A Man, a Woman, and a Killer
A Man, a Woman, and a Killer is a 1975 American drama film directed by Rick Schmidt and Wayne Wang. It is Wang's directorial debut.[2]
| A Man, a Woman, and a Killer | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Rick Schmidt Wayne Wang |
| Produced by | Rick Schmidt |
| Written by | Dick Richardson Rick Schmidt Wayne Wang |
| Starring | Dick Richardson Ed Nylund Carolyn Zaremba |
| Cinematography | Rick Schmidt |
| Edited by | Rick Schmidt |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | 16,000[1] |
Plot
The story of a small-time gangster (Dick Richardson) writing his journal in a Mendocino, California, farmhouse, as he awaits a hit man who is coming to kill him. In this first part of a trilogy, realities continue to shift between the story, and the actual making of the film, as seen through unscripted scenes, real-life narrations by lead actors, and the real relationship that developed on the set between Richardson and the actress (Carolyn Zaremba) who played his girlfriend. A bumbling, local librarian (played by Ed Nylund) is mistaken for the "killer" and plays along with the game.
Cast
- Dick Richardson as Dick
- Ed Nylund as Ed
- Carolyn Zaremba as Z
Production
The film was made in 1973 with a budget of $16,000.[1]
Reception
A. H. Weiler of The New York Times gave the film a negative review and wrote that it "emerges as a largely static and undramatic film about the making of a film."[3]
References
- Ferncase, Richard K. (1996). Outsider Features: American Independent Films of the 1980s. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313276071.page 30
- Dawson, Nick (19 September 2008). "Wayne Wang, A Thousand Years Of Good Prayers". Filmmaker. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- Weiler, A. H. (18 March 1975). "Film: 3 Interlocked Lives:'A Man, Woman, Killer' Is Mildly Interesting". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 December 2017.