The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell
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| The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell | |
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| Directed by | Kevin Wheatley Jonny Gillette |
| Written by | Kevin Wheatley |
| Produced by | Scott Wheatley Cameron Pearce Jamie Bullock Ryan Turi |
| Starring | Kevin Wheatley Bill English Chandler Parker Ted Schneider Jamie Bullock Alex Reznick Paul Whitty Stewart Carrico Lea Coco Daniel Baldwin Richard Riehle Jane Seymour Tony Hale |
| Cinematography | Cameron Pearce |
| Edited by | Cameron Pearce |
| Music by | Russ Howard III |
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| Language | English |
The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell is a 2006 American science fiction comedy film directed by Jonny Gillette, written and co-directed by Kevin Wheatley, and produced by Jamie Bullock and Ryan Turi. It stars Wheatley and Bullock, amongst others.
Plot
[edit]The film is set in New America in the year 2097, two decades after a nuclear apocalypse. Tex Kennedy, the last survivor of the Kennedy family, two robotic ex-secret service agents, and a female cannibal journey to find the "Threshold of Hell" to gain access to a radio tower to unite the survivors of the apocalypse.[1]
Production and release
[edit]The movie premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 23, 2006, and then toured the country screening at various film festivals.[citation needed] The movie was picked up by National Lampoon for a theatrical release in October 2007.[2]
Critical reaction
[edit]Rotten Tomatoes records an aggregate rating of 67% from six reviews.[3] The Village Voice found it "self-impressed film", and considered it an over-deliberate attempt to create a cult film, which failed, "funnier on paper than in reality", making a negative comparison to the Mad Max franchise.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Kevin Wheatley as Tex Kennedy
- Paul Whitty as Quincy the Robot
- Chandler Parker as Yul the Robot
- Jamie Bullock as Cannibal Sue
- Bill English as Benjamin Remington
- Stewart Carrico as Zach/Thorn
- Lea Coco as Vincent "Jackle" Remington
- Alex Reznik as Yurik Schlatz (not his real name)
- Ted Schneider as Marcellus St. Joan
- Daniel Baldwin as Clark Remington
- Morgan Carson as Ginsberg
- Scott Addison Clay as Blowgun Child
- Katherine Cunningham-Eves as Veronica
- Henry Dittman as Sue Biographer
- Katherine Flynn as Allison
- Tony Hale as Remington Biographer
- Callam Ingram as TV Son
- Claire Lautier as TV Mom
- J. P. Manoux as Sitcom Dad
- Alcorn Minor as Xavier
- Richard Riehle as Paranormal Historian
- Jim Ryan as Henry Edison
- Jane Seymour as President Lauren Coffey
- Ryan Turi as Richie
- Andrew Walker as Franklin
- Henry Vick as The Grashtowners
References
[edit]- ^ Deming, Mark (2012). "The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ "National Lampoon Presents the Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell: There once was a time, many years ago, when the name National Lampoon in front of a movie would have indicated a certain level of humorous content. Based on more recent output bearing the branding, funny no longer seems to be a prerequisite". The Hollywood Reporter. Oct 18, 2007 – via Associated Press.
- ^ "The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ Hillis, Aaron (Oct 9, 2007). "The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell (Review)". Village Voice. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
External links
[edit]- Official site
- The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell at IMDb
- The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell at AllMovie
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