The Last Horror Film (a.k.a. Fanatic) is a 1982 American horror comedy film directed by David Winters and starring Joe Spinell and Caroline Munro.[1][2][3][4] The director, David Winters, filmed on location at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Vinny Durand (Joe Spinell) is a New York City taxi driver. He dreams of directing a film starring the actress Jana Bates (Caroline Munro), known as the "queen of horror films". Durand, who lives in an apartment with his mother (Filomena Spagnuolo), tells her that he is leaving to attend the Cannes Film Festival in France. He hopes to meet Bates and get her to star in his movie to kickstart his directing career. His mother tries to discourage him, calling it a "crazy idea."
At Cannes, Bates is promoting her latest horror film Scream in which she has been nominated for Best Actress. Accompanying Jana is her manager and ex-husband Bret Bates (Glenn Jacobson), and the film's producer and boyfriend Alan Cunningham (Judd Hamilton). Durand tries to meet Bates, but is turned away. Durand phones Bret, only to find out agented scripts are accepted. Shortly afterwards, Bates is at a press conference with Cunningham when she receives flowers and a note saying, "You've made your last horror film. Goodbye." She goes to see Bret at his hotel room and finds he's been murdered. When she later returns with the police, the body is gone.
While Jana attends more press conferences, Vinny goes to a nightclub where he attacks a stripper after seeing her as Jana. He goes to a local cinema where he watches a gory horror film of Stanley Kline, and runs into him outside the theater. The following day, Susan tells Stanley that she wants to leave Cannes, but he convinces her to stay a while longer. That evening, both of them are killed by the hooded figure atop a building where Stanley is stabbed, and she falls off the building's ledge after getting shot. The killer then takes his movie camera and films all the deaths.
The image falls back to reveal that the whole story is a movie that Vinny filmed at the Cannes Film Festival with Jana Bates, and he is now back in New York showing it to his mother in a screening room. His mother tells Vinny that she is finally proud of him for directing and starring in his first movie, but Vinny explains that it will be his last horror film. As Vinny starts to talk to his mother about ideas for his next movie, she interrupts him to ask for a joint. The two share a smoke as the film ends.
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Heck that was golden sweet. His loving mama, baked macaroni, and worrying about what he's upto next. Vinnie with his school boy posters of his idol, no clue how to speak to women, and a dream of making his horror film. I remember my Duran Duran days, posters all over the wall, I was so sure I was going to marry John Taylor. If only my mammie had been more like Vinnie's.
Awkward, film-obsessed NYC cab driver Joe Spinell fantasizes about making a movie with horror actress Caroline Munro and winning an Oscar. He decides to chase his dreams by heading to the Cannes Film Festival, stalking Munro and filming the movie without her knowledge. As everyone around her rejects his attempts to meet with Munro, they start turning up dead. It's like a slasher version of Bowfinger.
The opening credits with Depeche Mode playing in the background is perfectly atmospheric. Synthpop at its finest. This is why I love the '80s lol. Underrated horror flick with a stronger first half, but Joe Spinell and especially Caroline Munro kept me engaged throughout.
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The Last Horror Film (also known as Fanatic) is a 1982 American horror comedy film[1] directed by David Winters and starring Joe Spinell and Caroline Munro.[2] The director, David Winters, filmed on location at the Cannes Film Festival.[3]
Vinny Durand (Joe Spinell) is a New York City taxi driver who is obsessed with the international cult actress Jana Bates (Caroline Munro), who is known as the "queen of horror films". Vinny returns home to his apartment where he lives with his mother (played by Joe Spinell's real life mother), where he tells her that he's packing to go to the Cannes Film Festival in France hoping to meet Jana Bates and get her to star in his movie as his career start of being a film director. But his mother calls it just another one of his "crazy ideas."
Vinny arrives in Cannes and tries to get to meet Jana several times, but is turned away. Jana is in Cannes to promote her latest horror film Scream where she has been nominated for Best Actress. Accompanying Jana is her manager and ex-husband Bret Bates (Glenn Jacobson), and the film's producer Alan Cunningham (Judd Hamilton) who is her current beau. Vinny phones Bret to talk to Jana at her hotel room, but get hung up on. Shortly afterwards, Jana is at a press conference with Alan when she receives flowers and a note saying, "You've made your last horror film." When she goes to see Bret at his hotel room, she finds him dead and runs away. But when she returns with Alan and the local police, the body is gone.
While Jana attends more press conferences, Vinny goes to a nightclub where he attacks a stripper after seeing her as Jana. He goes to a local cinema where he watches a gory horror film of Stanley Kline, and runs into him outside the theater. The following day, Susan tells Stanley that she wants to leave Cannes, but he convinces her to stay a while longer. That evening, both of them are killed by the hooded figure atop a building where Stanley is stabbed to death, and she falls off the building's ledge after getting shot. The killer then takes his movie camera and films all the deaths.
Feeling that the DVD release was unjust for such a cult classic, Troma Entertainment re-released the film under its 'Tromasterpiece Collection' label. Now under its original working title, The Last Horror Film has been re-released with hours of special features including interviews, commentaries, documentaries and the unfinished 'Maniac 2', which was Spinell's last work as an actor.
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Creep follows a seemingly simple premise that shows a man responding to a Craigslist add seeking someone to record a dying man's last words. What starts out as something somber and heartwarming soon degrades into a horror fest that should keep anyone on the edge of their seat throughout.
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