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A movie that almost wasn't has taken a big bag of awards at a festival that almost wasn't. When iconic cult filmmaker Albert Pyun was recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis it appeared to be the end of the filmmaking road for the prolific helmer of Cyborg and Nemesis. Pyun actually announced his retirement at the time but it turns out the bug was too strong and so later in that year he ended up back in the saddle to shoot The Interrogation Of Cheryl Cooper, a literal single take thriller with no cheats, no edits.And though Interrogation does not actually premiere until tomorrow night as the closing film at Las Vegas' PollyGrind Underground Film Festival - a festival that very nearly did not happen this...

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Albert Pyun is fighting through his health issues, and nothing's more therapeutic than doing what you love so he's back behind the camera for The Interrogation of Cheryl Cooper, a one-take film for which Pyun has released a short teaser.

The Interrogation of Cheryl Cooper stars Tommie Vegas, Shane Ryan, and Brittany Bochart. It's written by Cynthia Curnan, shot by Michael Su, and produced by Su and Curnan with music and sound design by Tony Riparetti.

The film is about a young woman name Cheryl Cooper (Vegas), who wakes up in what she believes is an interrogation room in a police station. She is interrogated by Detective Ben (Ryan) about being found at an unfinished Las Vegas hotel where there was a mass killing.

The detective is assisted by a young female rookie police officer named Officer Bardo (Bochart). Both try to get the details from Cheryl, and as they do,...

Albert Pyun's one take horror film Invasion was actually pretty bitchin', and now the filmmaker's getting set to do it again on his latest flick, The Interrogation of Cheryl Cooper.

Shooting at 4k and 3D with 7.1 soundtrack, the flick will star Tommie Vegas, Shane Ryan, and Brittany Bochart. Filming starts this Friday (March 21) at the Indie Film Factory Stage in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Want to help out in the process? The first 100 people who send an email to curnanpictures@gmail.com will be placed on a guest list see the first version of the film in an "interactive test screening" the day after shooting. Pyun will stream it online, and viewers will be able to post comments that will help shape the final version.

The Interrogation of Cheryl Cooper is about a young woman name Cheryl Cooper (Tommie Vegas) waking up in what she believes is a interrogation room in a police station.