I hadn’t seen this before! I was reading an interview with Bruce when I noticed the link to this page:
It has a synopsis of the movie, cast bios and My Name is Bruce Tour dates. Click here to visit the page.
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(I love these two women so much, and we also get Ted Raimi too. Very nice.)
Exclusive: Angel Of Death Set Report
Angel of Death, a 10-episode Web series now shooting in Los Angeles, will be the first production on Crackle.com, Sony’s attempt to take the webisode concept to the next level, and SCI FI Wire was on set.
The original supernatural-tinged series has an all-star cast, including Grindhouse’s Zoe Bell, Battlestar Galactica’s Lucy Lawless, Hellboy’s Doug Jones and Spider-Man’s Ted Raimi. It’s directed by Paul Etheridge and written by comic icon Ed Brubaker. Each episode will run 8-10 minutes and will ultimately be cut together into a feature for DVD release.
Stuntwoman-turned-actress Bell plays Eve, a cold, calculating and unflappable assassin. Her world gets turned upside down when one of her jobs goes badly and she gets stabbed in the head. She survives but soon finds herself with a newfound remorse for her past sins. Attempting to set her mind at ease, Bell hunts down one by one the men who made her into the trained killer she has become.
Angel of Death is currently on location in Los Angeles, and SCI FI Wire was invited to the set Oct. 22 for an exclusive tour and chat with Bell and director Etheridge.
The day’s shoot took place at the Linda Vista Hospital in the Boyle Heights neighborhood outside downtown L.A. The hospital was originally constructed in 1904 and ceased operation in 1990. It has served as an appropriately creepy location ever since, primarily catering to horror material. Even in daylight, the endless hallways and dark, dank appearance conjure discomfort. Add to that the smell of old age and the abuse of countless production crews.
“Anything that has, like, ‘Demon Baby’ attached to it was shot here,” Etheridge jokes. “Any room you go into has blood. There’s blood all over the ceiling, blood everywhere.”
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(Ted Raimi on geeking-out on the set of Supernatural, playing Sebastian the mapmaker in Legend of the Seeker, getting rock n roll hair and his new and upcoming projects with Lucy Lawless and Zoe Bell!)
Ted Raimi, who loves sci-fi/fantasy — as a reader, viewer, and actor — happened to guest star on two genre shows in the same week. He spoke with me about the great time he had doing both shows, and why Legend of the Seeker was like, and yet unlike, his days on Xena: Warrior Princess.
This week you’re guest-starring on both Legend of the Seeker and Supernatural. How weird is that?
It’s fantastic! It is a weird coincidence, for many actors — not for me, sci-fi is my bag, you know, and aura. So I would call this, not a bizarre week but a fantastic week for me. Just last night I was on Supernatural for The CW ["Wishful Thinking," as nerdy guy Wes], and Saturday night I believe, in Los Angeles anyway, it will be Legend of the Seeker ["Bounty," as Sebastian the mapmaker]. [See this page for stations and air times in your area.] It’s a good sci-fi week for Ted Raimi.
Also this week I’m in My Name Is Bruce, a new horror-comedy starring me and Bruce Campbell, which is making its rounds right now in key cities.
I saw that. But Bruce Campbell doesn’t need any more publicity, right?
[laughs] That’s right! Doggone Bruce, let’s talk about me! And other bizarre subjects.
You’ve known Bruce for years — is it true he actually babysat you?
It’s true. He’d come over all the time to hang out with my brother Sam [director Sam Raimi]. Sam went away to college for a while, so they said to Bruce, “Look, if you’re going hang around here all the time and eat dinner, you’d better do some chores around this place. Go pick Teddy up from cello lessons, make sure he doesn’t burn the house down when we’re out of town.” So yeah, that’s how we got to know each other, I remember him from about a million years ago. We’ve known each other for 30 years, something like that.
It’s nice to know he’s done some good things in his life.
[laughs] I’ve known him too long, that’s the problem.
Did you think earlier this year, “I need to get some TV gigs for the fall,” and line up a bunch of things?
Yeah! More or less. I really wanted to do some TV, and as happens with this universe that we live in it just of just happened like that. And I got a call from [Legend of the Seeker executive producer] Rob Tapert, my old buddy Rob Tapert who also put me on Xena: Warrior Princess, and he said, “Hey! Do you want to go down to New Zealand?” And I thought to myself, “Well, let’s see, I’m not doing anything at the moment, so — Yeah! That sounds like a good idea.”
And in a weird mind trip, it was not too dissimilar to the trips I had taken years ago to do Xena [co-starring as Joxer, 1996-2001]. So flew down there in the same plane, the sets were kind of similar, some of the same crew guys were there, so it was mind-blowing.
But that’s where the similarities ended, because the show is completely different from Xena — other than it being fantasy. It’s a whole different deal. The vibe is different, the writers are different, the stories are different, the acting is much different. So it was quite a challenge, but I had a great time, and I’m very glad I did that.
So even though it brought back memories, it was a totally different situation.
Yeah. I was really excited, those actors down there were great. The girl and the guy [Legend stars Craig Horner and Bridget Regan] are fantastic actors. Most of my scenes were with Bruce Spence [who plays Zedd], whom a lot of your readers might best know from his work on Mad Max [2] as the helicopter pilot.
But Bruce has done a thousand things since then. He’s one of those actor’s who’s just so good, that just being around him for a day or two, you become a better actor. He’s one of these kinds of guys who’s both generous and talented. That’s a rare combo.
He seems comfortable in the role, and seems to communicate that comfort to the cast.
Oh yeah, he really does. And I was just lucky to have a full day of acting with that guy. It’s one of those “check it off your list” things. After, you know, “Find a million dollars on the street in a briefcase,” “Fly my own jet,” “Attend a Playboy party,” “Act with Bruce Spence.” That’s definitely on there. So I was a lucky guy.
That’s quite a list, I think he’d be flattered to be in that company. [Ted laughs] The funny thing is, I did some cross-referencing, and some of the other cast of Legend of the Seeker also did Xena with you — Jay Laga’aia [Chase on Legend, 3 Xena episodes with Ted], Craig Parker [Darken Ruhl on Legend, 2 Xenas with Ted], and David de Lautour [Michael on Legend, one Xena with Ted].
Oh yeah! Those kids have been around a while. Those Kiwi actors — every show that goes through that town, it’s a very small talent pool. I believe that before us, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and a few other pictures were shot up there in Auckland. So they make their rounds.
And Craig Parker was in Lord of the Rings down there [as Haldir of Lorien].
Right.
So it’s like Vancouver. Is this guy Sebastian likely to crop up again?
I don’t know. I’m not sure if he’s going to crop up again. They didn’t kill me off. If Rob calls me up and asks me to come down again, I’ll surely say yes because it was a fantastic experience down there. It’s one of these great kinds of shows that comes around once in a long time for sci-fi — like Supernatural. I was in my two favorite shows just by chance this week. And believe me, I’ve done a lot of TV in my life, and I could easily say a lot of the stuff I’ve done is stuff I would not normally watch — that I happened to think was quality TV but I wouldn’t really watch it.
Supernatural is — my girlfriend turned me on to that, it’s one of my all-time favorite shows. I actually gave Eric Kripke, the producer, a call and said, “Please, please, put me on your show!” [laughs] That’s the only show I’ve ever done where I was running a fine line between being a fanboy and an actor. I was blown away! I was like, “Geez, I’m in the Chevy! I’m in the Chevy!!”
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Not only are we getting My Name is Bruce on Blu-Ray next February, which we already covered on this post (if you haven’t read it, go ahead, what are you waiting for?), but we are also getting Terminal Invasion on (regular) DVD! I can finally watch this movie on my tv, instead of hunching over my computer with that Region 2 disc I bought a few years ago. Thank you Image Entertainment, I love you. TI and Running Time are two of my favorite Bruce movies. And what a handsome cover. Five stars in my book. Though I will deduct one point for the Campbell-less commentary.
I like Sean S. Cunningham… but he’s no Campbell.
TERMINAL INVASION, directed by Sean S. (FRIDAY THE 13TH) Cunningham and set in a remote airport overtaken by aliens, will have a 16×9-enhanced 1.78:1 transfer with Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo and audio commentary by Cunningham and executive producer Chuck Simon, retailing for $14.98.
So how do we feel about both releases?
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So here’s a false spoiler for the new season of Burn Notice starting on January 22 next year:
Question: So there’s a rumor that Fiona is being killed off Burn Notice in the season 2 finale. Say it ain’t so!
Ausiello: “It ain’t so! Per my Burn mole, there will be several surprises in the March season finale, but Fiona’s death is not one of them.”
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(My Name is Bruce sequel? Already? This is an idea being tossed around, and according to MNIB and 30 Days of Night producer, Mike Richardson, it includes Bruce groupies and Ted Raimi in a dress! Strike while the iron is hot, I say.)
Mike Richardson reveals there are plans for a sequel to My Name is Bruce, and dishes a bit of the plot. “We have an idea where Bruce is going to visit a country in Europe and he thinks he’s got an all-expense-paid stay there,” he explains. “They put him up in a big castle and he thinks there are groupies running around, but they’re not really groupies, they’re minions. It’s Bruce and he’s going to play the same clueless character.”
Expect Ted Raimi - who plays multiple roles in the first Bruce - to encore, possibly in drag. Says Richardson, “I was on the phone with Ted Raimi telling him I was going to put him in a dress. He said, Great, I’m trying to extend my acting range.”
“It’s unfortunate about some of the reviews that came out of the press that were by people who don’t get [My Name is Bruce] at all,” Richardson sighs. “We made this for the fans and for a specific fan, the Bruce fans. I count myself as one. Every Bruce fan we’ve shown this to has a lot of fun.”
For a complete tour schedule and theater listing click HERE or visit Bruce-Campbell.com.
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(Here is a three-part interview, featuring Bruce and Rob Tapert, producer of The Evil Dead, just before the movie was released, back in May 4th, 1983. This interview aired on public access tv in Roseville, Michigan. Posted by the camera operator, this may be the only copy of this interview in existence.)
Credits for the links to loyal reader, Barb.
Credits for uploading the videos: DEADISDEAD123
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(The price might be a little steep, but for your own Bruce figure? Complete with his own hooch? It’s a bargain!)
BRUCE CAMPBELL 12″ FIGURE
On sale Apr 15
12″ fully articulated doll, includes seven accessories
Comes packaged in a deluxe collector’s box
$89.99
One of the most anticipated genre movie releases of the year is My Name Is Bruce, starring the cult hero (or is that antihero?) Bruce Campbell. Campbell is abducted from his trailer-park home to fight against Guan Di, a Chinese war deity. Thinking it all a joke, although thinking clearly is not one of his strong suits in this picture, Mr. Campbell discovers that it all is real, much to his shock and dismay. Mayhem ensues.
The fully articulated doll is formed from a 3-D scan of Campbell himself. Besides a custom fabric miniature version of his actual Hawaiian shirt, which was loaned to us by Mr. Campbell, proving that he’s the kind of partner who would “give you the shirt off his back,” an array of movie-specific accessories are included.
Two of these are miniature “angel” and “devil” versions of Mr. Campbell. They attach to his shoulders using hidden magnets. Additionally, we have:
Shemps Olde Tyme Whiskey
A Bruce collectible toy in melted package
Refreshing Lemon Drink bottle
A miniature Chins book
A big honkin’ gun with price tag still attached
Puzzled? You won’t be once you have seen the movie.
(Click the images for full version.)
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(Credits and kudos to Anthony who contributed these links! More Bruce videos!)
Bruce Campbell Q&A session after the My Name is Bruce screening at the Kendell Theatre in Cambridge, MA on 11/7/08
Check out the rest here:
Part Four
Part Five
Part Six
Part Seven
Videos uploaded by: IamTheGameWJWF
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Bruce talks about his fans on the Opie and Anthony XM radio show.
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(Here is part two of ‘I Want to Make Love to Bruce Campbell‘, a sort of homage/interview mashup. Enjoy!)
Credits: StrippedFresh
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(Here is a review of the Supernatural season 4 episode, starring Ted Raimi called, ‘Wishful Thinking.’ Cookies if you got the ‘kneel before (T)odd reference right-off the bat. I did! And I wholeheartedly agree, Ted was criminally under-used in this episode. He was fantastic, damn near broke my heart. I prefer Ted playing the sad, lovelorn kind of guy, that isn’t to say I don’t enjoy his Joxer/Pavel characters. But he should be given the chance to stretch his acting muscles like this. I say, bring ‘Wesley’ back! You listening Kripke?.)
Last night’s episode of Supernatural had a perfect blend of humor and gut-wrenching emotion. I can’t think of another show on television that would feature a subplot about a booze-swilling bipolar teddy bear, then cap off the hour with a heartbreaking confession that could bring tears to the eyes. “Wishful Thinking” was not only another solid episode in what’s shaping up to be a great season, but it was also another home run for writer Ben Edlund. I continue to find the installments written by Edlund or Jeremy Carver to be some of the best of the series.
While “Wishful Thinking” had plenty of wonderful moments, I decided to make a list of the top three, followed by one minor thing that annoyed me. Read on for the list.
- Best Moments
3. “Kneel Before Todd!”
The end of the episode really packed in the comic book references. Not only did Todd have Hulk-like strength and enough Superman knowledge to whip out a “Kneel before Zod!” riff, but Dean (Jensen Ackles) tried to talk him down using the old “with great power comes great responsibility” speech from Spider-Man. I’m a huge comic book dork, so these shout-outs really made my spider-sense tingle.
2. Teddy Tries to Blow His Stuffing Out
It’s no surprise that Ben Edlund, the writer responsible for an Angel episode that featured maniacal trash-talking puppets, would bring us the character of Teddy. A seven-foot-tall talking teddy bear who likes to drink booze and look at porn mags sounds like a completely hilarious notion, but Teddy really brought some pathos to the episode. It’s not every day you see a stuffed animal try to blow his own head off. It’ll go down as one of the funniest and most disturbing scenes in Supernatural’s history.
1. Dean Opens Up to His Brother
Dean has always been one to internalize his emotions, but who knew he was capable of walking around and cracking jokes while remembering everything that happened to him in Hell? He was only gone for four months, but it felt like 40 years, which means Dean is dealing with a heck of a lot of torment. The fact that he’s so well adjusted makes me wonder exactly what happened to him down there. He claims he was in unspeakable anguish, but there has to be something more that he’s not telling Sam (Jared Padalecki).
One thing I love about Supernatural is that even standalone episodes contain wonderful, emotional moments that give us insight into the characters. The end of last night’s installment was a perfect example of this. The episode delivered big laughs with its bipolar teddy bear and “Kneel before Todd!” shenanigans, then delivered a heartbreaking wallop in its final minutes.
Worst Moment
It’s not a specific moment, but I did feel that Ted Raimi was sorely underused in the episode. Those who aren’t fans of the actor likely didn’t think anything of it, but I was hoping to see a bit more of sad, lovelorn Wesley. If the day ever comes when Supernatural recruits Bruce Campbell for a role, I demand they give him more screen time.
What do you think were the best and worst moments from “Wishful Thinking”? Sound off!
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(Now if anyone could make me buy a Blu-Ray player, that would be Bruce Campbell!)
Dealing in many cult classics and icons, Image Entertainment has just added another gem to their release line-up, offering up Bruce Campbell in his very own feature film My Name Is Bruce on DVD and Blu-Ray Disc in February.
Something evil is stirring in the small mining town of Gold Lick, and it’s not happy. Guan-di, the Chinese protector of the dead with a strange affinity for bean curd, has been awakened by reckless teenagers, and now his bloody crusade to wipe out the town’s entire population can only be stopped by one man - Bruce Campbell (the guy who starred in all three Evil Dead movies and Bubba Ho-tep), B-move star and deadbeat ex-husband extraordinaire, who’s recruited to be their unwitting savior. Thinking the whole scenario’s a publicity prank, Bruce is distracted from his mission by a hot mom and fan boys aplenty– but when our hero has to face off against a dark force more fearsome than a Hollywood agent, the laughs and screams start flying!
Featuring an anamorphic widescreen transfer and Dolby Digital 5.1 audio, the DVD version of “My Name Is Bruce” will also be loaded with extras. First up is a Commentary Trackwith Bruce Campbell and Mike Richardson. In addition, the release will feature a series of Featurettes on a variety of topics, such as “Heart Of Dorkness,” “Awkward Moments With ‘Kif’,” “Bruce On…,” “Beyond Inside The Cave: The Making Of ‘Cavealien 2’,” “‘Kif’s’ Korner,” “The Hard Truth,” and “Love Birds.” Then there will be a large Photo Gallery with Poster Art, Props Art and general Photos. Also look for Trailers and some Easter Eggs on the disc.
The Blu-Ray version will dish out a 1080p high definition transfer and soup it up with a DTS 5.1 HD Master Audio track. All the extras from the DVD version will be included here also, of course.
If you’re a fan of Bruce Campbell and his irreverent sense of humor - and who doesn’t? - make sure to set aside $27.98 for the DVD version and $35.98 for the Blu-Ray version that will come to stores on February 10.
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(A very funny interview in which Bruce talks about mixing alcohol and movie-making, DNA samples and Alan Ladd fighting pirates.)
How much alcohol was consumed in the making of this film?
How much alcohol was consumed in the making? Why would you say that? [Laughter.] Do you think it took someone to be drunk to make the motion picture? It’s very hard to drink and make movies, I’ve got news for you.
Have a jug of moonshine!
Have a jug of moonshine…who said that?! Have a jug of moonshine…you know what? Have you ever had a jug of moonshine? I have, during Evil Dead I, we had freaking real moonshine down in Morristown, Tennessee and that shit would melt a Styrofoam cup!
Did you do your own stunts?
What like falling off a bicycle? Yes! I did my own stunts; we couldn’t afford a fucking stunt man. What are you talking about? I used dummies for everything in this movie…as if you couldn’t tell.
In the beginning in the car, there was a corndog air freshener…
In the beginning…in the car…there was a corndog air fresher. And the significance is?
They wanted me to ask that.
They wanted you to ask that…that was a jackass question!
Where did you find another “Classic”?
You think that’s Sam Raimi’s movie? And that’s Sam Raimi’s car? Somebody asked that the other day: “Did you borrow Sam Raimi’s 1973 Delta 88?” And I’m like “No, ‘cause I would have wrecked it!”
Where there any hillbillies harmed in the making of this movie?
Where there any hillbillies harmed in the making of this…boy I hope so! Where I live, just so you know, they have signs on the front of their doors with, like, a shotgun pointing at you and it says “We Don’t Call 911.” [laughter]… It’s not that funny when you live there!
Does it anger you when good, independent horror films like this are overshadowed by big-budget remakes?
Well this isn’t really a horror film, this is like a bad Bob Hope movie with some decapitations. You’re not really gonna lose sleep over this are you?!
But does it annoy you as a filmmaker to see the type of horror out now?
If somebody wants to see a guy’s head in a vice for an hour and a half, knock yourself out, I don’t care! Me, personally, no I don’t wanna see torture porn, I’m not really interested in that. I think it’s harder to make things that are scary or suspenseful than just offensive.
Were you influenced by Cat Ballou?
With the idiot singing halfway through the movie? Sure! It just sort of evolved, some things just sort of happen.
Where did you get such absurd ideas?
Was this movie absurd to you, sir? [laughter] Absurd…
Absurd in a Ted Raimi kind of way.
In a Ted Raimi kind of way? Boy, you’re getting obtuse, man! But where do you come up with these ideas? In a hot summer night in a dream? I dunno! Mark Verheiden got the original concept from a comic book in the ‘40’s called The Adventures of Alan Ladd, where some people kidnapped Alan Ladd the actor to fight pirates, because he played a swashbuckler in the movies. So it’s the same sort of idea, we just updated it and twisted it…in a Ted Raimi kind of way! [laughter]
What was your favorite part about making the movie?
It was on my property. Literally, I built the whole town on my property. The little town of Jacksonville, Oregon didn’t want us to film there. [Audience member says “awww”] That’s okay, don’t cry for me, Argentina. And so we filmed it on my property and we found an old rancher, a 76-year-old rancher, who had all this crap on his property and we bought it all. Now he’s sitting there in his underwear on the property.
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