Dropping Evil (2012)

Director:

Adam Protextor

Writer:

Louis Doerge (writer)

Release Date:

2012 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Horror | Mystery

Tagline:

God is missing.

Plot:

After his friends slip him LSD on a camping trip, ultra-nerdy Nancy hallucinates that they are evil beings and begins to systematically hunt them down. Meanwhile, a mysterious corporation monitors the entire event for their own hidden purpose. |

Plot Keywords:

LSD | Camping | Two Word Title | Axe Tennis Match | Corporate Greed

Cast

Armin Shimerman	...	CEO / 'Boss Man'
Tiffany Shepis	...	Dionysia
Edwin Neal	...	President Strode
Tom Taylor	...	Mike
Rachel Howell	...	Samantha
Zachary Eli Lint	...	Nancy
Cassandra Powell	...	Becky Brannigan
Devin Smith	...	Mr. H
Kerry Lane	...	Dr. Wendy Wednesdays
Alex Milton	...	Sister Kim
Esack Grueskin	...	Bully
Kristy Hartsgrove	...	Samantha's Mom
Lou McKinley	...	Beverly
Paetra Ruddy	...	Mike's Mom
Kate Thompson	...	Nancy's Mom
Angie Toomsen	...	Becky's Mom
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ezekiel Ayers	...	Zachariah
Alex Barbatsis	...	Nancy Death Squad Member Black
Chris Burns	...	Agent Clark Haley
Rachel Feldmann	...	Ashlee
Luke Ferguson	...	Nick
Molly Freeman	...	ValYouCorp Agent
Sarah French	...	Scarlet Baker (as Scarlet Salem)
Jenna Giovanni	...	Niamh
Kate Kane	...	Jessica
Andrew Ketterer	...	Secret Service Agent
Sarah Killion	...	Monica Harris
Jack C. Kloppenborg	...	Nancy Death Squad Member Red (as Jack Kloppenborg)
Kevin Koppes	...	Hermes
Timothy Krein	...	Daddy-O
Eric Kusiak	...	ValueCorp Agent
Kehry Anson Lane	...	Dr. Moppus Mondays
Stephanie Lane	...	Mary
Kristin Owens	...	Jackey
Felissa Rose	...	Vice President Baker
Paul Sorenson	...	Secret Service Agent
Jacob Talkington	...	Narrator (voice)
Fred Williamson	...	Commander Death Blood
Jessie Witherel	...	ValYouCorp Agent (Surveillance Division)

Directed by
Adam Protextor

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Louis Doerge		writer

Produced by
Eliza Ahrens	....	executive producer
Louis Doerge	....	co-producer
Peggy Doerge	....	executive producer
Ted Pacha	....	executive producer
Adam Protextor	....	co-producer
Terry J. Protextor	....	executive producer
Max Radl	....	executive producer
Anne Sullivan	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Ian McKinney

Cinematography by
Adam Protextor

Film Editing by
Louis Doerge		(co-editor)
Adam Protextor		(co-editor)

Makeup Department
Rodney Arthur	....	assistant makeup artist
Corbin Booth	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Tessa Ruddy	....	production manager

Art Department
Dennis M. Willman	....	poster artist

Sound Department
Steven DeGennaro	....	sound designer
Justin Hennard	....	sound mixer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tessa Ruddy	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Ryan Emerson	....	colorist

Music Department
Louis Doerge	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Hannah Doerge	....	production assistant
Tap Taylor	....	production assistant
Pieter VanRybroek	....	production assistant

Thanks
Eliza Ahrens	....	special thanks
Jared Bullis	....	special thanks
Will Carrillo	....	special thanks
David Doerge	....	special thanks
Mark Hanson	....	special thanks
Stephanie Lane	....	special thanks
Dave Micevic	....	special thanks
Soheil Rezayazdi	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Roklaf Studios

Distributors

• WildEye Releasing (2012) (USA) (DVD)
• WildEye Releasing (2012) (USA) (all media)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Black & White and Color)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Roklaf Studios

Movie Connections:

References It's Alive (1974)

Soundtrack:

Wonderful Day

Strikingly different and original

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

For those who have given up on modern indie horror, this wildly eccentric and inventive little indie gem will come as a breath of fresh, offbeat, and invigorating air. Boldly combining elements of "Evil Dead"-era Sam Raimi (a bunch of young folks encounter all sorts of unexpected peril when they venture into the remote wilderness on a camping expedition) with freaky Cronenbergesque techno-terror stuff ala "Videodrome" (a gun bursts out of a man's forehead in one truly startling scene), the entertaining and imaginative story veers off in some truly surprising and unpredictable directions when it turns out that the engaging central protagonists are products of a nefarious mysterious experiment conducted by a sinister major corporation. Further enhanced by striking visual flourishes, a galvanizing rock soundtrack, creative direction, jolting moments of outrageous gore, a crafty script that's loaded with all kinds of crazy and inspired ideas, a pleasingly ambiguous narrative, a hip high energy style, and nifty special appearances by always reliable genre stalwarts Tiffany Shepis, Edwin Neal, Felissa Rose, and Fred Williamson, this delightfully idiosyncratic blast is sure to restore one's faith in Do-It-Yourself independent fright fare.