Fade to Black (1980)
Genre: Comedy | Crime | Horror | Thriller
Country: USA | Director: Vernon Zimmerman
Language: English | Subtitles: English (Optional, embedded in Mkv file)
Aspect ratio: Widescreen 1.85.1 | Length: 102mn
Bdrip H264 Mkv – 1280×720 – 23.976fps – 2.38gb
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080711/
Audio 2: Commentary with actor Dennis Christopher
Audio 3: Commentary by The Hysteria Continues
Audio 4: Commentary by Amanda Reyes and Bill Ackerman
Eric Binford watches a lot of movies. He is the truest definition of a film geek. One day, his sanity takes a turn for the worse and he begins acting out his favorite scenes from the movies. In doing so, he manages to involve his enemies and the scenes usually result in death.
Dennis Christopher – lauded for his geeky role in Breaking Away – found perhaps his greatest role as movie buff Eric Binford, a shy pasty-faced loner and mama’s boy who works on the outskirts of the movie biz and patterns every aspect of his life after the films he adores. When bullies drive him over the edge (one played by young Mickey Rourke!), he retreats into a dream world that allows him to act out his revenge fantasies, at first seeking only to frighten.
Film buffs will love all the winking references to classic cinema, and the Marilyn Monroe look-a-like lead actress does one of the most convincing impersonations ever.
3 commentaries?! Awesome!
Thanks for this new release NLZ. The film has some flaws but I like the script full of film references and the actor playing the loner who took refuge in his fantasy world carries it very well. I wondered though if this project destroyed the directors career.