The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell

The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell
The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell
Directed by	Kevin Wheatley; Jonny Gillette
Written by	Kevin Wheatley
Produced by	Jamie Bullock; Ryan Turi
Starring	Kevin Wheatley; Bill English; Chandler Parker; Ted Schneider; Jamie Bullock; Alex Reznick; Paul Whitty; Stewart Carrico; Lea Coco; Daniel Baldwin; Richard Riehle; Jane Seymour; Tony Hale
Cinematography	Cameron Pearce
Edited by	Cameron Pearce
Music by	Russ Howard III
Language	English

The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell is an independent film directed by Jonny Gillette, written and co-directed by Kevin Wheatley, and produced by Jamie Bullock and Ryan Turi. It stars Kevin Wheatley and Jamie Bullock, amongst others.

Plot

The film is set in New America in the year 2097, two decades after a nuclear apocalypse. Tex Kennedy, the last survivor of the Kennedy family, two robotic ex-secret service agents, and a female cannibal journey to find the "Threshold of Hell" to gain access to a radio tower to unite the survivors of the apocalypse.^[1]

Production and release

The movie premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 23, 2006 and then toured the country screening at various film festivals. The movie was picked up by National Lampoon for a theatrical release in October 2007.^{[citation needed]}

Critical reaction

Rotten Tomatoes records an aggregate rating of 60% from 5 reviews.^[2] Village Voice found it "self-impressed film", and considered it an over-deliberate attempt to create a cult film, which failed, "funnier on paper than in reality", making a negative comparison to the Mad Max franchise.^[3]

Cast

Kevin Wheatley as Tex Kennedy
Paul Whitty as Quincy the Robot
Chandler Parker as Yul the Robot
Jamie Bullock as Cannibal Sue
Bill English as Benjamin Remington
Stewart Carrico as Zach/Thorn
Lea Coco as Vincent "Jackle" Remington
Alex Reznik as Yurik Schlatz (not his real name)
Ted Schneider as Marcellus St. Joan
Daniel Baldwin as Clark Remington
Morgan Carson as Ginsberg
Scott Addison Clay as Blowgun Child
Katherine Cunningham-Eves as Veronica
Henry Dittman as Sue Biographer
Katherine Flynn as Allison
Tony Hale as Remington Biographer
Callam Ingram as TV Son
Claire Lautier as TV Mom
J. P. Manoux as Sitcom Dad
Alcorn Minor as Xavier
Richard Riehle as Paranormal Historian
Jim Ryan as Henry Edison
Jane Seymour as President Lauren Coffey
Ryan Turi as Richie
Henry Vick as The Grashtowners
Andrew Walker as Franklin

References

^ Deming, Mark. "The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell". Rovi/New York Times. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
^ "The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
^ Hillis, Aaron (Oct 9, 2007). "The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell (Review)". Village Voice. Retrieved 1 October 2013.

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[1] Deming, Mark. "The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell". Rovi/New York Times. Retrieved 1 October 2013.

[2] "The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 1 October 2013.

[3] Hillis, Aaron (Oct 9, 2007). "The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell (Review)". Village Voice. Retrieved 1 October 2013.

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