Pizza Man vs. the Dude (2004)

When the worlds of high speed pizza delivery and accidentally invoked gypsy elemental beings collide, cheese is extra.

Director:

Will Schmeckpeper

Writer:

Will Schmeckpeper

Stars:

Bob Andrews-Bryant, Kim Barker, Norma Campbell

Cast

Credited cast:
Bob Andrews-Bryant	...	Flying Pie Manager
Kim Barker	...	Coroner #1
Norma Campbell	...	Grandma Pennies
Ray Chacko	...	CSI #1
Angie Coble-Atkinson	...	Angry Babe
Chris DeMarcus	...	Thed Ude / The Dude
Andrew Ellis	...	Redneck Jim
Dean Eyres	...	Wife
TJ Johnson	...	Regular Joe
Amber Knight	...	Pizza Girl
Liberty Leeds	...	Tawnya Vallone
Mansi Loya	...	Dancing Clubster
Jessica Martin	...	Mary Kelly
Steven Merrill	...	Pizza Man
Jennifer Miller	...	Park Wife

Storyline

Entrepreneur Simon Tyler has purchased a warehouse with intent to turn it into a nightclub. Hiring, "the best and the brightest" in the business, he - along with his personal assistant - are holding an energy party to brainstorm ideas for the club when an obscure gypsy curse is accidentally invoked, summoning the evil elemental force of 'Thed Ude' to wreak havoc on the revelers. In the end, only the unsuspecting Pizza Man can save the day, but only if he can overcome the worst day ever in the life of an over-weight, balding, lonely pizza delivery man.

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Plot Keywords:

pizza | gypsy | demonic | idaho

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Taglines:

Cheese is extra.

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Genres:

Horror

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 March 2004 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Boise, Idaho, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$16,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

North End Films LLC

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The restaurant Flying Pie Pizza in the movie is a real restaurant that garnered national media attention when it delivered a pizza to Walter Shane in Alaska (1992).

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Connections

References The Big Lebowski (1998)

User Reviews

Just the facts, ma'am...

Not a bad no-budget feature that picks up in the last act; a new spin on the '80's horror genre. Steve Merrill plays the Pizza Man, who is having one of the worst days ever: his co-workers dog on him, the girl he likes thinks he's too old, his car is moments away from breaking down - only dogs and ducks seem to be able to see Pizza Man's true nature. Intercut with the Pizza Man's story is that of entrepreneur Simon Tyler, who has bought an warehouse with the intent to turn it into a hip nightclub. Holding an all-night "energy party" with his new employees - a dj, an aclu lobbyist/stripper, a goth artistic designer, a professional bouncer/security engineer, and his personal assistant - the group manages to invoke the Romanian gypsy curse of Thed Ude.

All-in-all, this is your standard campy horror movie with a few twists (noteably: a tango sequence).