The Dead Sleep Easy is a 2007 Canadian drama film, a co-production of Odessa Filmworks and Zed Filmworks produced on location in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Its tagline is "When you're this far south, sometimes it's better to be dead than alive."
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| Directed by | Lee Demarbre |
| Written by | Ian Driscoll |
| Produced by | Robert Menzies |
| Starring | Ian Hodgkinson Dave Courtney Ana Sidel Martin Kove |
| Music by | Michael Dubué[1] |
| Distributed by | Odessa Filmworks Zed Filmworks |
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| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | CAD 250,000[1] |
Plot
editThe story concerns a one-time Mexican wrestler known only as The Champ (Ian Hodgkinson) who becomes employed by a Mexican organised crime gang after he kills an opponent whose uncle is a mob leader. After witnessing a massacre of illegally smuggled migrants into the United States, The Champ decides to seek redress for this crime.
Cast
edit- Ian Hodgkinson – The Champ
- Dave Courtney – Tlaloc
- Ana Sidel – Maya
- Martin Kove – Bob DePugh
- Phil Caracas – Carlito
- Alex Lora
- Aaron Katz – Minuteman
- Talia Russo – Bunny
- Pedro Fendez – Hector
Distribution and release
editThe film has had numerous special screenings:
- 22 September 2007: Calgary, Calgary International Film Festival[2]
- 8 February 2008: Victoria (British Columbia) Film Festival[3]
- 15 February 2008: Toronto[4]
- 22 February 2008: Ottawa
- 13 March 2008: Montreal[5]
- 15 March 2008: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Backseat Film Festival[6]
- 20 March 2008: Dawson City, Yukon, International Short Film Festival[7]
- 27 March 28 March 2008: Hollywood, California, Ricardo Montalbán Theatre[8]
The film was given a DVD release on 5 March 2009 through Anchor Bay Canada.
References
edit- ^ a b Warren, T.S. (14 February 2008). "Pulp fiction". Ottawa XPress. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2008.
- ^ Calgary International Film Festival: The Dead Sleep Easy Archived 26 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Victoria Film Festival 2008: The Dead Sleep Easy Archived 14 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Zed Filmworks: Toronto showing Archived 8 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Odessa Filmworks news Archived 3 January 2002 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Backseat Film Festival: The Dead Sleep Easy
- ^ "Dawson City International Short Film Festival: The Dead Sleep Easy". Archived from the original on 6 August 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2008.
- ^ "Ricardo Montalban Theatre: The Dead Sleep Easy". Archived from the original on 26 March 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2008.
Bibliography
edit- "Ana Sidel" official Ana Sidel site
- The Dead Sleep Easy official site
- Zed Filmworks: The Dead Sleep Easy profile
- The Dead Sleep Easy at IMDb
- Oliver, Greg (14 February 2008). "Vampiro shoots up the screen in The Dead Sleep Easy". Slam!/Quebecor Media. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2008.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - Cole, Stephen (15 February 2008). "Pretty good, as bad movies go". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 16 February 2008.
- Stone, Laura (15 February 2008). "Wrestling with change". Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2008.
- Rue Morgue Radio: Lee Demarbre interview regarding The Dead Sleep Easy 8 February 2008
- Anderson, Jason (13 February 2008). "Dead reckoning". Eye Weekly. Archived from the original on 22 November 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- Knight, Chris (15 February 2008). "If it wasn't for NAFTA, would we even have Mexican-Canadian wrestling cinema?". National Post. Retrieved 18 February 2008. [dead link]
- Interview with director Lee DeMarbre