Thursday 4 August 2011

Driller Killer Remake?

There has been much speculation that there is going to be a remake of the great Abel Ferrara's Driller Killer. What a shame in the most pointless fashion to take a movie which is just brilliant for it's low budget, heavy acting, distorted sound, grinding sound FX  and drawn out monologues then bring it into the digital age. Possibly a disasterous idea, until my wife said she wanted to make a remake of Driller Killer. Now that's an idea! Especially as I get to play the lead as Reno - now I am excited!
We will make a autobiographical account of the film and shoot it straight to VHS, a nice nod to the video nasty fiasco. It is set in E2 London and will feature my own artwork as well as the real life difficulties of living in a communual environment with other so called creatives. It is a no budget film with people pretty much playing themselves.
Driller Killer E2 will be a smart blend of reality and fantasy addressing the issues that a struggling artist encounters today - as like Reno when the anxieties of never becoming successful become so torturous it feels like a maniac drilling into your brain. AAAAAGHHHHRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHH!