Kill the Moonlight (film)

Infobox Film | name = Kill the Moonlight


caption = Kill The Moonlight DVD cover
director = Steve Hanft
producer = Steve Hanft
writer = Steve Hanft
starring =Thomas Hendrix
Ross Harris
cinematography = Steve Hanft
editing = Steve Hanft
distributor = Plexifilm
released =
runtime = 76 min
language = English
amg_id = 1:306099
imdb_id = 0497630

"Kill the Moonlight" (1994 in film) is an American independent film by Steve Hanft.

Filmmaker and video director Steve Hanft's first independent feature film, started when he was enrolled in CalArts in the early 90's.

ynopsis

A twisted mid-90s comedy disguised as a 1970s drive-in film, "Kill the Moonlight" is the story of Chance -- fish hatchery worker, toxic waste cleaner and aspiring racecar driver, whose goal in life is to fix up his Camaro and follow his dreams of championship glory. Director Steven Hanft captures the West Coast slacker vibe with laconic pacing, bizarre humor and a stock-car-racing hero.

Credits

Written and Directed by
*Steve Hanft

Cast (in alphabetical order)
*Richmond Arquette - Sandra's boyfriend
*Jaime Colindrez - Jaime
*John Hanft - Good citizen
*Steve Hanft - Dennis
*Ross Harris - Ross
*Maria Hassabi - Sandra
*Thomas Hendrix - Chance
*Beata Henrichs - Cindy
*Ralston Regan - Chance's Father
*Eddie Ruscha - Surf bassist

Produced by
*Steve Hanft Cinematography by
*Steve Hanft Film Editing by
*Steve Hanft

oundtrack

First issued by Sympathy for the Record Industry in 1997, the out of print soundtrack to "Kill The Moonlight" was reissued with the Plexifilm DVD release, this time including tracks from Beck and Steve Hanft's band Loser.

* Beck - Leave Me On The Moon
* The Pussywillows - Vindaloo
* The Dynamics - Tube Glory
* The Raunch Hands - Green Room
* Pam Aronoff - TV Jazz
* Go To Blazes - Hating You
* Loser - Born Of Whiskey
* Beck - Last Night I Traded My Soul's Innermost for Some Pickled Fish
* Delta Garage - Blue Eyes
* Thomas Hendrix - "Kill The Moonlight" Sample
* The World Famous Blue Jays - Cookin' With Jay
* Go To Blazes - Bad Cup of Coffee
* Beck - Underwater Music
* Loser - Dad Came Home
* Martha Atwell - Wildwood Flower
* Thomas Hendrix - Can't Find My Car
* Pam Aronoff - Clear
* Loser - Fish Bait
* The Dynamics - Spaghetti Ride

Trivia

* Notorious for inspiring Beck's song "Loser", which features samples of the film in the song and video.
* Had its premiere in 1998 at Laemmle's Sunset 5 theatre in West Hollywood where Beck played an impromptu set in the movie theatre.
* Completed in 1994, but not released domestically officially until 2006.

External links

* [http://plexifilm.com/ Plexifilm] Distributor
*imdb title|id=0497630|title=Kill The Moonlight