Demon Lover Diary (1980)

Director:

Joel DeMott

Release Date:

January 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

The film chronicles filmmaker Joel DeMott, significant other/film partner Jeff Kreines and filmmaker Mark Rance as they head to Michigan to make a low budget horror film.

Plot Keywords:

Michigan | Crew | Film Making | Argument | Behind The Scenes

Awards:

1 win

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Joel DeMott	...	Herself
Jeff Kreines	...	Himself
Mark Rance	...	Himself
Donald G. Jackson	...	Himself
Jerry Younkins	...	Himself
Ray Poll	...	Himself
Carol Lasowski	...	Herself
Mrs. Luye Jackson	...	Herself
Bill Baetz	...	Himself
Ted Nugent	...	Himself
Kyra Nash	...	Herself

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Ektachrome)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Adrian, Michigan, USA

Company:

DeMott/Kreines Films

Movie Connections:

Features The Demon Lover (1977)

Terrifying

I saw this amazing movie in my film class, and it showed such a bleak picture of filmmaking that I had to think more than twice about the career path I am heading down. It's the true story of 2 young filmmakers (Jeff and Joel) who travel to Michigan from their Cambridge home each making a very different movie. Jeff's acquaintance Don Jackson has asked him to be the cinematographer on a low-budget horror movie he's producing and directing. Joel has just come along for the ride and thinks it's the perfect opportunity to make a documentary (something they both studied at MIT). Unfortunately for Jeff and Joel, (but fortunately for us) Don has no idea what he is doing. From the little bits of it that we see, the movie Demon Lover, The (1976) ) is absolutely terrible. And to make matters worse, Don is extremely annoyed by Joel's presence on the set. Throw in some behind-the-scenes romance between one of the film's young stars and Joel's sound recorder, and you have quite a film. Unfortunately, as far as I know Demon Lover Diary is not available on video, and can only be obtained from Jeff and Joel. While the basic premise may sound similar to the more recent and slightly more well-known American Movie (1999) it is really quite different and much better. Believe it or not, Demon Lover, The (1976) was eventually released and IMDb says it is available on video. I would really love to get my hands on it. Don Jackson is still making movies. His credits include such classics as Lingerie Kickboxer (1998) and Return of the Roller Blade Seven (1993)