Today is a huge day for us as
Bounty Films releases
DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK everywhere in the UK and Australia.
The DVD includes a Behind the Scenes Making of documentary, deleted scenes, directors and technical commentaries, and an interview on indie filmmaker with Carlos Gallardo.
Buy it now here and have a DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK of your very own!"Do you remember the always fun classic movies, movies back when movies were cool, that involved a group of people, often friends, who are suddenly, and unwillingly, thrust into a dangerous situation, forced to either deal with what's landed on their proverbial laps, or face the consequences of their failure to act swiftly? These sort of films have always been a favorite of mine and Dead Hooker In A Trunk has brought back those kind of movies that have meant so much to me throughout my life as a fan of the cinema."-Scott Ruth, D'ment'd Cinema
There are few words to describe accurately the swelling of pride and humble gratitude that this film stirs in us. Firstly, the team who came together to make the film without ever wanting anything in return than to make a great project. There would be no film without your tireless dedication and creative drive - you gave us the best experience of our lives in the creation of this film and the film itself is proof of the immeasurable talent that exists in the Canadian film community.
Dawn Duffy, John Tench, Tasha Moth, Stacy Mitchell, John Seed
Raymond Chan, Mary Ann Van Graven
CJ Wallis
Maja Stace-Smith, Loyd Bateman, Trevor Addie, Sylvia Soska, Jen Soska
David Barkes, Joel McGowan
Rikki Gagne, John J Gulayets
Sylvia Soska, Jen Soska, James Bell
“Watching Dead Hooker in a Trunk is like having the best bare backing sex of your life while hopped up on junk with a fugly prostitute in a seedy motel room on the wrong side of town.”
– TWITCH Film
"Every once in awhile a film comes out of left field that is such a innovation in film making that within moments of starting it you just know that you are witnessing something important that will one day become a cult classic that other aspiring film makers will look to for inspiration. This is exactly the sort of film Dead Hooker in a Trunk is and the twisted twins Jen and Sylvia Soska are destined to become a part of the next generation of iconic horror writers and directors." - Ted Brown, Bloody Disgusting
This wouldn't be happening without the wonderful teams at
Industry Works and Bounty Films who believed in this project and loved it for everything it is - complete insanity and a love letter to the grindhouse indie spirit of filmmaking.
Evan, Kathryn, Hannah, Cathee, and Tom - you put faith in us, you worked your asses off to get the film out there, and now you are giving us the opportunity to continue creating with
AMERICAN MARY. It never feels like work when collaborating with the professionals at Industry Works - you are our extended family and we love you.
Ben Hellwig, I can't wait to meet you in person, sir. You are a fucking rockstar of awesome. Steve Hill, thank you for orchestrating the press to let people know about us and the film - you have been brilliant. Thank you to the entire team at Bounty Films who have done a remarkable job getting
DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK out there for the public. Jen and I will never forget this day.
"Sometimes the truly creative hand us a movie whose title packs as much punch as the movie itself, luring us in and giving us not only what title promises, but more coolness to spare. Hot Tub Time Machine, Killer Klowns from Outer Space and Natural Born Killers spring to mind. In 2009 Jen and Sylvia Soska- two Vancouver film school drop-outs- wrote, produced, directed and acted in their own hometown horror-comedy, Dead Hooker in a Trunk, and the fruit of their labors is every bit one of those aforementioned pictures.
They delivered on the title, albeit without the putrefaction we so loved from the dead hooker in the mattress in Robert Rodriguez's "Misbehavers" short (from the anthology Four Rooms), and they yielded a 92-minute hodge-podge of heightened gore, deadpan gags and solid, admirably rough-and-tumble female leads with lines like, 'You think dying's gonna kill me?'" - Bob Freville, Kotori Magazine
Last February,
DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK had its first screening at the
Ghouls on Film Festival in Birmingham, UK thanks to
Nia Edwards-Behi. The UK love didn't stop there as we were invited back to the
Abertoir Film Festival - thank you kindly to Gareth 'Gaz' Bailey for the honor - and then the
Jennifer's Bodies Film Festival - thank you to the wonderful
Jennifer Cooper who we completely adore. Even the fabulous
Grimm Up North Film Festival showed a little
HOOKER to their audiences. This isn't a usual story - none of this would have happened had people not banded together to support our work and the film.
This is just as much a special day for the horror community that demanded that the film get out there and be seen as it is for us. There is nothing that a group of dedicated people cannot do. You made this release happen. We promise to keep working hard to make work that is twisted and enjoyable for many years to come - each project a thank you to the people who made our greatest ambitions come true.
Please enjoy the film, let us know what you think. We are working away on the new film,
AMERICAN MARY, which we can't hardly wait to share with you.
As for the rest of the world release news for DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK - we have something very special in store to reveal very shortly.
Thank you most kindly, girls and boys.
Jen and Sylv