SEX MACHINE - $8,000 DVX feature

Not yet. We will hopefully be signing some papers next week. I can't release anything on my own without potentially screwing that up. But if it falls through, it will go on sale via our website really soon.
 
The Details....


Sex Machine Leaves Mark on Anthem Pictures

Scary Actioner – part Frankenstein, part pulp – Acquired for Worldwide Distribution


Agoura Hills, CA – Anthem Pictures President & CEO Chuck Adelman announced today it had acquired all rights to Austin, TX filmmaker Christopher Sharpe’s debut feature film, Sex Machine for worldwide distribution. The scary action-thriller is scheduled for a DVD Premiere in the United States in March 2007.

Sex Machine, which takes its name from a mysterious tattoo on the hero’s arm is the gripping story of a man who wakes up in the middle of a gangland hit to discover that his limbs are not his own. Frank is a tough-talking patchwork assassin, stitched together from the body parts of other failed assassins. When Frank learns that his ex-girlfriend is the next test subject, he opens both barrels on his “creators” and unleashes a gory bloodbath of revenge.

“When we first screened the movie we knew we had a winner – not only with the audience who love movies like Reservoir Dogs or The Killer, but with the folks who like their gore, “said Adelman. “Sex Machine really delivers the goods. This is a pulpy hybrid of horror and hitmen that really goes for the throat.”

Sex Machine, winner of the 2006 MicroCinema and DeadCenter Film Festivals was shot in and around Austin, TX and Oklahoma City, OK and comes from the demented minds of Director Christopher Sharpe and screenwriter John Oak Dalton. Shot for over several months as cast and crew were available, Sharpe and Director of Photography Shogo have infused with the movie with what critics have called, “killer visual style” from the opening credits onward. Hundreds of sketches, conceptual photos and makeup tests were completed so that the filmmakers could keep a consistent and interesting look on their meager budget. The planning paid off.

The movie was brought to Anthem by writer-producer Bill Cunningham (Scarecrow, .Com For Murder and the upcoming Gore Gore Gore-met ) when the director sent him a copy for his advice. “I watched the movie from beginning to end without having to fast forward, which is a testament to the story’s punch. I called Christopher right away and asked if the film had distribution and if he was represented by anyone. I wanted to be that guy. From there I took it around to my colleagues in the industry and Chuck really responded to what I did – the film’s pulpiness.”

Plans for the March 2007 DVD include: the feature, trailers, a DVD commentary track with the filmmakers, a behind-the-scenes feature and a gallery of stills and artwork.

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For more information and additional publicity material:

Bill Cunningham
cinexploits@gmail.com
 
well done!! it really looks like more than a first movie. your patience and commitment really makes it into the whole vibe i got when i watched the teaser. keep us posted on the next one.....
 
Congrats :beer:

I started showing your trailer to people a year ago to get them motivated to do projects with me, a "see we really can make a movie that looks like a movie with this DVX thing" sort of pitch, and it worked.

Looks great, can't wait. Also, from the trailer, I've always described this as Tarantino meets early Raimi, i.e. Pulp Fiction/Reservoir Dogs meets Darkman. Which sounds consistent with your take and your agent's and distributor's takes on it.

Question: You say the DVD will have a BTS feature! Really? Will it be an hour or 90 minutes or did you mean a featurette? I look forward to either, but I loved Rob Zombies daily diary (3hours I think!) on making Devil's Rejects.

Thanks.

Jack
 
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Thanks for all the congratulations.

The behind-the-scenes is a featurette. 10 minutes. I didn't write the p.r. so I didn't notice that.

As far as a sequel - there is one written, but I would need a little more money to do it. The sequel I want to do is kind of like EVIL DEAD 2 in that it would essentially remake the first movie at the same time as being as sequel.

But right now we are concentrating on the next feature - which is non-horror, but should still be really cool.
 
duuuuuuuuuuuuude, I remember checking out your trailer over a year ago and loving it.... I'm happy that the film is in full swing and look forward to seeing it.
 
Any news on this??

It's March and there's no dvd? No mention of it on Anthem's site.

I'm waiting to buy the dvd, can we get an update??

thanks.
 
I saw a bootleg.

effin' inspiring!

Asphalt's out gettin it done and taking names.

Hopefully the DVD rlease will be soon.
 
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Hey everybody. SEX MACHINE is hitting DVD on May 1st and there should also be a download option as well. I will be posting updates here. Over the next few weeks we will be launching a new site with a lot of new behind-the-scenes video stuff that I'm pretty excited about. I will keep everybody up to date here in the thread.

Also, if anybody has any questions about how we made the movie, feel free to ask away.
 
So I went to buy it today, along with numerous other films... but it says "usually ships within 4 to 6 weeks".

Any idea why it isn't in stock? It's like it's still in pre-order.

Microcinemascene.com is kicking butt these days. Great job on making it a cool site to go to!(not that it wasn't before).
 
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