R.S.V.P. (2002/I)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Mark Anthony Galluzzo

Writer:

Mark Anthony Galluzzo (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Nicky's having a party... and everyone's dying to be there.

Plot:

A Hitchcockian black comedy in the spirit of 'Rope' and Agatha Christie's 'Ten Little Indians' that begs the question can murder...

Plot Keywords:

Cigarette Smoking | Low Budget Film | Hitchcockian | Party | Suspense

Awards:

4 wins

Cast

James M. Churchman	...	The Quick Brown Fox (as Jim Churchman)
Sharon Bruneau	...	Female Victim
Scott Workman	...	Male Victim
A. Scott	...	Agent Hanna
Charley Allen	...	Officer Gaunt (as C.B. Allen)
Rich Kelly	...	Detective Thomas
Glenn Quinn	...	Prof. Hal Evans, phd.
Rick Otto	...	Nick 'The Prick' Collier
Lucas Babin	...	Jimmy Franklin
Brandi Andres	...	Jordan
Reno Wilson	...	Garrett
Jeanne Chinn	...	Cricket
Bruce Michael Paine	...	Bartender
Jason Mewes	...	Terry
Majandra Delfino	...	Callie

Also Known As:

Names Will Never Hurt You (USA) (working title)
Sticks & Stones (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and drug content.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Germany:18 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

Doubble Troubble Entertainment

Trivia:

Nearly all of the names and references in the film are to historical occurrences and figures.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Despite some of the gruesome methods used to murder the victims, there is never any blood spilled, which might have tipped off the other party goers.

Quotes:

Skyles: What is the correlation here between this freak and death?
Hal Evans: A, I readily concede that I am a freak, right, and B, death is just this particular freak's hobby and occupation.

Movie Connections:

References "The New Price Is Right" (1972)

Soundtrack:

Tierra Del Fuego

Outstanding Satire! TWO THUMBS WAY UP!

Clearly this daring little film has hit a nerve with the imdb community, so for the record I am firmly in the 'THUMBS UP' category. Basic plot is modeled after the teen slasher genre, wherein a bunch of beautiful 20 somethings gather at a luxury penthouse in Vegas, party, gossip and in a wonderful touch by the screenwriter actually chat/philosophize in an intelligent (albeit morbid) manner before we finally start the action and watch them get whacked one by one. The TWIST, and yes it is a twist, is that the filmmaker (Galluzzo) lets the audience in on the gag from the beginning by letting them know who the killer is. For once we are allowed to be with the wolf not the sheep. By doing this he has turned the genre on its head. Almost mocking it. Which clearly has offended some

traditionalists. All I can say is watch it again with a smile on your face instead of a scowl and you'll see that this indie is something really fresh and new. A brave leap into anti-genre filmmaking in a time when we are inundated with the same old slasher films time and time again. RSVP stands out as a film that at least dared to go its own way and in the end it is an open minded audience that wins. Outstanding Satire! Two Thumbs Way Up!