Ozone (film) explained

Director:J. R. Bookwalter
Cinematography:J. R. Bookwalter (as Lance Randas)
Editing:J. R. Bookwalter
Music:Jens C. Moller
Distributor:Suburban Tempe Company
Country:United States
Budget:$3,500

Ozone is a 1993 American independent horror film written, produced, and directed by J. R. Bookwalter.[1] The film stars James R. Black, Tom Hoover, James L. Edwards, Bill Morrison, and Mary Jackson.[2]

Plot

While on a stake out with his partner, Detective Eddie Boone is stabbed with a needle containing a new street drug called "ozone". Boone has to fight the narcotic's effects in an effort to find his now missing partner while trudging through a city full of mutated "ozone" addicted vagrants who answer to a drug king pin known as Sam DeBartolo.

Cast

Production

Unhappy with the results after making a series of six unsuccessful shot on video films between August 1991 and March 1992 for a total of $15,000 from Cinema Home Video, director J. R. Bookwalter along with producer David A. Wagner wrote and self-financed what would become Ozone in 1993; the film was shot on S-VHS-C in Akron Ohio with a budget of $3,500.[3]

Release

Ozone was released on VHS in 1993 by Suburban Tempe Company and later on DVD by Tempe Entertainment.[4] [5] The film was completely remastered from its source material for a collector's edition Blu-ray release in 2020.[6]

Reception

Film Threat wrote, "Those who have had any doubts about Tempe's films should see this movie and put those feelings to rest. This is the one that proves what Tempe and its crew is capable of achieving when working with the right script and actors. For a company that has had its share of misses, this is a solid hit."[7]

In a review by Horror Society, Blacktooth wrote, "Drugs that kill people or turn them into mindless drones/zombies is nothing new, especially by the mid-90s, but once you throw in the Tempe Video style you get an oozing mess of sci-fi horror that genre fans of the video store age will truly appreciate."[8]

Legacy

Ozone placed at #46 on Bleeding Skull's "Bleeding Skull 50: The Best Shot-On-Video Films" list.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hamman . Cody . 2020-07-21 . J.R. Bookwalter brings his SOV cult classic Ozone to Blu-ray . 2023-03-27 . JoBlo . en-US.
  2. Web site: Frank . 2020-07-11 . 2020 Ozone Blu-ray Review . 2023-03-27 . Psychotronic Review . en-US.
  3. Web site: Ozone Movie Review Flipside Movie Emporium . 2023-03-27 . www.flipsidearchive.com.
  4. Web site: HorrO . Shot-on-Video Horror/Sci-Fi Epic “Ozone” Now Available as Restored MOD Blu-ray . 2023-03-27 . PromoteHorror.com . en.
  5. Web site: Ozone: Signature Edition (Tempe Digital) Blu-ray + DVD Review . 2023-03-27.
  6. Web site: DanXIII . 2020-07-11 . Blu-Ray Review: Ozone (1995) . 2023-03-27 . HorrorFuel.com: Reviews, Ratings and Where to Watch the Best Horror Movies & TV Shows . en-US.
  7. Web site: 2005-04-16 . OZONE (DVD) Film Threat . 2023-03-27 . en-US.
  8. Web site: 2020-07-17 . Blu Review – Ozone (Tempe Digital) . 2023-03-27 . Horror Society . en-US.
  9. Web site: Ziemba . Joseph A. . Choi . Annie . Bleeding Skull 50: The Best Shot-On-Video Films – Bleeding Skull . 2023-03-27 . en-US.

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