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| MOVIE ENTRY |
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| title: |
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DEVIL
GIRL |
| directed by: |
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Howie
Askins |
| screenwriter: |
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Howie
Askins and Tracy Wilcox |
| location: |
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Los
Angeles, CA, USA |
| official website: |
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www.devilgirlthemovie.com |
| press
page : |
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Devil
Girl EPK |
| synopsis: |
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A
small town girl finds herself
stranded when her muscle car breaks
down during a drag race on route
66. After encountering a neurotic,
drug-abusing clown, Fay finds
herself sliding down a dark spiral.
Trapped and desperate, she fights
to regain her identity while navigating
through a host of locals: a creepy
motel clerk, an overzealous preacher,
and a sexy temptress with horns
and a tail. |
| runtime: |
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82
min. |
| screening: |
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Feature
Film 2 [ refer
to schedule ] |
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| Dark Romance Review |
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| Review
pending Shriekfest screening. |
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| Q&A
with Howie Askins
& Tracy Wilcox |
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| How
long did your project take
to create, from conception
to final completion? |
| Devil
Girl took about 3 years
2004-March 2007. |
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| Where
did your inspiration come
from? |
| Our
inspiration came primarily
from 70's car and horror
flicks, the under-represented
subculture, and our frustration
with glossy big budget movies
that on occasion bore and
beauty us to tears. We wanted
to create a gritty, fast
paced thriller car flick,
with quirky characters,
a strong female lead and
a male lead that you don't
know if you should love
or hate. We wanted this
flick to be sexy as hell
and completely insane! We
also wanted music to be
at the forefront, rather
than an after thought in
post. |
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| Is
Horror or Sci-Fi your primary
creative interest? |
| Horror
is one of our many creative
interests. Howie and I both
love it and are always open
to doing more of it. |
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| Can
you describe a typical day
in the creative process? |
There
were no typical days! For
Howie and I the days were
very long. It was like "How
can we fit 60 hours of work
into a 24 hour day??"
We were very fortunate to
have an amazing cast and
crew!
When we were on location
we would drive the cast
and crew 1 hour and 20 mins.
from our hotel to our route
66 (Amboy) destination.
This really cut into the
shooting schedule. Everyone
thought we were completely
insane shooting way the
hell out there and we were.
But it was well worth it! |
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| Who
do you consider to be the
greatest horror writer? |
We
consider the greatest horror
writer to be Edgar Allan
Poe. We also think that
William Peter Blatty, Robert
Bloch, Kim Henkel and Tobe
Hooper, Rod Serling, and
Stephen King are fantastic
writers of the Horror genre.
Overall the writers that
have had the strongest influence
on Howie and I are; Hunter
S. Thompson, Aleister Crowley,
Dante, Joseph Conrad, Faust,
Billy Burroughs, and Leonard
Cohen! |
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| Can
you recall the first horror
film that left a lasting
impression on you? |
Howie's
Response: Phantasm, I saw
it when I was 10. Enough
said.
Tracy's Response: The Exorcist
terrified me!! Actually
it still does! Dick Smith
is who made me want to become
a make-up artist. So I guess
you could say that film
has had an enormous affect
on me and my career.. |
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| Who
do you consider to be the
greatest 'Masters of Horror'? |
| Alfred
Hitchcock, William Friedkin,
George Romero, John Carpenter,
Terence Young, and Jonathan
Demme. |
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| How
did you find your cast? |
We
posted ads, spoke with agents,
and held auditions.
We auditioned 100's of woman
before we found Jessica
Graham to play Fay. She
nailed the part! She was
just so believable. The
Clown was also tough to
cast. Hundreds of auditions
later we found Joe. We almost
didn't call Joe Wanjai Ross
in based on what his head
shot looked like. It was
incredible, you think the
character should look a
certain way then someone
comes in who "is"
the character and everything
changes! Jeff Swarthout
originally auditioned for
the part of Fay’s father.
We knew we wanted him and
had him read for Buster.
He really captured the character
and brought a lot to the
table. We had a rough time
casting Jesus. We envisioned
Danny Trejo playing the
part and we even sent the
script to his agent. We
were told that he was working
on Grindhouse at the time.
So we ended up casting a
guy that wasn't working
out. Rather than jeopardize
the movie we decided to
bring in a friend who had
never been in front of the
camera, Ruben Terrones.
Ruben got the script two
days before his first day
on set. He was really nervous.
We just told him to be himself
and he got clues from the
other actors. He was great.
It just shows you how important
it is to trust your instincts
and to stay flexible!. |
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| What
is you most memorable moment
while making your film? |
| Seeing
characters go from the page
to the screen and having
cars screamin' past you
at 120+ mph are probably
our most memorable experiences! |
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| Did
you shoot on film or with
digital cameras? |
| Mixed
media. |
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| How
many members of your cast
and crew? |
| 85
castmembers, 80 people in
the crew. |
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| If
you could choose any famous
actors to work with on future
projects, who would they
be? |
| Here’s
our Christmas list (get
ready it's long!): Anthony
Hopkins, Meryl Streep, Gary
Oldman, Juliet Lewis, Cate
Blanchett, Dennis Hopper,
Nicole Kidman, Al Pacino,
Laura Linney, Giovanni Ribisi,
Danny Trejo, Natalie Portman,
Terrence Howard, William
Forsythe, Roberto Benigni,
Peter Stormare, Catherine
Deneuve, Kevin Spacey, Laura
Dern, Sam Rockwell, Holly
Hunter, Clint Eastwood,
Susan Sarandon, John Turturro,
Brad Dourif, Steve Buscemi,
Iggy Pop, Jeff Bridges,
Thora Birch, Hilary Swank,
Edward James Olmos, Sam
Elliot, Frances McDormand,
John Hurt, Sean Penn, Crispin
Glover, Jodie Foster, Robert
Redford, Tim Robbins, Harry
Dean Stanton, Patricia Clarkson,
Johnny Depp, Edward Norton,
John Waters and so many
more!. |
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