The Art of Pain (2008)

Director:

Matt Brookens

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Great art comes from great pain.

Plot:

A lazy painter learns that great art comes from pain as his life is ruined by a ninja.

Plot Keywords:

Art | Ninja | Pain | Zombie

Status:

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Comments:

Still subject to some editing

Status Updated:

19 August 2008

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Cast

Lloyd Kaufman	...	George Romano
John Turk	...	McKracken
Mike McNamara	...	Swank McShiny
Leena Kurishingal	...	Stacey
John LaFlamboy	...	Marcus
Lauren Bishop	...	Sharon
Wesley Chu	...	Lead ninja
Meiko Taylor	...	Cindy McSweeny
Marshall Bean	...	Peppito
Joyce Porter	...	Mary
Chad Wheeler	...	Shopkeep
Danielle Brothers	...	Martha Russell
Elliott Fredland	...	Rex
Patrick Higgs	...	Brother Francis
Anders Erickson	...	Jack
Vicky Strei	...	School Marm
Mindy Youroukos	...	Betty the Bartender
Arvin Jalandoon	...	Nobu
Greg Brookens	...	Nick
Kiel Frieden	...	Shoved theater patron
Dale Chapman	...	Nick's father
Jake Hames	...	Charlie

Runtime:

USA:130 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Art Pain Films

Trivia:

The movie theater where The Art of Pain was shot at is the historic Landmark at the Century Mall. The director, Matt Brookens, wrote the screenplay while working there as an usher. "I always wanted to see what would happen if somebody were to fall off that ledge in the middle of the mall," states Brookens. "I finally got to throw someone off in the film!"

One great independent film!

I've been following these guys' careers for awhile now. Their Troma film 'Skunkape!?' was one of my all time favorite films for a long time with it's original comedy and a good take on an old legend.

So when I heard that they were making a full length feature, I knew I had to see it.

The movie is great as a comedy, but what really makes it stand out for me as that you feel with the characters. What happens to them matters to you, you want to see all of them succeed in what they are doing.

The humor was top notch and original. The ninja school segments were defiantly my favorite parts of the film. Matt Brookens knows what he's doing and what he's doing is pure art.

Lloyd Kaufman's cameo was really good. When he's guest starring in films, his cameos sometimes feel forced, as he's just there to be there (like Stan Lee with some of the Marvel films), but here, he's actually an important character. And you feel just as sorry for him in the film as the rest of the cast.

What can I say, except that I can't wait for the next movie by Brookens and his friends.

Plus, the special features was really entertaining. They have a couple of short films here (like the Son of Roni) that are so hilarious, you are going to love every minute of it!