BAGHEAD - a Duplass Brothers horror spoof now on DVD
" (cast above) - What happens when a story idea (a horror flick about friends tormented by a villain with a bag over his head) starts to come true?
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"A clever little gem of independent filmmaking."
-Sean Edgar, Paste Magazine
"A wildly funny parody of low-budget horror cinema."
-David D'Arcy, Screendaily
THE FUNIEST SPOOF HORROR FILM OF THE YEAR!
Culver City, CA – Writers/directors/brothers and independent film favorites, Mark and Jay Duplass (The Puffy Chair), are back with a quirky little film which gently satirizes horror films, would-be actors and filmmakers – and people who try to disguise themselves by putting bags over their heads.
A Sony Pictures Classics film, BAGHEAD was an official selection of the 2008 Sundance and Tribeca Film Festivals and was released a few days ago on DVD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SRP $28.96).
Brief Synopsis: Four struggling actors retreat to a cabin in the mountains to write a screenplay which would make them all stars. Problem is: What happens when their story idea – a horror flick about a group of friends tormented by a villain with a bag over his head – starts to come true?
Bonus Features include:
• Commentary with writers/directors/producers Mark Duplass and Jay Duplass
• Mark and Jay Duplass answer questions they've already answered (one-on-one)
• Highlights of Baghead Scares
BAGHEAD - Explore the film further:
» What's Scary about Baghead? »
(from the Tribeca Film Festival website)
» Official BAGHEAD Website »
(View trailer and other behind-the-scenes content)
» Interview with Mark and Jay Duplass »
(an IFC Film News profile on their film Baghead)
Full Synopsis:
Four struggling actors retreat to a cabin in the mountains to write a screenplay which would make them all stars. Problem is: What happens when their story idea – a horror flick about a group of friends tormented by a villain with a bag over his head – starts to come true?
While the Duplass Brothers were shooting their last feature film The Puffy Chair, a crew member raised the question "what's the scariest thing you can think of?" Someone immediately said "a guy with a bag on his head staring into your window." Some agreed, but some thought it was downright ridiculous and, if anything, funny (but definitely not scary). Thus, BAGHEAD was born, an attempt to take the absurdly low-concept idea of a "guy with a bag on his head" and make a funny, truthful, endearing film that, maybe, just maybe, was a little bit scary, too.
Following up on the surprise success of their micro-budget production THE PUFFY CHAIR (2005), brothers Jay and Mark Duplass turn their handheld DV camera toward skewering the pretentiousness of the independent film world while tossing in a few horror film scares for good measure. The result is entertaining and unique, with enough laughs, insight, and excitement for adventurous viewers. After seeing the accolades heaped up on a colleague for his laughable film (We Are Naked) at a Los Angeles film festival, Matt (Ross Partridge) decides that he can do better. With his sometime girlfriend, Catherine (Elise Muller), and friends Michelle (Greta Gerwig, Hannah Takes the Stairs) and Chad (Steve Zissis) in tow, they immediately set off to a cabin in the woods for the weekend to create the film that will make them all famous on the festival circuit. While Chad focuses his energy on winning the affections of uninterested Michelle, Matt comes up with the cinematic construct of a stranger with a paper bag on his head terrorizing a group of people in the woods. After the initial evening of alcoholic brainstorming, though, the idea becomes reality, and the friends' relationships are tested as they find themselves in a truly scary situation.
The idea for BAGHEAD was hatched on the set of the The Puffy Chairwhen, during a discussion requesting those involved to think of the scariest thing imaginable, someone said, "A guy with a bag on his head staring into your window." Though it may be a flimsy starting point for a film, the Duplasses surround the idea with a believable cast, truthful insight into relationships, and a few genuine chills. The result is clever, funny, and refreshingly difficult to classify.
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