I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meathook, and Now I Have a Three Picture Deal at Disney (1993)

A first-time feature-film director (who's also the writer and producer) is casting the lead actress. We meet him talking to his wife about the picture and the process. We meet the actress, ... See full summary »

Director:

Ben Affleck

Writers:

Jay Lacopo, Kamala Lopez (as Kamala Lopez-Dawson)

Stars:

Jay Lacopo, Karla Montana, Johanna McCloy

Cast

Cast overview:
Jay Lacopo	...	The director
Karla Montana	...	The actress / Sandy
Johanna McCloy	...	The roommate / Martha
Tommy Hinkley	...	Producer #2
Harry Victor	...	Producer #3
Marilyn Pitzer	...	Casting director (as Marilyn Pitzner)
Harvey Stephens	...	Casting assistant
Ellie Winkleman-Cabbage Valleau	...	The wife (as Ellie Valleau)
Maria Dolores Rodriguez Garcia De La Pepa	...	Hispanic actress

Storyline

A first-time feature-film director (who's also the writer and producer) is casting the lead actress. We meet him talking to his wife about the picture and the process. We meet the actress, Sandy, negotiating with her roommate and talking by phone to her mother. Then, we watch Sandy audition for the director at the call-back session; also attending are the casting director and the production company's sycophants. The wrinkle is that the director is a homicidal misogynist, his wife is tied up and hanging from the ceiling, and Sandy has something in her purse that bodes a rocky future.

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Plot Keywords:

director | casting | actress | tied up | roommate | 

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Genres:

Short | Comedy

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meathook, and Now I Have a Three Picture Deal at Disney

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

16 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film is mainly notable as the directorial debut of Ben Affleck, at the time interested in directing student-film shorts. His friend Jay Lacopo wrote a 12-page screenplay (also starring as a psychotic director) and asked Affleck to direct it. Affleck came up with the title and the film was shot for a couple of days.

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Connections

References The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

User Reviews

Cheap and cheesy, but GREAT to watch

I have to admit, the only reason I even watched this film was because I'd heard that Ben Affleck directed it. It's cheap, it's cheesy, it's, well, it's odd... but the thing is, it's great. You might have to have a slightly warped mind to get it but it's worth it in the end.