Dear God No! (2011)

Director:

James Bickert

Writer:

James Bickert

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

When the blood begins to flow.... who will be left to scream.

Plot:

A gang of outlaw bikers pull a home invasion on a disgraced Anthropologist hiding a secret locked in his cabin basement.

Plot Keywords:

Home Invasion | Murder | Rape | Biker | Body Torn In Half

Cast

Jett Bryant	...	Jett
Madeline Brumby	...	Edna Marco
Paul McComiskey	...	Dr. Marco
Olivia LaCroix	...	Evelyn Marco
Shane Morton	...	Randal
Johnny Collins	...	Collins (as John Collins)
Nik Morgan	...	Spyder
James Bickert	...	Jimbo (as Rusty Stache)
Rachelle Lynn	...	Laura Bishop / Nun 1
Heath Street	...	Todd
Billy Ratliff	...	Larry
Tim McGahren	...	Kooky Karl
Jim Sligh	...	Sheriff Crews
Johnny McGowan	...	Deputy Balun
Parker Honeycutt	...	Busty Ballyhoo
Del Weldon	...	Skipper
Levi Deloach	...	Little Cletus
Scotty Mominee	...	Biker 1
Dusty Booze	...	Biker 2
Nick Hood	...	Satan's Own #1 / Bigfoot Double
Jim Wright	...	Satan's Own #2
Jade Skw	...	Mother Superior / Henchgirl 2
Ashley Burton	...	Nun 2 / Bar Patron
Shawn Murphy	...	Priest
Melanie Zentner	...	Lead Nixon Vixen (as Lemony Zest)
Christy Douglas	...	Tammy Gun
Samantha Jones	...	Nixon Vixen 1
Madelline Willis	...	Nixon Vixen 2
Laura Brazil	...	Waitress
Sophia Miletello	...	Henchgirl 1 / Bar Patron
Adam McIntyre	...	BJ Dude
Brittany Phelps	...	BJ Girl
Bob 'Mad Dog' Joyce	...	Zipper Guy
Kenneth Lee McDaniel	...	Big Dave
Jim Stacy	...	Bigfoot (as Jas M. Stacy)
Matthew Compo	...	Bar Patron
Dave King	...	Bar Patron
John Otto	...	Bar Patron
Robyn Gay	...	Bar Patron
Walt Guthrie	...	Bar Patron
Dirk Hays	...	Bar Patron
Bo Higgins	...	Bar Patron
Josh Lowder	...	Bar Patron
Michelle McCall	...	Bar Patron
Bryan G. Malone	...	Bar Patron
Philip Nutman	...	Bar Patron
Dave Osborne	...	Bar Patron
Cory Poucher	...	Bar Patron
Rob Thompson	...	Bar Patron
Casey Williamson	...	Bar Patron
Jane Wright	...	Bar Patron
Keirsta Zimmerman	...	Bar Patron

Directed by
James Bickert

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
James Bickert

Produced by
Cary Aurand	....	associate producer
James Bickert	....	executive producer
Dusty Booze	....	associate producer
Giancarlo Cairella	....	associate producer
Robin Gray	....	executive producer
Nick Hood	....	associate producer
David Keymont	....	associate producer
Olivia LaCroix	....	executive producer
Bryan G. Malone	....	associate producer
Nik Morgan	....	executive producer
Shane Morton	....	executive producer
Amy Mumma	....	associate producer
Lisa Williams	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Richard Davis
The Forty Fives
Bryan G. Malone
Adam McIntyre

Cinematography by
Jonathan Hilton
Dave Osborne

Film Editing by
James Bickert
Jackson Nash
Rusty Stache

Art Direction by
Shane Morton

Costume Design by
Lisa Williams

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michelle McCall	....	assistant director

Art Department
Nik Morgan	....	props
Nik Morgan	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Bryan G. Malone	....	sound mixer
Eric Netherton	....	sound effects editor
Ryan Villarreal	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Nik Morgan	....	special effects

Stunts
Nick Hood	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Conrad Brown	....	key grip
Dave Shakabanisab	....	gaffer

Other crew
Jeffrey Giles	....	international distribution

Thanks
Chad Clinton Freeman	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Big World Pictures

Distributors

• Big World Pictures (2012) (USA) (all media)
• Monster Pictures (2012) (Australia) (all media)
• Monster Pictures (2012) (UK) (all media)

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Super 16mm)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:18 (cut) | Australia:R (cut)

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Big World Pictures

Trivia:

The boy in the beginning of the film is the son of Ted Weldon, lead singer of the bands Truckadelic and Ghost Rider Car Club.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the masked bodyguard's throat is slit, the blood clearly flows from the mask rather than the knife wound, which occurs lower on the neck.

Quotes:

Jett:We don't live scared in some tiny home surrounded by a whore fence, dig. We ain't got no roots and that's the way we like it, man. We're free, free to bang life in the ass. We're the future.

I blame Tarantino.

It was fun for a while, but now I'm getting rather tired of the fad for 'grindhouse' movies, which see directors deliberately striving to replicate the flagrant content and gritty style of 70s and 80s exploitation films. They may boast memorable titles and cool retro poster art, but they rarely prove to be any cop, their grungy affectations and knowing outrageousness being poor substitutes for real talent.

The latest effort to proudly fly the 'grindhouse' flag is 'Dear God No!', a violent biker flick from writer/director James Bickert, who is so intent on achieving his desired aesthetic and meeting his quota of bad taste and debauchery (thereby ensuring marketability) that he seems to forget about trying to make a decent film.

The most disagreeable aspects of the film are not the sex and violence—after all, those who willingly watch this type of film expect, nay DEMAND such excess—but rather the acting, script and direction. Performances range from the bad to the diabolical, the plot is all over the place, and Bickert's visuals display little in the way of originality (unless lingering on a stripper for so long that it actually becomes boring counts).

My rating: a generous 4.5 out of 10 just for the OTT splatter and rampant sleaze—file somewhere between equally disappointing 'grindhouse' efforts 'Run! Bitch Run! and Nude Nuns With Big Guns.