Full Moon Fever

David Lee Madison's FULL MOON FEVER is a beautifully dark werewolf movie that is about so much more than the monster. This is a story about love, family and impossible choices people sometimes need to make.

Typically a werewolf is used as a metaphor for transformation but in Full Moon Fever, the monster seems to be used as a ticking time bomb. The main character must search himself to make the right choice before the beast within takes over. And its a choice with multipul solutions and none of them seem right.

The story drips with so much humanity and its painted against the most scenic backgrounds. Its filmed in the hills of the lower Hudson Valley among autumn's falling leaves. The metaphors of the changing of the seasons as old making way for new. Nature slowly dying around us, making way for life anew adds a perfect layer of visual storytelling to the script.

Writer/Direct David Madison does a stellar job in the lead role of Hunter Dunne, conveying a father's struggle with genuine emotion. Amada Madison is fearless in the role of Jackie, Hunter Dunne's daughter. The supporting cast of Marianne Hagan, Scott Shiaffo and Jim Krut all add depth to Madison's performance. And let's not forget to mention Emmet Garnham's stellar performance as the ass-kicking comic book shop owner.

I highly recommend checking out Full Movie Fever. Its a film with the guts and spirit of an independent film but looks and works as well as a big budget studio release.

(Also, I would be remiss not to mention my favorite characters in the movie were the two pumpkin stumps. I honestly believe David Madison's next movie should be about them! They have a story to tell too!)