Scrapple (film) explained

Scrapple
Starring:	Geoffrey Hanson Ryan Massey Buck Simmonds Bunzy Bunworth
Music:	Taj Mahal
Cinematography:	Robert F. Smith
Editing:	Adam Lichtenstein
Studio:	Sweetwater Productions
Director:	Christopher Hanson
Producer:	Geoffrey Hanson George Plamondon
Distributor:	Tapeworm Video Distributors
Runtime:	93 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Scrapple is a 1998 American comedy film directed by Christopher Hanson, starring Geoffrey Hanson, Ryan Massey, Buck Simmonds and Bunzy Bunworth.

Cast

• Geoffrey Hanson as Al Dean
• Ryan Massey as Beth Muller
• Buck Simmonds as Tom Sullivan
• Bunzy Bunworth as Errol McNamara
• Jamey Jousan as Woody
• L. Kent Brown as Kurt Hinney
• Grady Lee as Phil Brandel
• George Plamondon as Cy Sloan
• Luc Leestemaker as Klauss
• Dan Earnshaw as Brian Dean
• Meredith Arnow as Kris Peechick
• Beth Childers as Sunshine
• Kevin Sheehan as Kevy Kev

Release

The film premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival in January 1998.^[1]

Reception

Brian Bertoldo of Film Threat wrote that the film is "wonderful" and "thoroughly entertaining".^[2]

TV Guide wrote, "Grainy look and some stiff performances aside, it's a charmer."^[3]

Dave Kehr of The New York Times called the film a "completely uncondescending, nearly letter-perfect re-creation of a late 60's-early 70's stoner comedy."^[4]

Marc Savlov of The Austin Chronicle wrote that the film is "less than the sum of its dazed and confused parts."^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Three men and a pig. Foster. Jim. 23 January 1999. Fort Collins Coloradoan. 1 October 2023.
2. Web site: SCRAPPLE. Bertoldo. Brian. 8 November 1999. Film Threat. 1 October 2023.
3. Web site: Scrapple Reviews. TV Guide. 1 October 2023.
4. Web site: FILM REVIEW; A Pot Dealer, a Drifter and the Pig That Gets in the Way. Kehr. Dave. 20 July 2001. The New York Times. 1 October 2023.
5. Web site: SCRAPPLE. Savlov. Marc. 27 March 1998. The Austin Chronicle. 1 October 2023.