Blue Flame (1993)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Cassian Elwes

Writer:

Cassian Elwes (writer)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

A vigilante cop is on the trail of two alien life forms hiding out in his mind.

Plot:

A cop has to fight two Aliens which he himself created.

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film

Cast

Charley Hayward	...	Turner
Jad Mager	...	Fire
Kerri Green	...	Rain
Brian Wimmer	...	Flemming
Joel Brooks	...	Morgan
Cecilia Peck	...	Jessie
David Carrera	...	Surgeon
Joe Fiacho	...	Corpse
BJ Davis	...	Bum
Elizabeth Hayden	...	Spikey Hair
Ian Buchanan	...	Wax
Michael Karp	...	Bouncer
Melissa Behr	...	Jack
Lynette Howe	...	Stripper
Neil Kinsella	...	Barkeep
Lauren Taylor	...	Hooker #1
Amanda De Cadenet	...	Hooker #2
Bari K. Willerford	...	Alice
Ed Bates	...	Shootist
Stephan Bataillard	...	Delinquent #1
Tony Kienitz	...	Delinquent #2 (as Anthony Kienitz)
Kyle Buckley	...	Samantha
Miles Levy	...	Nun

Directed by
Cassian Elwes

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Cassian Elwes		writer

Produced by
Stephan Bataillard	....	producer
Edward Bates	....	co-producer
David Niven Jr.	....	executive producer

Original Music by
George Andrian
Tyler Bates

Cinematography by
Daniele Massaccesi

Film Editing by
John Lafferty

Casting by
Jeffery Passero		(as Jeffrey Passero)

Production Design by
Amy B. Ancona		(as Amy Ancona)

Art Direction by
Ivan Knight

Set Decoration by
Michele Munoz

Costume Design by
Carol Anne Harris		(as Carol Ann Harris)

Makeup Department
Ron McPherson	....	hair stylist
Rick Short	....	makeup artist
Lauren Taylor	....	makeup artist
Mike Tristano	....	special makeup effects

Production Management
Gretchen Bugliarelli	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nat Bocking	....	second second assistant director
Carla Bowen	....	second assistant director
Neil Kinsella	....	first assistant director
Suzi Mealing	....	second assistant director
Alys Meyers	....	second second assistant director
Brett Thompson	....	second unit director

Art Department
Amy Goode	....	scenic artist
David Rockello	....	scenic artist
David Rosen	....	scenic artist
Kathy Stewart	....	property master

Sound Department
Steve Cartwright	....	sound editor
Kevin Deel	....	boom operator
Mike Draghi	....	sound designer
Mike Draghi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mike Draghi	....	supervising sound editor
Kathy George	....	adr editor
Kirk Jeffries	....	foley artist
Jeffrey Kennith	....	foley editor
Anthony Marc Liali	....	boom operator
Jim Machowski	....	boom operator
Jeff Mar	....	dialogue editor
Jeff Mar	....	sound re-recording mixer
Russel Mar	....	adr editor
Cynthia Merrill	....	foley artist
Daniel D. Monahan	....	sound mixer (as Daniel Monahan)
Bill Ratcliffe	....	sound mixer
Ken Segal	....	sound mixer
Roland N. Thai	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
John C. Hartigan	....	pyrotechnics supervisor
Mike Tristano	....	special effects
Mark Williams	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
BJ Davis	....	stunt coordinator
Spice Williams-Crosby	....	stunts (as Spice Williams)

Camera and Electrical Department
Mike Bradley	....	camera loader
Warren Eig	....	best boy
Kenn Ferro	....	Steadicam operator
Tony Kienitz	....	best boy grip
David Kiser	....	first assistant camera: second unit (as Dave Kiser)
Magdalene Kispal	....	still photographer
Andreas Kossak	....	director of photography: second unit
Todd Olsen	....	key grip
Dino Ramble	....	dolly grip
Brian Regalot	....	first assistant camera
Tom Schmieder	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Elizabeth Hayden	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Susan Wachsler	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Scott Dougherty	....	post-production coordinator
Danny Frenkel	....	second assistant editor
Nicole Schubert	....	first assistant editor
Boyd Steer	....	negative cutter
Jay Wiechman	....	negative cutter

Music Department
John Taylor	....	composer: additional music

Other crew
Bundy Chanock	....	set medic
Darcy Desylvia	....	production coordinator
Mar Elepano	....	title designer
John William Hart III	....	insurance (as John Hart III)
Michael Karp	....	location manager
Cindy Maxwell	....	script supervisor
Brett Thompson	....	title designer

Production Companies

• Silver Shadow Pictures

Distributors

• Allumination Filmworks (1993) (USA) (video)
• Ardustry Home Entertainment (1993) (USA) (video)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1995) (USA) (VHS)
• Silver Shadow

Other Companies

• Catering with Elegance  catering
• Cinesound Company Inc.  sound transfers
• Filmtrucks  grip and electrical equipment
• JK Sound  foley recorded at
• Panther Dollies & Cranes  camera dollies
• Rescues Unlimited  medical services
• Rick Lee Vinson Studios  foley mixed at
• Ultimate Effects  pyrotechnics

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

USA:R

Company:

Silver Shadow Pictures

The Accent Is Upon Obscurity.

The only directoral attempt by Cassian Elwes, this is a numbingly incoherent story that Elwes states he wrote during four days in hospital while sedated with opiates following surgery, and it must be noted that a drug-induced fog, indeed, seems to permeate the proceedings. As much as can be determined, the story is set in a future wherein a pair of anthropomorphic felons is imprisoned in a condition of suspended animation from which they escape, attracting energetic pursuit from a former policeman who knows that they kidnapped his young daughter, therewith causing his marital failure, all of which is included within a screenplay bare of intelligibility, dealing principally with the capability of the villains, named Fire and Rain, to enter human psyches at will. An essential consideration for success of a film that involves alteration of reality relative to temporal and spatial matters is that either a scientific framework for such surrealism as is evident here must be established, or the subject should be verbally let entirely alone, and a decision by Elwes to have his characters attempt to analyse the outrageous events of the tale only increases the unintelligible quality of this picture that, in all probability, possesses scant interest even for enthusiasts of science fiction and fantasy. Queer as they may be, Elwes presents ideas, but finds that directing a cast to expand upon them is entirely another matter, with the players here walking through thinly written roles, only Melissa Behr leaving a defined impression with a portrayal as some type of android; in sum then, this is a low-budget, chaotic item, cumbered by subpar production values in spite of inventive work by cinematographer Daniele Massaccesi.