Not Another B Movie

Not Another B Movie
Directed by	John Wesley Norton
Produced by	James Vallo John Wesley Norton Chuck Kelly Robert Foreman (Executive Producer) Z.D. Smith (Co-Executive Producer)
Written by	John Wesley Norton
Starring	Byron Thames Larry Thomas James Vallo David Faustino Joe Estevez Lindsay Gareth Reggie Bannister Erin Moran Lloyd Kaufman Robert Z'Dar Edward Asner
Editing by	John Wesley Norton Chuck Kelly Tony Passarella
Distributed by	Troma Entertainment
Release date(s)	2011 (2011)
Running time	85 minutes
Language	English

Not Another B Movie is a satirical comedy feature written and directed by John Wesley Norton which peers into the process of making a low-budget horror movie. It was premiered in 2008 under the original title Working Title in Woodridge, IL (outside of Chicago). It has since been screened at the 2009 Naperville Independent Film Festival before being distributed by Troma Entertainment in 2011.

Plot

The body of the movie revolves around a farcical business meeting at a restaurant between screenwriter Byron (Byron Thames), director Larry (Larry Thomas), and producer James (James Vallo). Byron struggles in vain to stick to his original vision while Larry and James are intent on altering the script. Aside from wishing to make money, they also want to create a film that will "make the audience walk out...in a good way!" Their shocking movie is tentatively titled "The Umpire Strikes Back", due to the narrative revolving around a baseball ump (Reggie Bannister) who goes psycho (including a rip off of Hitchcock's iconic black and white shower scene with a bat replacing the infamous knife).

The script alterations as well as the trio's recollections of past ventures are portrayed in short skits and scenes that are interspersed with the restaurant setting throughout. Many of these cutaway scenes feature the bickering (and at times outrageously violent) cop duo Hines (David Faustino) and Sterns (Joe Estevez) who are trying to find the killer ump^[1]. The cutaways also feature appearances by Edward Asner (as a prospective investor not impressed with James' proposal...unless there's "lots of T&A and he's more than welcome to visit the set"), Erin Moran (as a women's apparel store owner not impressed with James' merchandising plan), Robert Z'Dar (as an auditioner for the killer role), and Lloyd Kaufman (as a victim in a previous feature from the trio).

Back in the restaurant setting, a waitress and struggling actress Holly (Lindsay Gareth) tries repeatedly (and unsuccessfully) to get the trio's attention to cast her in one of their projects through the encouragement of her pushy know-it-all fellow waitress friend Karie (Erin Muir). She is finally able to reach Byron after he (dealing with frustrations of his own) takes a break at the bar to 'get numb'. Byron alludes to her that she will not be taken seriously if they put her in one of their movies. Holly however is at a breaking point and willing to take the risk no matter what it takes, but Byron respectably still resists.

The movie concludes with Byron deciding to strike out on his own and 'do something he's proud of for a change'. He gives Holly his card and heads out.

References

1. ^ Sex Gore Mutants - Review

External links

• Official website
• Not Another B Movie at the Internet Movie Database