The Art of Dying (1991)

User Rating:

4.1/10   

Directors:

Wings Hauser
Pieter Moleveld

Writer:

Joseph Merhi (writer)

Genre:

Crime | Thriller

Plot:

A cinematographer and his assistant are attracting aspiring young actors and actresses by getting them to try out for their movie...

Plot Keywords:

Runaway | Detective | Slasher | Nude Woman Murdered | Fall From Height

Cast

Wings Hauser	...	Jack
Kathleen Kinmont	...	Holly
Gary Werntz	...	Roscoe
Mitch Hara	...	Latin Jerry
Sarah Douglas	...	Sara
Michael J. Pollard	...	Delbert
Sydney Lassick	...	Wallie
Angela Rae	...	Summer
T.C. Warner	...	Janet
Jean Levine	...	Rita
Henry Brown	...	Captain
Tony Longo	...	Victor
Pamela Dixon	...	Wilma (as Pam Dixon)
Mary Bond Davis	...	Jessie
Michael Easton	...	Bobby

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:(Banned) (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) | UK:18 (cut) | USA:R | Canada:R (Ontario) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Company:

PM Entertainment Group

Quotes:

Jack: You know, the only thing I gotta say is, it's been really tough on men through the '70s and '80s when it comes to women. And I'll tell ya, if this is any indication of what the '90s is gonna be like, I, uh - to hell with it, I'll go gay!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Deer Hunter (1978)

Time-Passer,but only for the low-budget kind...

I saw the trailers for this while viewing another PM Entertainment flick,"To Be The Best". I also viewed about 20 other trailers for other PM Entertainment movies,and The Art Of Dying just appealed the most,and looked to be the most promising.Accordingly,I added it to my NetFlix queue and received it just a few hours ago,and just finished watching it.

Its your typical low-budget thriller,and thats really,just that. Wings Hauser shows promise as a director,and brings his typical "it won't get any better then what your seeing now" acting skills,because once you've seen him act for 12 seconds,you can basically understand the acting he'll unleash in every film.Which is withstandable,but also at many times just too cheesy and generic.

Michael J. Pollard was definitely a big reason for me in renting this,as i've always been a big fan of his. He brought his usual odd,quirky acting game to the plate,no matter good or bad,it always brings a smile to ones face. Hes one of the most unique and one of a kind actors out there in terms of his presence. His role was meant to be so serious,and he managed to mold it into his own goofy,weirdo character,but one that knew what he was talking about at the same time. I'd had like to see more of him in the film.This is just one of many proving films to show his underrated and under-utilized he really is.

And since we're discussing acting,it was obviously nothing to scream about. Pollard * Sarah Douglas both were fine and did solid enough acting to pass the grade. Hauser was very generic and often cheesy,and it hurts him even more because he directed himself...with the power he had with this film behind the screen,he should've turned his character into something not as typical,one that we've seen a million times before. You also feel as if he is pushing himself to us,trying to almost force us to enjoy him as a top-billing star.

With the movie itself, the writing just made me confused and bored with a few things. The relationship between Hauser & Kinmont was just too confusing,bizarre and un-closed at the end of everything. They opened quite a few plot ideas and just stopped in the middle of somewhere they pleased to leave it fade away and never to be heard from again.

The villains did they're job and made us dislike them and such,and they get they're passing grades...and so does this movie,but ONLY if you are a big fan of low-budget films,even more-so,the PM Entertainment quality and kind.

If you're a typical,average movie-goer and somehow manage to come across this title, i'd suggest passing on it,because its really for only certain low-budget fans,and even then,you will feel left out in the cold with many points,such as myself.

I can't hate on it as one of the worst,but can't say its anything new,fresh,original or worth going out of your way for.