The Dead Sleep Easy
The Dead Sleep Easy | |
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Directed by | Lee Demarbre |
Written by | |
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Starring | Ian Hodgkinson Dave Courtney Martin Kove |
Music by | Michael Dubué[1] |
Distributed by | Odessa Filmworks |
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Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Budget | CAD 250,000[1] |
The Dead Sleep Easy is a 2007 Canadian drama film, a co-production of Odessa Filmworks and produced on location in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Its tagline is "When you're this far south, sometimes it's better to be dead than alive."
Plot[]
The story concerns a one-time Mexican wrestler known only as The Champ (Ian Hodgkinson) who becomes employed by a Mexican organised crime gang after he kills an opponent whose uncle is a mob leader. After witnessing a massacre of illegally smuggled migrants into the United States, The Champ decides to seek redress for this crime.
Cast[]
- Ian Hodgkinson – The Champ
- Dave Courtney – Tlaloc
- – Maya
- Martin Kove – Bob DePugh
- – Carlito
- Alex Lora
- Aaron Katz – Minuteman
- – Bunny
- – Hector
Distribution and release[]
The film has had numerous special screenings:
- 22 September 2007: Calgary, Calgary International Film Festival[2]
- 8 February 2008: Victoria (British Columbia) Film Festival[3]
- 15 February 2008: Toronto[4]
- 22 February 2008: Ottawa
- 13 March 2008: Montreal[5]
- 15 March 2008: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Backseat Film Festival[6]
- 20 March 2008: Dawson City, Yukon, International Short Film Festival[7]
- 27 March 28 March 2008: Hollywood, California, Ricardo Montalbán Theatre[8]
The film was given a DVD release on 5 March 2009 through Anchor Bay Canada.
References[]
- ^ a b Warren, T.S. (14 February 2008). "Pulp fiction". Ottawa XPress. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2008.
- ^ Calgary International Film Festival: The Dead Sleep Easy Archived 26 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Victoria Film Festival 2008: The Dead Sleep Easy Archived 14 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Zed Filmworks: Toronto showing Archived 8 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Odessa Filmworks news Archived 3 January 2002 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Backseat Film Festival: The Dead Sleep Easy
- ^ Dawson City International Short Film Festival: The Dead Sleep Easy
- ^ "Ricardo Montalban Theatre: The Dead Sleep Easy". Archived from the original on 26 March 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2008.
Bibliography[]
- "Ana Sidel" official Ana Sidel site
- The Dead Sleep Easy official site
- Zed Filmworks: The Dead Sleep Easy profile
- The Dead Sleep Easy at IMDb
- Oliver, Greg (14 February 2008). "Vampiro shoots up the screen in The Dead Sleep Easy". Slam!/Quebecor Media. Retrieved 16 February 2008.
- Cole, Stephen (15 February 2008). "Pretty good, as bad movies go". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 16 February 2008.
- Stone, Laura (15 February 2008). "Wrestling with change". Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2008.
- Rue Morgue Radio: Lee Demarbre interview regarding The Dead Sleep Easy 8 February 2008
- Anderson, Jason (13 February 2008). "Dead reckoning". Eye Weekly. Archived from the original on 22 November 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- Knight, Chris (15 February 2008). "If it wasn't for NAFTA, would we even have Mexican-Canadian wrestling cinema?". National Post. Retrieved 18 February 2008.[dead link]
- Interview with director Lee DeMarbre
External links[]
Categories:
- 2007 films
- English-language films
- Canadian films
- Canadian drama films
- Films shot in Mexico
- Lucha libre films
- 2007 drama films