El Mascarado Massacre (2006)

Director:

Jesse Baget

Writer:

Jesse Baget (written by)

Genre:

Horror | Sport

Tagline:

Let The Face Off Begin

Plot:

While driving a van through Mexico looking for a location for shooting a low-budget porn, Alphonse, Steve...

Plot Keywords:

Wrestler | Lesbian Kiss | Hot Pants

Cast

Adam Huss	...	Alfonse
Jeremy Radin	...	Steve
Leyla Milani	...	Dallas
Margaret Scarborough	...	Debbie
Catherine Wreford	...	Daisy
Zack Bennett	...	Jimbo
Irwin Keyes	...	The Stranger
Rey Misterio Sr.	...	El Mascarado (as Rey Misterio)
Fred Tatasciore	...	El Mascarado (voice)
Tabbert Filler	...	Spanish Doctor (voice) (as Tabbert Fiiller)

Directed by
Jesse Baget

Writing credits
Jesse Baget		(written by)

Produced by
Jesse Baget	....	co-executive producer
Stan Bass	....	co-executive producer
Chris Moore	....	producer
Jake Schmidt	....	executive producer
Jake Schmidt	....	producer
Linda Temko	....	co-executive producer
Ron Temko	....	co-executive producer
Daniel Veluzat	....	co-executive producer

Original Music by
Jim Lang

Cinematography by
Tabbert Filler		(as Tabbert Fiiller)

Film Editing by
Jesse Baget

Casting by
Pam Gilles

Production Design by
Dan Adams
D. Tracy Smith

Art Direction by
Heather Cox
Murat Montero

Set Decoration by
Lisa Baget
Andy Bottigliero
Troy Garganious
Kyle Hester

Costume Design by
Stefania Moscato

Makeup Department
Crystal Armijo	....	hair stylist
Crystal Armijo	....	makeup artist
Candace Bachara	....	hair stylist
Candace Bachara	....	makeup artist
Sara Irving	....	hair stylist
Sara Irving	....	makeup artist
Michelle Rahn	....	hair stylist
Michelle Rahn	....	makeup artist
Eunice Shin	....	hair stylist
Eunice Shin	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Karuna Eberl	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tad Agnew	....	first assistant director
Michael Moragne	....	second assistant director (as Mike Moragne)

Art Department
Dan Adams	....	set designer
Heather Cox	....	construction coordinator
Daniel Harshman	....	art department assistant
Stefania Moscato	....	property master
Stefania Moscato	....	set designer

Sound Department
Michael Beiriger	....	re-recording mixer
Roy Braverman	....	foley mixer
Sanaa Cannella	....	foley artist
Krandal Crews	....	adr editor
Krandal Crews	....	dialogue editor
Larry Ellis	....	adr editor
Larry Ellis	....	dialogue editor
Hilda Hodges	....	foley artist
Jim Hodson	....	sound coordinator (as James Hodson)
Bill Koepnick	....	sound coordinator
J. Lampinen	....	digital audio transferer
Ray Leonard	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jim Machowski	....	sound mixer
Jim Ridgley	....	production sound mixer: pick-ups
Katherine Rose	....	foley artist (as Catherine Rose)
John Ross	....	boom operator: re-shoots
Gordon Suffield	....	adr mixer
Paca Thomas	....	sound designer
Paca Thomas	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Brandon Ellison	....	special effects (as Brandon Reininger)
Craig Hecht	....	special effects
J.P. Pettersen	....	special effects makeup
J.P. Pettersen	....	special effects technician

Stunts
Justin Sundquist	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Howard Adams	....	chief lighting technician
Jose Aguirre	....	best boy electric
Andre Baget	....	still photographer
Team Bashet	....	electrician
Josh Boggs	....	grip
Len Borruso	....	first assistant camera
Kenneth M. Chernow	....	key grip
Kathryn Comkowycz	....	camera intern
Brian D'Haem	....	key grip: re-shoots
Jeanne Dear	....	best boy grip
Lawson Deming	....	swing grip
Archie Fadillah	....	swing grip
Christopher Ferguson	....	electrician
Jason Goodell	....	electrician
Brad Grimmett	....	Steadicam operator
Brad Grimmett	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Christopher Ivins	....	Steadicam operator
Robert Keith	....	grip
Petra Korner	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Robert Laim	....	swing grip
Sean P. Neelon	....	lighting technician (as Sean Neelon)
Evan Pesses	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Kara Rittenhouse	....	second assistant camera
Carlos Tapia	....	electrician
Sylvia Vidaurri	....	still photographer
Bradford Whitaker	....	chief lighting technician
Christopher Williams	....	best boy grip
Christopher Williams	....	grip

Casting Department
Valerie McCaffrey	....	adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Breanna Price	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Andrea Bottigliero	....	supervising editor
Derek Ellingson	....	assistant on-line editor
Enzo Raee	....	on-line editor
Will Raee	....	on-line editor

Music Department
Allison Wright Clark	....	music supervisor (as Allison Clark)
Alberto Domínguez	....	composer: additional music
Alberto Domínguez	....	music editor
Alberto Domínguez	....	orchestrator
Jim Lang	....	score recordist

Transportation Department
Chris Prescott	....	driver
Mark Timpe	....	driver
Matt Wagner	....	driver

Other crew
Frank Aldapa	....	set medic (as Frank R. Aldapa)
Melissa Aouate	....	production assistant
Kristin Bree Calabrese	....	script supervisor
Sandy Fleck	....	script supervisor
Joaquin 'Kino' Gil	....	titles
Kate Haisch	....	craft service
Mike Moragne	....	production coordinator
Hillary Swanson	....	production assistant
Bleeker Ward	....	production assistant
Niki Weeks	....	set medic
Yvette Yurcisin	....	location manager
Daniel Veluzat	....	location liaison (uncredited)

Thanks
A.W. Gryphon	....	special thanks (as Allison Wilke)
Eli Roth	....	very special thanks
Quentin Tarantino	....	very special thanks

Production Companies

• Blue Cactus Pictures
• Film Fund, The

Distributors

• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Lightning Entertainment (2006) (non-USA) (all media)
• One Movie (2007) (Italy) (all media)

Special Effects

• Zombi EFX

Other Companies

• Advantage Audio  post-production sound
• Blue Cactus Pictures  production accounting
• Carpenter Camera Cars  transportation
• Integration Entertainment  producer's representative
• Victory Studio L.A.  on-line post-production

Also Known As:

"Wrestlemaniac" - International (English title) (new title)

Runtime:

75 min | Greece:85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Germany:18 (JK/SPIO) (uncut) | Germany:18 (cut) | New Zealand:R18 | Portugal:M/16 | UK:15 | South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company:

Blue Cactus Pictures

Trivia:

The word "vorhees" appears on the side of one of the buildings of the Mexican ghost town. This is possibly an intentional nod to Jason Vorhees from Friday the 13th (1980).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: While Daisy is stumbling through the glass, you can see a bug crawling on the camera's lens in one shot. It clearly wasn't on purpose, because it's well out of focus. It just shows the natural setting they were filming in.

Movie Connections:

References Eyes Without a Face (1960)

Soundtrack:

Mariachi Madness

Mexican Legends Sometimes Are True

While driving a van through Mexico looking for a location for shooting a low-budget porn, Alphonse (Adam Huss), Steve (Jeremy Radin), Dallas (Leyla Milani), Debbie (Margaret Scarborough), the alcoholic Daisy (Catherine Wreford) and the pothead Jimbo (Zack Bennett) get lost and meet a stranger (Irwin Keyes) in a remote gas station run out of gas in the middle of nowhere. The man gives the directions for the nearest gas station, and advises the group to avoid the ghost town La Sangre de Dios. Steve recalls the Mexican legend about the best Mexican wrestler, El Mascarado, who became crazy and started killing his opponents, and was sent to this town later. The director Alphonse decides to trespass the gate of La Sangre de Dios and shoot the film in the local bar. Sooner the group discovers that Mexican legends sometimes are true.

"El Mascarado Massacre" is a great example of how to make a good B-movie of horror. The story is funny, there are lots of gore and beautify and sexy women partially naked. The director and writer Jesse Baget made a great debut in the cinema industry and I sincerely look forward to see his next work. The unknown actresses are really sexy; the actors are funny and the killer is really bad, and in the end I really liked this movie. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "O Homem Mascarado" ("The Masked Man")