A Gun for Jennifer explained
| A Gun for Jennifer |
| Director: | Todd Morris |
| Producer: | Deborah Twiss |
| Starring: | Deborah Twiss |
| Cinematography: | Joe di Gennaro
Eliot Rockett
David Tumblety |
| Editing: | Todd Morris
Rachel Warden |
| Music: | JF Coleman |
| Studio: | Independent Partners |
| Distributor: | Action Gitanes
Conspiracy Films Inc. |
| Runtime: | 85 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
A Gun for Jennifer is a 1997 rape and revenge film thriller film directed by Todd Morris and starring Deborah Twiss. It follows a feminist vigilante group who castrate suspected rapists and batterers while a female police officer attempts to stop them.[1] It is shot in a retro exploitation style and premiered at the Fantasia Festival in July 1997,[2] where it was sold-out an hour before screening and received a standing ovation.
The film went unreleased for years; Fangoria reported that it had been picked up for distribution by Mondo Macabro, but the release never came to fruition.[3] Finally, in November 2023 it was released on Blu-Ray by Vinegar Syndrome.[4]
The movie was covered in the documentary In the Belly of the Beast,[5] which detailed Morris and Twiss's discovery that their financier (whom Twiss had met while working as an exotic dancer)[6] had been embezzling money.[7] [8]
Cast
- Deborah Twiss as Jennifer / Allison
- Benja Kay as Dt. Billie Perez
- Rene Alberta as Becky
- Tracy Dillon as Grace
- Freida Hoops as Jesse
- Veronica Cruz as Priscilla
- Sheila Schmidt as Trish
- Beth Dodye Bass as Annie
- Joe Pallister as Grady (as Joseph Pallister)
- Arthur J. Nascarella as Lt. Rizzo (as Arthur Nascarella)
- Carl Jasper as Carl Varna
- James O'Donoghue as Det. Cahill
- Douglas Gorenstein as Snake
- Raymond Chan as Skeletor
- Lord Kayson as T-Bone
- Fatmir Haskaj as Josh
Notes and References
- Web site: Bergeron. Patricia. Deborah Twiss and Todd Morris of "A Gun For Jennifer. 30 July 1997 . IndieWire. 9 October 2013.
- News: A different kind of chick flick. 9 October 2013. Courier Post. Mar 25, 1999. 10 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150610193953/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courierpostonline/doc/436853201.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar%2025,%201999&author=&pub=Courier%20Post&edition=&startpage=&desc=A%20different%20kind%20of%20chick%20flick. live.
- Web site: July 5: A GUN FOR JENNIFER finally gets its shot . Fangoria (Web Archive) . 9 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070623051451/http://www.fangoria.com/news_article.php?id=4587 . June 23, 2007 .
- Web site: Vinegar Syndrome Archive: A Gun for Jenniefer. Vinegar Syndrome. 25 November 2023.
- Book: Kerekes, David. Headpress 23: Funhouse. 2002. Headpress. 1900486180. 16.
- News: Ebert. Roger. Fest features filmmakers far from mainstream. 9 October 2013. Chicago Sun-Times. August 13, 1996.
- Web site: Manson Family/ In the Belly of the Beast (reviews). April 2005 . Dread Central. 9 October 2013.
- Web site: The Manson Family/In the Belly of the Beast. DVD Talk. 9 October 2013.
