Bloody Knuckles (film)
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Bloody Knuckles is a 2014 Canadian comedy horror film, the first feature film directed by Matt O'Mahoney. It stars Adam Boys and Kasey Ryne Mazak and received its premiere at a late-night showing at the first Other Worlds Austin festival.
Premise
Travis is an underground comics artist one of whose works depicts Chinatown boss Leonard Fong as a gangster responsible for a teenager's death by rat poison. Fong cuts off Travis's drawing hand, which rises from the sewer to take revenge and also beats up its former owner. A subplot involves Homo Dynamous, a gay man wearing leather bondage gear who comes to life from Travis' comic to assist him and his hand.[1][2]
Cast
- Adam Boys as Travis
- Kasey Ryne Mazak as Leonard Fong
- Ken Tsui as Ralphie
- Gabrielle Giraud as Amy
- Dwayne Bryshun as Homo Dynamous
- Steve Thackray as Detective Frank
- Tim Lok as Shrimp
- Jason Asuncion as Brutus
- Kent S. Leung as Static
- Robin Jung as Maggot
- Krista Magnusson as Hand
- Peter Breeze as Kyle
- Marlie Collins as Laurie
Production
The film was shot in Vancouver, and was originally titled Sick Puppy. It was O'Mahoney's feature film directing debut.[2]
Accolades
Year | Festival | Award | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival | Best Screenplay | Matt O'Mahoney | Won | [3] |
Best Picture | Matt O'Mahoney / Daniel Domachowski / Christena Zatylny | Won | |||
Best Special Effects | Matthew Aebig | Won | |||
Vancouver International Film Festival | Best BC Film | Matt O'Mahoney | Nominated | ||
Best Emerging BC Filmmaker | Nominated | ||||
2015 | Leo Awards | Best Make-Up in a Feature Length Drama | Matthew Aebig / Sara Huggins | Nominated | |
Best Make-Up in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
References
- ^ Richard Whittaker (December 13, 2014). "Gazing Back at Other Worlds Austin". Austin Chronicle.
- ^ a b Michael Gingold (October 28, 2015). "Q&A: On the Offensive With the 'BLOODY KNUCKLES' Team". Fangoria. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
- ^ "Bloody Knuckles award-listing on IMDb". IMDb.