Double Exposure is a 1982 American horror film written and directed by William Byron Hillman, co-produced by Michael Callan, and starring Callan, Joanna Pettet, James Stacy, and Seymour Cassel.[3] It is a loose remake of the 1974 film The Photographer,[4] which was also written and directed by Hillman, produced by Deming, and starring Callan. The film follows a photographer who starts to experience dreams in which he murders the models he photographs.

Cast

Production

The film was shot in early 1981. According to Cleavon Little, "all the actors got points in the project instead of real big salaries."[5]

Release

Double Exposure was given a regional limited release, opening in Indianapolis, Indiana on August 27, 1982,[1] and in Lafayette, Indiana on September 3.[6] It subsequently opened in Birmingham, Alabama on October 29, 1982.[7] The film continued to screen regionally in the United States through the fall of 1982 in several cities, including Grand Junction, Colorado,[8] Portland, Oregon,[9] and Tallahassee, Florida.[10] It opened in Roanoke, Virginia on January 14, 1983.[11]

Home media

Scorpion Releasing issued Double Exposure on DVD on February 12, 2012.[12]

In April 2017, Double Exposure was restored in 2K and released on DVD and Blu-ray by Vinegar Syndrome,[4][13][14] both as a standard edition release and as a limited edition release with a slipcover.[15]

Reception

Mike Mayo of The Roanoke Times panned the film as "cliched, chaotic, pretentious, confusing, and boring."[11] Ted Mahar of The Oregonian felt that the film's pacing was clunky, writing: "It's curious and slightly depressing to see Little and Pettet grinding away in this minor offering."[9]

Lee Pfeiffer of Cinema Retro called the film "generally engrossing and well-made", though he wrote that the film's "ending veers into cliched 'woman in jeopardy' territory and the final few frames of the movie, in which the killer is unveiled, boasts some fine acting but disintegrates into a confusing and frustrating scenario in the last hectic seconds."[4]

Paul Mavis of DVD Talk praised the film for its "exceptional" cinematography and music.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "What's Playing at the Movies". Indianapolis News. August 28, 1982. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Young 2000, p. 176.
  3. ^ Willis 1984, p. 100.
  4. ^ a b c Pfeiffer, Lee (May 19, 2017). "Review: "Double Exposure" (1983) starring Michael Callan, Joanna Pettet and James Stacy; Dual Format Special Edition from Vinegar Syndrome". Cinema Retro. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  5. ^ Beck, Marilyn (July 29, 1981). "Cleavon Little: He's Inspecting the Past and Wanting More of the Future". Tampa Bay Times. p. 2 Spree II – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "East Dr. In.: Double Exposure". Journal & Courier. September 3, 1982. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Double Exposure". Birmingham Post-Herald. October 29, 1982. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "First Run! Double Exposure". The Daily Sentinel. November 12, 1982. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ a b Mahar, Ted (December 8, 1982). "'Double Exposure' minor movie that's possibly overexposed". The Oregonian. p. H12 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Double Exposure". Tallahassee Democrat. December 3, 1982. p. 13D – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ a b Mayo, Mike (January 15, 1983). "You couldn't do much worse in film than 'Double Exposure'". The Roanoke Times. p. C-8 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ a b Mavis, Paul (February 26, 2012). "Double Exposure". DVD Talk. Archived from the original on August 21, 2022.
  13. ^ "Double Exposure – Vinegar Syndrome". Vinegar Syndrome. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  14. ^ Brickley, Sean (April 25, 2017). "DVD and Blu-ray Releases: April 25, 2017". Dread Central. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  15. ^ "Double Exposure (Limited Edition Slipcover) – Vinegar Syndrome". Vinegar Syndrome. Retrieved January 22, 2020.

Sources

Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Exposure_(1982_film)
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