Tail Lights Fade

Tail Lights Fade is a 1999 Canadian film directed by Malcolm Ingram and starring Denise Richards, Jake Busey, Breckin Meyer, Elizabeth Berkley, Jason Mewes, and Lisa Marie. The film follows two couples and their race across Canada to bail one of their brothers out of a marijuana charge by clearing out the grow house completely. The film's namesake gets its title from a 1992 Buffalo Tom song, which is also on the soundtrack.

Tail Lights Fade
Directed by	Malcolm Ingram
Written by	Matthew Gissing (story and screenplay) Malcolm Ingram (story)
Produced by	Christine Haebler
Starring	Jaimz Woolvett Breckin Meyer Denise Richards Jake Busey Elizabeth Berkley
Cinematography	Brian Pearson
Edited by	Reginald Harkema
Music by	Neil Weisensel
Production company	Gold Load Productions
Distributed by	Trimark Pictures
Release date	3 December 1999 (1999-12-03) (Canada)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Cast

• Denise Richards as Wendy
• Jaimz Woolvett as Ben
• Breckin Meyer as Cole
• Jake Busey as Bruce
• Elizabeth Berkley as Eve
• Tanya Allen as Angie
• Ben Derrick as Cutlass Mike
• Doug Hardwick as Accountant Tom (as Douglas Hardwick)
• Marcus Hondro as Shadley (as Marcus Hondros)
• Tristin Leffler as Hemp Girl (as Tristen Leffler)
• Tyler Labine as Grower Brian
• Matthew Gissing as Thug #1 (as Matt Gissing)
• Darryl Quon as Thug #2 (as Darryl Quan)
• Gordie Giroux as Boy
• Lisa Marie as Kitty
• Jason Mewes (uncredited)

Production troubles

In an interview for website IGN, writer/director Malcolm Ingram described the experience as being very unpleasant to handle. "But it wasn't in the cards. The Producer was insane, The Production company was lame, I was too green to deal with such insanity as the schedule being cut down by 12 days two weeks before we went to camera. On that film our Producer actually made offers to two separate actresses (Lisa Marie and Elizabeth Berkeley) at the same time. They both accepted and my poor screenwriter had to tear chunks of the script out and create a role to accommodate both actors. They were both great, and I wasn't complaining to have two incredible ladies in my film... but that is an example of the level of professionalism I was dealing with. I also remember we had a bare bones crew doing pick up shots for free to try and make up for the days we lost. God bless 'em. We were shooting a highly illegal scene involving fake cop cars and high speeds. No one really wanted to be there, But... It had to be done. The Producer (the one who f***ed us for days and left us in this highly precarious situation) didn't even stick around to show support, saying, "I'll say a prayer for you guys" as she bolted away from the travesty she was responsible for. The real shame is that I think that the actors really gave the goods... and the crew worked their hearts out. In the end... it wasn't what I had envisioned. However I'm still proud of the actors... and forever grateful to the crew... Wish I could have given 'em something to be a little prouder."

References

• https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/01/10-questions-malcolm-ingram

External links

• Tail Lights Fade at IMDb
• Tail Lights Fade at Rotten Tomatoes