![]() ![]() Very quickly, we started making the thing. I had already written the script for it and they loved it. There was no way that we'd be able to do this enormous detective story without any help.Īnd so, Orion Pictures was doing this initiative to bring in indie filmmakers to make more nuanced genre-bending movies, and we pitched them this one. The budget for Thunder Road was such a shoestring. The opportunity came along and I had written this feature in tandem with the Thunder Road script that was more like a David Fincher horror movie, and I just couldn't do that in my backyard. I wanted to start making studio movies and this is my first studio movie. Jim Cummings: So after Thunder Road, I was wanting to do bigger movies. I would love to start off at the beginning and talk a little bit about the inspiration behind this story, because I think in some ways this obviously feels a little bit like a spiritual successor to Thunder Road, but it’s also very different and something that's very much its own as well. I think you guys did a really, really fun job with doing something very unusual and very different as well. ![]() I'm a big fan of werewolf movies and I love that this is at the forefront of this werewolf renaissance that we're having right now. Cummings also chatted about collaborating with Robert Forster, who sadly passed away late last year, as well as the rest of his cast, the approach to the film’s lively dialogue delivery, and more. Track down THE WOLF OF SNOW HOLLOW as fast as you can don't let it get away.This past Friday night, Jim Cummings celebrated the world premiere of his latest film, The Wolf of Snow Hollow, at the 2020 edition of Beyond Fest, and the movie will be headed to theaters and VOD later this week on October 9th, courtesy of Orion Classics.ĭaily Dead recently had the opportunity to speak with Cummings, who also stars in the film, about his unique take on lycanthropic cinema, and he discussed how The Wolf of Snow Hollow is an extension of his first feature, Thunder Road, and how Orion completely embraced his offbeat take on werewolves. Talking about this movie just makes me want to see it again and I'm looking forward to many revisits in the future. It's fantastic, well-earned kismet that he should close out his career with such a respectable role in a genre film. Robert Forester is Robert Forster and he rules. Riki Lindhome (who was also great in the LAST HOUSE remake) brings much quiet power to her patient detective sidekick role and Jimmy Tatro delivers a crazy amount of depth with a handful of scenes. Actually, there's an abundance of humanity on display here the way Cummings juxtaposes lycanthropy with the pitfalls of alcoholism is brilliant. The effects are top notch and as humorous as it is, it also has a haunting quality as it takes the time to humanize its multiple victims. ![]() SNOW HOLLOW miraculously has got me putting it in the same camp as my lifelong faves AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON & THE HOWLING (not an easy accomplishment by any stretch). Here's the thing that blew my mind though- that I didn't figure out until the closing credits: Jim Cummings not only stars in TWOSH, he also wrote and directed it (!!!) This blows my mind because I can't think of many talents that could do all three and the ones I can think of don't do werewolves and can't crack me up heartily multiple times throughout a film. Cummings is fantastic in the role and he has the type of intense, manic energy that reminded me of horror legend Jeffrey Combs. The guy is literally splitting at the seams under the pressure and it's both highly comical and painfully relatable. Jim Cummings stars as John Marshall, a small town cop dealing with multiple savage (and old school gory) murders while also juggling AA meetings, a snippy daughter and a father who may be more ill than he is letting on. It can stand on its hind legs right up there with the best werewolf films of all time. It's perfectly cast with memorable characters and it just happens to be the last film to feature the great Robert Forster (to whom it is dedicated). I mean, this flick offers two of my favorite things (wolves and snow) right in the title! How often does that happen? And it delivers so much more it's genuinely funny, legit scary, surprisingly soulful and it's finely crafted all around (the cinematography and score are exquisite). Let's talk about T HE WOLF OF SNOW HOLLOW because I love that movie and that should take the edge off. Yikes, I feel like I haven't written in a long time and am getting very close to the "and he never did again" zone so here I am forcing myself.
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