Taintlight
Taintlight | |
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Directed by | Chris Seaver |
Written by | Chris Seaver |
Produced by | Joe Fiorello Rachel Lovinger Scott Milletics Chris Seaver Tim Violent |
Starring | Meredith Host Kurt Indovina A.J. Stabbone |
Music by | Kyle Pittman |
Distributed by | Low Budget Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Taintlight is a 2009 American direct-to-video parody horror film, written and directed by Chris Seaver and starring Meredith Host, Kurt Indovina, and A.J. Stabbone. It a parody of the 2008 film Twilight.[1]
The film belongs to the paranormal romance genre, depicting a love triangle between a female human, a male vampire, and a male werewolf.
Premise
When lovely young Stella (Meredith Host) strikes up a romance with pale, brooding vampire Edgar Mullens (Kurt Indovina), the couple must navigate the treacherous waters of human-undead love and fend off the amorous advances of a werewolf named Jack (A.J. Stabbone). Meanwhile, another brood of bloodsuckers seeks to impale Edgar and claim Stella for themselves.
Cast
- Meredith Host as Stella
- Kurt Indovina as Edgar Mullens
- A.J. Stabbone as Jack
- Jesse Green as Razor
- Jesse Ames as Veronica
- Miranda Bonetwig as Rosalis
- Billy Garberina as Tobius / Raoul
- Andrew Baltes as Rathbone / Mime
- Chris Seaver as Jock de Queaf
- Jessica Stephens as Jessey
- Jason McCall as T-Bone
Home media
Taintlight was released directly to DVD on November 17, 2009 by Tempe Video's horror spoof label Splatter Rampage.
Reception
Critical reception has been predominantly negative.
References
- ^ "Twilight Dawning for Taintlight Parody". Dread Central. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ Hunter, Rob. "This Week In DVD: November 17th". Film School Rejects. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ Sims, Chris (5 September 2010). "Worst of Netflix: Taintlight". heavy.com. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ Hesse, Monica. "For fans of truly bad movies, Netflix offers a streaming pile of dreck". No. August 20, 2010. Washington Post (subscription required). Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ISBN 978-0786470662. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
External links
- Taintlight at IMDb
- Taintlight at AllMovie
- Taintlight at Rotten Tomatoes