Duck! The Carbine High Massacre
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $3,000 |
Box office | $6,034 |
Duck! The Carbine High Massacre is a 1999 American teen black comedy crime film about a school shooting. Released just over six months after the Columbine High School massacre event, it was written, produced and directed by William Hellfire and Joey Smack, who also starred.[1][2] After the film was released, Hellfire and Smack were arrested for possession of weapons on school property. The film is said to have helped pay for Hellfire's legal fees.[3][4][5]
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Plot
Derwin and Derick are
Cast
- William Hellfire as Derwin
- Joey Smack as Derick
- Erin Brown as Rachel Scott
- Lilly Tiger as Play Girl
- Chris Perez as Car Kid
- Henry Krinkle as Retard
- Michael Ovum as Spam Jock
- Ryan Trimmer as Benchpress
- Kendall "Shorty" Ward as Afro-American
- Mazur as Song Girl
- Mike Roser as Goth Boy
- Liz Bathory as Goth Girl
- Michael Lema as No Info Boy
- Larry Wellman as The Principal
- Rodney Sleurtols as The Janitor
- Karl Pitt as Policeman
Production
Duck, along with other Factory 2000 films was edited in
Joe Bob Briggs, writing for United Press International, speculated on the filmmaker's motivations, writing "If I had to guess, it was put together by some friends who have spent their whole lives being called "freaks"—punk kids, goth kids, headbangers—and so wanted to point out a few things that might have motivated the suicidal mass murderers". [sic][7]
Erin Brown, who had a starring role in the film, said that the film was a "crappy little movie" which "has permanently staked its place in underground cult cinema".
Reception
Joe Bob Briggs of United Press International wrote that although he had read multiple editorials bemoaning the filmmaker's poor taste in beginning production of their satirical comedy parody within four months of the Columbine massacre, he had difficulty in finding a copy. When finally tracking it down, and finding the acting horrible and the soundtrack shaky, he wrote it was "eerie and powerful -- IF you can get through it". He found the film's gore effects to be "outstanding", and wrote that the film shared "a final sequence that is gruesome, shocking, sad, frightening, bloody as hell, and -- at the moment of truth -- beautiful."[7]
From the Arthouse to the Grindhouse offered that this film was the pinnacle of the filmmaker's achievements at that time in that it was a "kick in the balls" to the "media hypocrisy" surrounding the Columbine events. They also noted the filmmaker's having been arrested shortly after the film's release for taking guns onto school property.[2]
Peep Shows: Cult Film and the Cine-Erotic offered that the film was "deliberately provocative and controversial,"[9] while Arkansas Democrat-Gazette called the film "blatantly exploitative", noting further that it was a "low budget direct-to-video 'spoof' thrown together mere weeks after the massacre".[10]
DVD Talk referred to the film as an "ultra-controversial Columbine satire",[11] while Film Threat both panned and praised the film, writing "by conventional standards, the entire project is in incredibly bad taste. And most people are going to be repulsed by the comedic treatment of such gut-wrenching subject matter. But, these dudes just don’t care! And they score big points on attitude alone."[12]
Jason Buchanon of
Release
The film was released on VHS tape by Shock O’ Rama Cinema In 2000. The DVD was released by
References
- ^ ISBN 1900486156. Archivedfrom the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ^ ISBN 978-0810876552. Archivedfrom the original on June 26, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- Denver Post. Archived from the originalon December 27, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ^ Bortnick, Barry (March 27, 2000). "New Jersey video makers face charges in parody of Columbine massacre". The Gazette. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ^ Ettinger, Art (2003). Duck and Cover! How to Shoot a School Shooting Without Getting Shot: A Conversation with the Creators of Duck! The Carbine High Massacre. Ultra Violent, Vol. 5. pp. 31–33.
- ISBN 9781900486156. Archivedfrom the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ^ a b Briggs, Joe Bob (July 27, 2003). "Film review: 'The Carbine High Massacre'". United Press International. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- YouTube[dead link]
- ^ ISBN 978-0231502894. Archivedfrom the original on June 27, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ^ Martin, Philip (June 7, 2013). "Hello Herman". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ^ Gross, G. Noel (January 18, 2001). "Misty Mundae: Girl Gone Wild". DVD Talk. Archived from the original on February 24, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ^ Parcellin, Chris (November 15, 2000). "Review: Duck! The Carbine High Massacre". Film Threat. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- AllRovi. Archived from the originalon July 26, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ^ "Duck!: The Carbine High Massacre DVD". TCM. Archived from the original on July 27, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ^ "Duck! the Carbine High Massacre". Vinegar Syndrome.
External links
- Duck! The Carbine High Massacre at IMDb
- Official website (archived December 4, 2004)
- Trailer