Circle Feb. 20 on your
DVDs-to-see calendar as word arrived this past week that Indican Pictures has
tagged that date for the DVD debut of writer/director Angelo Lopes’ post-
apocalyptic thriller, Wastelander.
A limited threatrical run
of Wastlander
is planned just prior to DVD launch, which promises to be the first installment
in a trilogy.
Rhyous Solidor (Brendan
Guy Murphy), a former soldier, is a wanderer in the wasteland, only vaguely
remembering bits and pieces of his past … visions of “Eden” haunt him. One day he happens upon an odd assortment of
fellow survivors, whose leader is only sustained by his “cryo” suit, but who
does confirm that such a place exists.
In a clever mix of Mad
Max meets Prince Arthur, our “knightly” hero embarks upon his quest to find this
lost “Eden” with a motely group that includes the resourceful “mechanic” Neve
(played by the alluring Carol Cardenas — Zero Point Theory, The Z,
etc.) and the screw-loose Solek (Jon Proudstar — Jackrabbit Sky, Legend
of the Phantom Rider). The only
thing that binds them together is their collective fear of The Scourge, a band
of ruthless killers who roam the wasteland doing as they please and taking what
they want.
Oddly, The Scourge
actually fear the presence of “Eden” and that makes it all the more imperative
that Rhyous and his group succeed in their quest.
Also on the way from
Indican Pictures is writer/director Norman Gregory McGuire surreal “road trip”
story, The Lucky Man, starring Jesse James (As Good as it Gets, The Butterfly
Effect, The Amityville Horror, etc.) as a con artist preacher named Reverend
Johnny Jones, who discovers that he actually does have the “power.”
The street date for the
DVD release is Jan. 23. The film had a
brief theatrical showcase run in December, which yields an ARR of 32 days.
His scam is to move from
small town to small town with his tag-along girlfriend, Rebecca (Mariana Paola
Vicente — Self/Less, Nocturna), preaching to the locals — he’s actually
pretty good at it — to get enough money for the next motel, the next round of
drugs and enough booze to make him forget what a lowlife grifter he is. When a pair of young thugs decide one evening
that he’s an easy mark things happen … unexpected things, that is, as Johnny is
able to revive one of his attackers from the dead (the results of a stray
bullet).
Rebecca listens to his
tale, but thinks it’s the drugs or booze talking. It happens again, this time he causes harm
to an old man by accident and then makes it right. She’s now a believer!
The power to heal … it
proves to be both a blessing and a curse as events unfold and the sins of the
past have a strange and ironic way of overtaking this newfound “healer” and his
faithful companion.
The Lucky Man is a strange, strange roadtrip … one that is
worth taking coming Jan. 23 when it becomes available on DVD.
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