31 (film)
| 31 | |
|---|---|
 Teaser poster | |
| Directed by | Rob Zombie |
| Written by | Rob Zombie |
| Produced by | Rob Zombie Andy Gould Eddie Vaisman Michael Sherman Matthew Perniciaro[1] |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Front Row Filmed Entertainment[3] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
31 is an upcoming horror movie that will be written and directed by Rob Zombie, who raised funds via a crowdfunding campaign.[4]
Synopsis
On October 30, 1975, five carnival workers were kidnapped and held hostage until the following night (Halloween), where they are put in a compound named "Murder World". They're told that they are there to take part in a game named "31" where the goal is to survive past the next 12 hours. This is made difficult by the fact that they are not alone in Murder World: a violent gang of evil clowns are there and stalking their every move.
Cast
- Malcom McDowell as Father Murder
- Judy Geeson as Sister Dragon
- Jane Carr as Sister Serpent
- E.G. Daily as Sex-Head
- Torsten Voges as Death-Head
- Lew Temple as Psycho-Head
- David Ury as Schizo-Head
- Richard Brake as Doom-Head
- Pancho Moler as Sick-Head
- Meg Foster as Venus Virgo
- Daniel Roebuck as Pastor Victor
- Jeff Daniel Phillips as Roscoe
- Ginger Lynn as Cherry Bomb
- Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs as Panda Thomas
- Tracey Walter as Lucky Leo
- Sheri Moon Zombie[5]
- Kevin Jackson
- Michael “Redbone” Alcott as Fat Randy Bumpagussy
Production
Plans to create 31 were first announced in May 2014 via a teaser poster that showed the words "a Rob Zombie film", a bloody clown face, and the number "31".[6] Fans and media outlets speculated that the film would be a third film in the House Of 1000 Corpses and Devil's Rejects universe and would follow Sid Haig's character Captain Spaulding, that it could be a film centering upon serial killer John Wayne Gacy, or that it would be a third film in Zombie's rebooted Halloween film series.[7] Zombie commented on the speculation, stating that it would not follow Captain Spaulding and would be an original story and was not based on any previous work.[8] He also noted that 31 referred to October 31, Halloween.[8] In July Zombie announced the plot of 31, which follows a group of five people that are forced to participate in a gruesome game called "31".[9] Zombie also stated that he would use crowdfunding to cover part of the movie's costs, because "as the years go on, the game changes all the time, and a movie that you could get made years ago, you cannot get made anymore, because the business changes, things change."[10] He added that crowdfunding would allow him to make a movie that might not have been otherwise funded traditionally and that "if you wanna do stuff outside the system, you’ve gotta function outside the system."[10] Zombie later held a second Fanbacked.com campaign in February 2015 to raise additional funds for the film,[11] stating that it was due to multiple requests from fans that wanted to contribute funding.[12]
Zombie came up with the idea for 31 after reading a statistic that stated that Halloween is the "Number One day of the year when people go missing for some reason" and thought that it would make a good premise for a movie.[13] He also received inspiration for the film as he was walking around his frightfest Great American Nightmare and watched the employees work while dressed like chainsaw-carrying clowns.[14] Zombie has stated that he wanted to have a "very nasty, gritty, guerilla-style approach to the filmmaking" for 31, as it "fits the story and the vibe of the movie".[13] Zombie began scouting locations in the summer of 2014 and initial filming was slated to begin in February 2015, but did not commence until that March.[13][15][16][17] Filming for 31 wrapped in April 2015.[18]
References
- ^ Ford, Rebecca. "AFM: Rob Zombie Moving Forward With Halloween Horror Film '31'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ McNary, Dave. "AFM: Rob Zombie Sets Halloween Horror Movie '31'". Variety. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas. "Front Row locks 26 films from AFM". Screen Daily. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ Dunham, Nancy. "Rob Zombie is back, he's ready to yak about next horror flick". Washington Times. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ Woods, Kevin. "Rob Zombie's 31 adds Lew Temple, Sheri Moon Zombie, & more to growing cast". JoBlo. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "Rob Zombie Returns to Horror With '31′!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ Williams, Owen. "Rob Zombie Reveals The Secret Of 31". Empire Online. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Rob Zombie Talks Halloween Horror '31′!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ Perlman, Jake. "Rob Zombie is crowdfunding his new killer clown movie, '31'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ a b Childers, Chad. "Rob Zombie Explains Why He Is Crowd-Funding His Upcoming Horror Film '31′". Loudwire. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "New '31′ Art As Rob Zombie Relaunches Campaign; Tour Dates!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ Harris, Rob. "Rob Zombie Wants Your Money Again and You're Gonna Want to Give It to Him". MoviePilot. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ a b c Grow, Kori. "Rob Zombie Talks Insane Clowns and Crowdfunding His New Film '31'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "Rob Zombie's '31′ Takes Place In 1975, and More…". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ Harrington, Jim. "Interview: Rob Zombie discusses new album, tour and film project". Mercury News. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ "ROB ZOMBIE's '31' Movie: Video Footage From Pre-Production". Blabbermouth. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ Zombie, Rob. "MALCOLM MCDOWELL JOINS 31 CAST AS FIRST DAY OF FILMING IS COMPLETED". Rob Zombie. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "Rob Zombie's '31′ Wraps, and He's Still Announcing Cast!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
