Horror and Comedy always go hand in hand. Now we have a Horror Comedy that is also set up as a documentary. We all remember Leslie Vernon and how good that movie was and I for one adored. Not that much of a documentary type of person, but some can catch me off guard and surprise me. It takes one hell of a movie to do that though. Let's see what we have here with Little Big Boy.
Jimmy Duncan (Kim Sonderholm) is a Horror film director who is notorious for having a very hot temper and controversial movies. Jimmy has had a very painful childhood having watched his Mother being murdered and this haunts him throughout the rest of his life adding fuel to the fire that is inside of him. In the middle of a shoot when his leading lady walks out and he is now in a though situation and becomes uncontrollable to the point of insanity. The story is told in the middle of many interviews of film makers, actors and actresses in the industry. Most of which do not care for Jimmy at all. The one that is most prominent is the always lovable Lloyd Kaufman. Jam packed with comedy, action, horror and the history of a very demented man.
Little Big Boy has good aspects, but most of what I saw was not what I would say is a good movie. Lets start with the acting: Absolutely terrible? Most of it you cannot even consider acting a little more than half of the movie consists of interviews with mostly fictional directors, actors and actresses in the Horror business. The scenes in the movie when acting was really involved lacked what you would call, um well, acting. The first scene when we see the temper of Jimmy Duncan in the movie he runs at a cast member of the movie he is directing and he knees him in the gut. However, he almost falls down after doing so and starts kicking this guy on the ground and the kicks aren't even realistic at all. I'm really hoping that part was meant more for comedy than a serious scene because I laughed my ass off. Whether it was meant for fun or an actual Horror it's still pretty bad.
I am not giving the Direction of the movie a gold star either. Because the interviews get really, really, really fuckin boring it really brings down the movie. I understand it's in the form of a documentary but a real documentary you watch because you enjoy the subject matter. A fictional documentary you don't know what your getting into when you turn it on and there has to be something that keeps you watching the movie. If I was not doing a review on this movie I would have turned it off 20 minutes into it. Now, I did say that the film had good aspects. Really its only one, the one thing I like about the movie and that's the actual story. The story itself is really creepy and what you would expect a good Horror movie to be. However, the delivery from paper to the big screen seems to have lacked alot. Personally I think this would have worked better if it was not set up as a documentary. Out of 5 stars I would give it 2 and a half. Really only because I like the actual storyline so much. Stay twisted everyone!
Controversial independent horror comedy "LITTLE BIG BOY: THE DEATH STALKER MURDERS" (formerly "Little Big Boy: The Rise and Fall of Jimmy Duncan") is finally getting a proper DVD release. The film has been in the works for a long time but controversy have so far prohibited it from coming out. This is about to change now, as the film will be released onto DVD on August 21 from Worldwide Multimedia, http://wwmm.info/
“Little Big Boy” tells the story of acclaimed horror film director Jimmy Duncan, infamous for his psychotic temper and his unique brand of exploitative movies. Having witnessed the murder of his mother at the age of seven, Duncan grew up in an orphanage and then worked his way up in the movie industry. Caught up in the downward spiral of his own success, surrounded by movie reviewers who refused to acknowledge his obvious talent, starlet wannabes with zero ability to act, producers with little patience, and those who will exploit anyone to become famous in a soul eating industry, we follow Jimmy while he is working on his latest feature film “Death Stalker.” The shoot quickly turns into a descent into insanity when his leading lady leaves the production halfway through shooting the film. Haunted by his childhood experiences, Duncan finds himself in an abyss from which there is no return.
Featuring Troma’s Lloyd Kaufman; April Monique Burril (Chainsaw Sally, Good Sisters); Monique Dupree (Satan Hates You, Spirit); Megan Sacco (Avantgarde); Amy Lynn Best (A Feast of Flesh, Splatter Movie); Rachel Grubb (Terror Overload, Strip Club Slasher); Brandon Slagle (Methodic, Mega Shark vs Crocosourus); David C. Hayes (Blood Moon Rising, Slices); Keith Collins (Non Compos Mentis, Killer Hoo-Ha!); Manoush (Amelie from Montmatre, Le Petite Morte); Gry Bay (All About Anna); Melany Denise (Westbrick Murders); reality stars/celebrity models Katrine Poulsen and Jessica Sky; and many others. The role as Jimmy’s daughter is played by teenage talent Nicolette Michaela. In addition to brief cameos by Playboy models Angelina Leigh and Nikki Magnusson. The troubled film maker Jimmy Duncan is played by Kim Sønderholm who also directed the film, while his younger self is played by Danish actor-rapper Toke Lars Bjarke, well known for his performance in 2011's Best Foreign Picture Academy Award Winner and Golden Globe Winner "In A Better World".
Director Kim Sønderholm about the film "The "Little Big Boy" project started out as an experiment very much inspired by the documentary "Overnight" about the making of "Boondock Saints". I found that film very interesting and thoughts about making a fictional documentary - or mockumentary if you will - started buzzing around in my head. I wanted to infuse some of the somewhat toe crumbling humor known from sitcoms such as "The Office" and before I knew it I had a script and started shooting and luckily a lot of great people were keen on the idea - without them I would never have succeeded. It's probably gonna cause a lot of controversy and I know a lot of people are instantly gonna be turned off by it and hate it automatically, but I also know the opposite to be true - I know a lot of people are gonna find it hysterical and hopefully even thought provocating. I know I had a blast making the film although it's very different from anything you've probably ever seen and I hope that enthusiasm shines through. Having said that, this is a one-off for me, at this point I don't know if I will ever direct another film but if I do, it will be back to straight fiction for me. As fun as this film has been to make, as big was the nightmare - especially getting it released to the public, a task that has taken me well over two and a half years. But I am happy to say I finally found a distribution company I felt could carry the task with grace and take it in the right direction. So... Without further due - make sure you get the film - out August 21! ..and enjoy!"
