worth of your tiny budget up there on the screen.” And then he sent me all of his editing notes. By the time we actually got his editing notes we had probably made most of those changes, but they were great notes and very helpful, and from that point he said “ok, yes, I will take the Executive Producer title.” I think it’s a legitimate title because he (had been) on board as the director, he did help with the script, he did help with the editing and he’s been someone that I was able to go to throughout the process and get advice and help from. GS: Horror and comedy is a blend that can work fantastically well, but it can also fall badly on its face. What for you is the secret of making that blend work?
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Gade really centre the emotions of the piece, and Barry Bostwick and Karen Black are just pantwettingly funny every single time they’re on screen. How much did you have to rely on the actors for emotional nuance and physical improvisation? RL: It’s a cast full of extremely experienced, extremely talented actors and actresses. They’re not A-List celebrities but they’re just great actors. When you’re dealing with a film that’s got a limited budget and has to move, move, move to shoot it in 16 days, that‘s a huge load off: you don’t have to worry about doing 14 takes of a scene trying to get the actor to be ‘real,’ or to connect to their scene partner. That was so crucial in getting this film done in the time it was done, with the budget that we had. That comes from experience and skill. You get what you want, o