Kill the Moonlight (film)
| Kill the Moonlight | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Steve Hanft |
| Written by | Steve Hanft |
| Produced by | Steve Hanft |
| Starring | Thomas Hendrix Ross Harris |
| Cinematography | Steve Hanft |
| Edited by | Steve Hanft |
| Distributed by | Plexifilm |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Kill the Moonlight is a 16mm feature film[1] completed in 1991.[citation needed] It is a comedy about a stock car racer.[2] As the film unfolds, the main character starts to unravel in strange ways when he is contaminated by toxic waste. At the same time, the plot of the film disintegrates and scenes start to go out of sync, and the picture goes upside down and backwards at times.[citation needed] Two of the film's characters are sampled in Beck's song "Loser".[3] The film was unprinted and seen by very few until 1994 when it premiered at the Rome Film Festival.[citation needed]
Synopsis
A stock car racer blows a rod and his car catches fire. To raise money to get back into the game he works as fish hatchery worker, toxic waste cleaner, drug peddler and thief.[1]
Cast
- Thomas Hendrix as Chance[2]
- Maria Hassabi as Sandra[1]
- Ross Harris as Ross
- Richmond Arquette as Sandra's boyfriend
- Jaime Colindrez as Jaime
- Beata Henrichs as Cindy
- Ralston Regan as Chance's father[1]
- Eddie Ruscha as Surf bassist
Soundtrack
First issued by Sympathy for the Record Industry in 1997, the out of print soundtrack to Kill The Moonlight was reissued with the Plexifilm DVD release, this time including tracks from Beck and Steve Hanft's band Loser.[citation needed]
- Beck - "Leave Me On The Moon"
- The Pussywillows - "Vindaloo"
- The Dynamics - "Tube Glory"
- The Raunch Hands - "Green Room"
- Pam Aronoff - "TV Jazz"
- Go to Blazes - "Hating You"
- Loser - "Born Of Whiskey"
- Beck - "Last Night I Traded My Soul's Innermost for Some Pickled Fish"
- Delta Garage - "Blue Eyes"
- Thomas Hendrix - "Kill The Moonlight Sample"
- The World Famous Blue Jays - "Cookin' With Jay"
- Go To Blazes - "Bad Cup of Coffee"
- Beck - "Underwater Music"
- Loser - "Dad Came Home"
- Martha Atwell - "Wildwood Flower"
- Thomas Hendrix - "Can't Find My Car"
- Pam Aronoff - "Clear"
- Loser - "Fish Bait"
- The Dynamics - "Spaghetti Ride"
References
- ^ a b c d "Kill The Moonlight (Factory 25) Blu-ray Review". Rock! Shock! Pop! Forums. August 6, 2025. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
- ^ a b Buening, Michael (April 6, 2006). "Kill the Moonlight (1994)". PopMatters. Archived from the original on April 12, 2006. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
- ^ Black, Johnny (March 1, 2003). "The Greatest Songs Ever! Loser". www.blender.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2004. Retrieved December 18, 2025.