S PID R HAM
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SOUTH FAYETTE’S STEVE
RUDZINSKI IS A PART-TIME
SUPERHERO, SOMETIME
JOKER AND FULL-TIME
ACTOR TURNING HEADS
ON THE SMALL SCREEN.
BY PAUL GLASSER
W
hen Steve Rudzinski began
acting in low-budget horror films
more than a decade ago, he never
expected he would eventually shoot a movie
in his hometown of Bridgeville.
Rudzinski finished filming his horror
comedy feature, called “CarousHELL,” there
in late May and early June. The film is about
a carousel unicorn that goes on a bloody
rampage. The script is extremely funny,
Rudzinski says, and he hopes to have a local
premiere for the film. His wife came up with
the name for the movie while she was in the
shower.
“I said ‘Honey, that’s a great title,’ which is
like 90 percent of a picture idea,” Rudzinski
says.
He grew up in Bridgeville but has lived
in New York, New Jersey and California
while pursuing his career as an actor, writer,
producer and director. Rudzinski’s wife is also
from Pittsburgh and they moved back to the
area after they were married.
“It’s interesting and cool to be back home
after being gone for so long,” Rudzinski says.
“But part of me is also saying I went nowhere.”
The iconic horror comedy movie “Army of
Darkness” drove Rudzinski to pursue a career
in film.
“It was a movie that very much wanted
to be its own thing,” he says. “It really spoke
to me because it didn’t care about being a
comedy or horror or fantasy film because it
was all of these things. It was completely up
my alley.”
Bruce Campbell, the star of “Army of
Darkness,” also inspired Rudzinski with his
expressive acting style.
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Steve Rudzinski’s movie “CarousHELL” was filmed in his hometown, Bridgeville.