A Gun for Jennifer is a 1997 rape and revenge film thriller film directed by Todd Morris and starring Deborah Twiss. It follows a feminist vigilante group who castrate suspected rapists and batterers while a female police officer attempts to stop them.[1] It is shot in a retro exploitation style and premiered at the Fantasia Festival in July 1997,[2] where it was sold-out an hour before screening and received a standing ovation.
| A Gun for Jennifer | |
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| Directed by | Todd Morris |
| Written by | Todd Morris Deborah Twiss |
| Produced by | Deborah Twiss |
| Starring | Deborah Twiss |
| Cinematography | Joe di Gennaro Eliot Rockett David Tumblety |
| Edited by | Todd Morris Rachel Warden |
| Music by | JF Coleman |
Production company | Independent Partners |
| Distributed by | Action Gitanes Conspiracy Films Inc. |
Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film went unreleased for years; Fangoria reported that it had been picked up for distribution by Mondo Macabro, but the release never came to fruition.[3] Finally, in November 2023 it was released on Blu-Ray by Vinegar Syndrome.[4]
The movie was covered in the documentary In the Belly of the Beast,[5] which detailed Morris and Twiss's discovery that their financier (whom Twiss had met while working as an exotic dancer)[6] had been embezzling money.[7][8]
Cast
edit- Deborah Twiss as Jennifer / Allison
- Benja Kay as Dt. Billie Perez
- Rene Alberta as Becky
- Tracy Dillon as Grace
- Freida Hoops as Jesse
- Veronica Cruz as Priscilla
- Sheila Schmidt as Trish
- Beth Dodye Bass as Annie
- Joe Pallister as Grady (as Joseph Pallister)
- Arthur J. Nascarella as Lt. Rizzo (as Arthur Nascarella)
- Carl Jasper as Carl Varna
- James O'Donoghue as Det. Cahill
- Douglas Gorenstein as Snake
- Raymond Chan as Skeletor
- Lord Kayson as T-Bone
- Fatmir Haskaj as Josh
References
edit- ^ Bergeron, Patricia (30 July 1997). "Deborah Twiss and Todd Morris of "A Gun For Jennifer". IndieWire. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- ^ "A different kind of chick flick". Courier Post. Mar 25, 1999. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- ^ "July 5: A GUN FOR JENNIFER finally gets its shot". Fangoria (Web Archive). Archived from the original on June 23, 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- ^ "Vinegar Syndrome Archive: A Gun for Jenniefer". Vinegar Syndrome. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ Kerekes, David (2002). Headpress 23: Funhouse. Headpress. p. 16. ISBN 1900486180.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (August 13, 1996). "Fest features filmmakers far from mainstream". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- ^ "Manson Family/ In the Belly of the Beast (reviews)". Dread Central. April 2005. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- ^ "The Manson Family/In the Belly of the Beast". DVD Talk. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
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