Wasn’t easy as I wasn’t actually home for the ‘horror-days’
this time but I still managed to watch Father's Day from 2011, the second Troma
title to feature in the challenge (although they are in no way connected). This
tale regarding a man called Ahab (played by Adam Brooks) out for revenge on a serial
killer called Chris Fuchman also known as the Father's Day Killer who murdered (putting
it mildly!) his father 30 years before, was originally made as a short film, but
was later made into a feature-length movie that received great acclaim and
numerous awards at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival. The movie itself contains
all that one expects of a Troma release (and then some!) with its over the top action
and violence (some of which very gory and quite, quite graphic at times) but I
was more taken however by its impressive Grindhouse style, feel and influences (think
Grindhouse only with Lloyd Kaufman in it playing God!) and I also add that I liked the
Channel Astron 6 late night movie segments throughout the film. See you on the 4th of July!
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