DVD-cover art. Resist it!