A Gun for Jennifer

A Gun for Jennifer
Directed byTodd Morris
Written byTodd Morris
Deborah Twiss
Produced byDeborah Twiss
StarringDeborah Twiss
CinematographyJoe di Gennaro
Eliot Rockett
David Tumblety
Edited byTodd Morris
Rachel Warden
Music byJF Coleman
Production
company
Independent Partners
Distributed byAction Gitanes
Conspiracy Films Inc.
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

A Gun for Jennifer is a 1997 rape and revenge film thriller film directed by Todd Morris and starring Deborah Twiss. It follows a feminist vigilante group who castrate suspected rapists and batterers while a female police officer attempts to stop them.[1] It is shot in a retro exploitation style and premiered at the Fantasia Festival in July 1997,[2] where it was sold-out an hour before screening and received a standing ovation.

The film went unreleased for years; Fangoria reported that it had been picked up for distribution by Mondo Macabro, but the release never came to fruition.[3] Finally, in November 2023 it was released on Blu-Ray by Vinegar Syndrome.[4]

The movie was covered in the documentary In the Belly of the Beast,[5] which detailed Morris and Twiss's discovery that their financier (whom Twiss had met while working as an exotic dancer)[6] had been embezzling money.[7][8]

Cast

  • Deborah Twiss as Jennifer / Allison
  • Benja Kay as Dt. Billie Perez
  • Rene Alberta as Becky
  • Tracy Dillon as Grace
  • Freida Hoops as Jesse
  • Veronica Cruz as Priscilla
  • Sheila Schmidt as Trish
  • Beth Dodye Bass as Annie
  • Joe Pallister as Grady (as Joseph Pallister)
  • Arthur J. Nascarella as Lt. Rizzo (as Arthur Nascarella)
  • Carl Jasper as Carl Varna
  • James O'Donoghue as Det. Cahill
  • Douglas Gorenstein as Snake
  • Raymond Chan as Skeletor
  • Lord Kayson as T-Bone
  • Fatmir Haskaj as Josh

References

  1. ^ Bergeron, Patricia (30 July 1997). "Deborah Twiss and Todd Morris of "A Gun For Jennifer". IndieWire. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  2. ^ "A different kind of chick flick". Courier Post. Mar 25, 1999. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  3. ^ "July 5: A GUN FOR JENNIFER finally gets its shot". Fangoria (Web Archive). Archived from the original on June 23, 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Vinegar Syndrome Archive: A Gun for Jenniefer". Vinegar Syndrome. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  5. ^ Kerekes, David (2002). Headpress 23: Funhouse. Headpress. p. 16. ISBN 1900486180.
  6. ^ Ebert, Roger (August 13, 1996). "Fest features filmmakers far from mainstream". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Manson Family/ In the Belly of the Beast (reviews)". Dread Central. April 2005. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  8. ^ "The Manson Family/In the Belly of the Beast". DVD Talk. Retrieved 9 October 2013.


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