Heads or Tails (2005 film)
| Heads or Tails | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Clark Kline Joey McAdams |
| Written by | Clark Kline Joey McAdams |
| Produced by | Ryan Keller Jared Freedom Leonard |
| Starring | Jeff Keilholtz Jon Liddiard Douglas Cathro Amber Davila Mike Hotovy Madalyn Loughlin |
| Cinematography | Brian Mackey |
| Edited by | Jake Ruthven |
| Music by | Will Saxton |
| Distributed by | Fool Martyr Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $12,000 |
Heads or Tails is a 2005 film written and directed by Joey McAdams and Clark Kline. Produced by Fool Martyr Productions, the film stars Jeff Keilholtz, Douglas Cathro and Jon Liddiard.[1][2][3]
The screenplay was adapted from a short story Kline wrote in 1994. Shooting began in September 2003 with a script that was shrouded in secrecy even from cast and crew, as each were given the day's lines on the day a scene was to be shot.[1][2][3] Its premiere gala acreening was at The Weinberg Center for the Arts in February 2005.[1][4] A review by Courtney Oates of The Flow magazine describes Heads or Tails as an "incredibly unique story of murder, myths and mania." It was released to DVD in the spring of 2008.
Synopsis
[edit]Heads or Tails is a dark drama: the story of a Native American myth and how it has been twisted throughout the years into something much darker. Every thirteen cycles of the moon, two people stand on a cliff and throw a coin off to compete for a wish. Only those that partake in the ritual see that the wish is only the beginning.[5]
Cast
[edit]- Jeff Keilholtz as Blaze
- Jon Liddiard as Typhoon
- Douglas Cathro as Miller
- Amber Davila as Kari
- Mike Hotovy as John
- Madalyn Loughlin as Anise
- additional cast
- Mary Hotovy as Julianna
- Wendy Loughlin as Miller's Wife
- Christine Maisano as Samantha
- Marsha O'Connor as News Reporter
- Stewart Walker as Greg
- Clark Kline as Blaze's Father
Additional sources
[edit]- Maryland Gazette, "...Joey McAdams, a director and producer with Fool Martyr productions..."[6]
- Film Fodder, "Fool Martyr Q&A"[7]
- Tunecore, Heads Or Tails Motion Picture Soundtrack by Will Sxton on fool martyr productions[8]
- Hunnting Dragonflies, "...Douglas 'DC' Cathro recently made his feature screen debut in the Fool Martyr production Heads or Tails."[9]
- Cinemarts, "Formed in 2003, Fool Martyr Productions, an ultra-low budget production company, screened their first feature film Heads or Tails to a capacity audience at the Weinberg in early 2005 and stirred a lively debate in the local paper for weeks after the screening."[10]
- The Frederick News-Post, filmmaker "Joey McAdams meets up with Wiley Mackintosh and Elina Mavashev to shoot "below" at various locations around Frederick"[11]
- Mobie Bytes, "...Joey McAdams formed Fool Martyr Productions, LLC in 2003 with writing partner Clark Kline..."[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c [1] Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine The Frederick News-Post, By Dickson Mercer (February 10, 2005), "'Heads or Tails' -- local moviegoers win", accessed 01-03-2009
- ^ a b [2] Archived 2008-12-04 at the Wayback Machine Maryland Gazette, September 30, 2004, "Frederick filmmakers ready debut movie", accessed 01-03-2009
- ^ a b [3] Archived 2008-12-04 at the Wayback Machine Maryland Gazette, by Nathan Oravec (February 16, 2005), "Moviemakers fulfill a wish with 'heads or tails'", accessed 01-03-2009
- ^ Frederick Magazine[permanent dead link], accessed 01-03-2009
- ^ Frederick Maryland Online Archived 2008-03-07 at the Wayback Machine, story synopsis, accessed 01-03-2009
- ^ [4] Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine Maryland Gazette, by Robert Schroeder (Aug. 7, 2003), "Frederick filmmaker to premiere feature on Saturday", accessed 01-03-2009
- ^ Film Fodder, by Pete Mesling, "Fool Martyr Q&A", accessed 01-03-2009
- ^ tunecore.com, accessed 01-03-2009
- ^ huntingdragonflies.com Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine, cast bios, accessed 01-03-2009
- ^ cinemarts.org Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine, "Bringing the Arts to Light", accessed 01-03-2009
- ^ [5] Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine The Frederick News-Post, By Dickson Mercer and Katy Brandenburg (September 22, 2005), "72-Hour filmmakers: Write, edit, produce a film from scratch", accessed 01-03-2009
- ^ moviebytes.com[permanent dead link], "CWA Announces Final Contest Results", accessed 01-03-2009