Judas Kiss (2011 film)
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| Directed by | J.T. Tepnapa |
| Produced by | Carlos Pedraza Jody Wheeler (co-producer) |
| Written by | J.T. Tepnapa Carlos Pedraza |
| Starring | Charlie David Richard Harmon Brent Corrigan Timo Descamps |
| Music by | Brad Anthony Laina |
| Cinematography | David Berry |
| Editing by | Whitney Dunn |
| Studio | Border2Border Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Blue Seraph Productions |
| Release date(s) | April 1, 2011 (United States) August 11, 2011 (Canada) October 16, 2011 (Germany) September 30, 2011 (Sweden) November 21, 2011 (Belgium) |
| Running time | 94 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $500,000 [1] |
Judas Kiss is a 2011 science-fiction drama film directed by J.T. Tepnapa and written by Tepnapa and Carlos Pedraza. It stars Charlie David, Richard Harmon, Brent Corrigan, and Timo Descamps.[2][3][4][5] The film is the story of a disillusioned filmmaker’s visit to his peculiar alma mater, where he is trapped in a tug of war between his tortured past and a troubling future.
Judas Kiss is the feature film directorial debut of J.T. Tepnapa, who has won many international awards for his short films, including the multiple award-winning parody of 1950s teen health films.
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[edit] Cast
- Charlie David as Zachary "Zach" Wells.
- Richard Harmon as Danny Reyes.
- Brent Corrigan as Chris Wachowsky.
- Timo Descamps as Shane Lyons.
- Julia Morizawa as Abbey Park.
- Ron Boyd as Ralph Garlington.
- Troy Fischnaller as Topher Shadoe.
- Samantha Rund as Rebecca Lynn.
- Ronee Collins as Kimberly Reyes.
- Iain Dunn as young Danny Reyes.
- Eric Helland, Stephanie Hillbert as Mr. and Mrs. Lyons.
- Laura Kenny as Mrs. Blossom.
- Dale Bowers as Old Man Welds.
- Vince Valenzuela as Daniel Reyes Sr.
- Dennis Bateman as Father.
- Matt Smith as Jude.
- Tim Foutch as Tommy.
- Julian LeBlanc as Nate.
- Genevieve Buechner as Samantha.
- Tessa Archer, Demetrius Sager, Joe Royal, Michael Carpenter as Keystone Students.
[edit] Production
The film is produced by Blue Seraph Productions, a Los Angeles company headed by Tepnapa and Pedraza. Their previous work has been featured in the New York Times, BBC, Variety, Frontiers, Fab, the Today Show, MSNBC, and other international news outlets.
The film, which was shot in the summer of 2010 in Seattle,[7] has already attracted attention for casting former Dante's Cove star Charlie David. Also cast is adult film star Brent Corrigan, who appeared in 2008's Oscar-winning Milk and the comedy Another Gay Sequel.
[edit] Casting
Brent Corrigan impressed the director with his acting in In the Closet. David is well known at the gay box office. [8] Richard Harmon won the role over more than 1,000 Los Angeles actors when his video taped audition impressed the producers.[9]
Belgian actor Timo Descamps approached the project's producers after seeing a casting notice on-line. In addition to the acting, he saw the film as an opportunity to feature his musical talents to a new audience. [10] Patti Carns Kalles was hired to handle the Seattle, Washington casting.
[edit] DVD release
Judas Kiss release on October 25, 2011.
[edit] References
- ^ "Judas Kiss estimated Budget at box-office MOJO". box-office MOJO. http://www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
- ^ "Charlie David in Judas Kiss". Doorq.com. 2009-12-02. http://www.doorq.com/blog.aspx?b=3145. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ "Caprica Times reports on Richard Harmon". Capricatimes.com. http://www.capricatimes.com/tag/richard-harmon. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ "Brent Corrigan stars in Independent Feature". Ragemonthly.com. 2010-02-02. http://www.ragemonthly.com/mag/2010/02/02/the-resident-innovator-brent-corrigan/. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ Nick (2010-01-25). "Timo Descamps in American Movie". Thatgaymovie.com. http://thatgaymovie.com/2010/01/rising-euro-star-cast-in-judas-kiss/. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ "Cast of Judas Kiss". Judaskissmovie.com. http://judaskissmovie.com/cast-crew/cast/. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ "Richard stars in Summer Indie". Doorq.com. http://www.doorq.com/blog.aspx?b=3484. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ "Charlie David: Out in Hollywood". Afterelton.com. 2006-05-23. http://www.afterelton.com/archive/elton/people/2006/5/charliedavid.html. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ by MICHAEL HINMAN, Posted Aug-15-2010. "'Caprica' Guest Star Cast In Quirky Sci-Fi Indie Film". Airlockalpha.com. http://www.airlockalpha.com/node/7257. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ "Timo Descamps rocks American Movie" (in (Dutch)). Demorgen.be. http://www.demorgen.be/dm/nl/1008/Showbizz/article/detail/1059903/2010/01/27/Timo-Descamps-speelt-rol-in-Amerikaanse-film-Judas-Kiss.dhtml. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
