Head Case (2007)

User Rating:

2.4/10   

Director:

Anthony Spadaccini

Writers:

Anthony Spadaccini (characters)
Anthony Spadaccini (story)

Genre:

Drama | Horror

Tagline:

"Pain is what I want..."

Plot:

A pseudo-documentary edited from the home movies of serial killers Wayne & Andrea Montgomery, presenting a look into their quiet, suburban lives...as well as the graphic & disturbing details of their horrific crimes.

Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | Video Camera | Death | Blood | Torture

Cast

Paul McCloskey	...	Wayne Montgomery
Barbara Lessin	...	Andrea Montgomery
Brinke Stevens	...	Julie
Bruce De Santis	...	Todd Montgomery
Emily Spiegel	...	Monica Montgomery
Michael J. Panichelli Jr.	...	Detective John Haynes
Tanisha Dungee	...	Teresa Mitchell
Jeff Watson	...	Joe Mitchell
Benjamin P. Ablao Jr.	...	Detective Chris Dolendo
Dave Wascavage	...	Richard Kemmerling
Stacey Lowery	...	Olivia Hutton
Erick Kniesler	...	Jonathan
Beth Sikma	...	Kim
Niki Kehagias	...	Marcia
Yolanda Irizarry	...	Juanita
Bill Jackson	...	Matt
Shree Holman	...	Diana
Kate Holloway	...	Holly
Jay Cusack	...	Jeffrey
Fran Slaczka	...	Woman's Retreat Victim #1
Sue Morrow	...	Woman's Retreat Victim #2
Karen Kennedy	...	Woman's Retreat Victim #3
Mary Brown	...	Woman's Retreat Victim #4
Melissa Torrence	...	Karen Wilson
Meredith Fagioli	...	Juanita (voice)
Joey Garrison	...	Jared
Debra Lee Wylie	...	Victim
Steve Brown	...	Pastor Vernon Cole (scenes deleted)
Keith Pyle	...	Doug Montgomery (scenes deleted)
Mario De Santis	...	Mike Montgomery (scenes deleted)
John Larsen	...	Ron Hayford (scenes deleted)
Denise Smiley	...	Carolyn Jackson (scenes deleted)
Chris Keller	...	Amy (scenes deleted)
Anthony Spadaccini	...	Derek Wilson (scenes deleted)
James J. Ward	...	Scott Ratliff (scenes deleted)

Directed by
Anthony Spadaccini

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Anthony Spadaccini		characters
Anthony Spadaccini		story

Produced by
Benjamin P. Ablao Jr.	....	executive producer
Benjamin P. Ablao Jr.	....	producer
Tanisha Dungee	....	co-producer
Don Grossman	....	associate producer
Beth Sikma	....	co-producer
Anthony Spadaccini	....	producer
Elizabeth Ward	....	associate producer
James J. Ward	....	associate producer
Jeff Watson	....	associate producer

Cinematography by
John Larsen
Paul McCloskey
Anthony Spadaccini		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Anthony Spadaccini

Production Design by
Tanisha Dungee

Makeup Department
Brian Potter	....	makeup artist

Camera and Electrical Department
John Larsen	....	still photographer
Paul McCloskey	....	still photographer
Anthony Spadaccini	....	still photographer

Editorial Department
Anna Morris	....	assistant editor
Seretha Todd	....	first assistant editor

Other crew
Mario Brian De Santis	....	production assistant
Douglas Hiller	....	technical advisor
Amy Ostrower	....	production accountant
Keith Pyle	....	script supervisor
Emily Spiegel	....	production assistant
Johnny Wu	....	creative consultant

Thanks
Betsy Ablao	....	special thanks
Benjamin P. Ablao Sr.	....	special thanks
Judy Buckley	....	special thanks
Brett M. Butler	....	special thanks
Julia Clemens	....	special thanks
Kirk Clemens	....	special thanks
Ben Coccio	....	special thanks
Angela Eyre	....	special thanks
Brian Eyre	....	special thanks
Daniel Eyre	....	special thanks
Emily Eyre	....	special thanks
James Eyre	....	special thanks
Timothy Farmer	....	special thanks
Zane Harriz	....	special thanks
Garrett McKenna	....	special thanks
John Newton	....	special thanks
Michael Perzel	....	special thanks
Peter John Ross	....	special thanks
Taylor Sampere	....	special thanks
James Schaeffer	....	special thanks
Barry Schlecker	....	special thanks
Barbara Spadaccini	....	special thanks
Gerry Spadaccini	....	special thanks
Stephanie Spadaccini	....	special thanks
Tony J. Spadaccini	....	special thanks
Tony L. Spadaccini	....	special thanks
Brinke Stevens	....	special thanks
Ray Szuch	....	special thanks
Krista Tedder	....	special thanks
Ilja Von Nagel	....	special thanks
Johnny Wu	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• B.P.A. Productions (in association with)
• Fleet Street Films

Distributors

• B.P.A. Productions (2007) (USA) (theatrical) (in association with)
• Fleet Street Films (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Brain Damage Films (2009) (USA) (DVD)

Runtime:

USA:101 min (DVD) | 126 min (premiere cut) | USA:105 min (director's cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Claymont, Delaware, USA

Company:

B.P.A. Productions

Trivia:

The first cut of the film ran over 4 hours long.

Quotes:

Andrea Montgomery: What do you think would be the most painful way to die?

A Voyuer's View of Murder

I have had the great honor to experience many films in my lifetime. To my great fortune, I have lived in large cities that have theatres devoted to independent and small production films. So, to my pleasant surprise, I can across an independent film by a filmmaker in my own hometown. Admittedly, I didn't expect much—small town director, local interest, and a modest, grassroots release. Reading beyond the teaser, one realizes that this is more than a simple local film—this is deeper than one may expect. This film spoke to a teleological focal point that may beyond grasp for so many of us, yet much like an accident on the highway, we can't resist watching.

"Head Case," by filmmaker Anthony Spadaccini, takes place in Claymont, DE; a quaint hamlet born out of the burgeoning steel industry of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, located just outside the Wilmington metropolitan limits. Situated in this once prosperous, suburban context, the film details the sojourn of Wayne and Andrea Montgomery from a couple in a stagnant, archetypal marriage to a malevolent duet feeding their rapacious thirst for unsuspecting victims. Wayne, the more experienced of the pair, imposed upon himself a hiatus from his vicious activities during the birth and childhood of the couple's two children. Now as their progeny reaches adolescence, Wayne and Andrea team up to recommence Wayne's interest. Taking a more scientific approach to homicide, these serial executioners test methods, techniques, poisons concentrations, and demographics all the while documenting their episodes on film—the source for this filmmaker's canvas. However, this is more than just a gruesome documentary on the countless murders of the Montgomery's victims; it is a glimpse inside the darkness within all of humanity.

Guided by the filmmaker's careful hand, the observer is immersed in the intoxicating vantage point of a voyeur during these crimes. Indeed, the enthralled film audience moves with the gritty, oft times jittery camera movement, shifting their bodies so as to coax the camera to move in closer, get a better look, experience the milieu of another's fleeting life. Returning to the aforementioned vehicular accident scene, we slow down and move about in any way possible, in the hope to see more that what is being made visible for our consumption. In ways beyond my naïve understanding, the filmmaker invites his audience to slow down and look deeper—he wants us to feel more than simple voyeurs, we are commissioners along with Wayne and Andrea.

I encourage you to investigate beyond my feeble review and experience this movie for yourself. What are your reactions to each murder? How do you react to the heightened paranoia on the part of Wayne and Andrea? How do you think the story will really end? Check out Anthony Spadaccini's, "Head Case."