Deceit (1989 film)
Deceit is a 1989 minimalist science fiction film.[1] Some sources cite a 1990. 1992[2] or a 1993 release date.[3]
Deceit | |
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Directed by | Albert Pyun |
Produced by | Tom Karnowski |
Written by | Kitty Chalmers |
Starring | Sam Phillips Norbert Weisser Scott Paulin Diane Defoe Christian Andrews |
Music by | Anthony Riparetti Jim Saad |
Cinematography | Philip Alan Waters |
Distributed by | 21st Century Film Corporation |
Release date | July 10, 1990 (United Kingdom) |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | 24,000 |
Box office | 2,000,000 |
Plot
An unknown man commits suicide by drinking bleach. After his death, his body is then possessed, and he claims his name to be an alien sex fiend named Bailey. About a month later, a group, including Wilma (Diane Defoe), on their way to Las Vegas for a wedding stop to pick up Bailey who claims his car has broken down.
Bailey (Norbert Weisser) now claims to be an alien who destroys polluted worlds. He shoots the others in the car and kidnaps Eve (Samantha Phillips) deciding to postpone his plans to destroy Earth until they are able to have sexual relations.,[4]
Eve thinks Bailey may be an escaped mental patient, and this seems likely when Bailey's therapist Brick (Scott Paulin) shows up, but he also claims to be an alien sent to Earth to destroy all humans and cleanse the planet.[5]
Both Brick and Bailey attempt to seduce Eve, but are unsuccessful. Just before the Earth is destroyed, an intergalactic police office, now possessing Wilma, uses a powerful object (The Cube) to grant the Earthlings a stay of execution. Eve shoots Bailey and Brick [6]
Production
The entire film was shot in three days.[7] Written and directed by Albert Pyun, the film has no special effects other than a single cube and was mostly filmed on one set.[8] Pyun said he filmed the movie this way as he enjoys avant garde film making. [9]
Cast
Bailey..............Norbert Weisser
Niram ................Christian Andrews
Wilma................ Diane Defoe
Eve ................... Samantha Phillips
Brick .................. Scott Paulin
Reception
Creature Feature gave the movie two out of five stars. Moria found the film "awful" [10] Rivets on a poster was much kinder to tBailyhe film, finding it a "beautiful and intelligent midnight movie, which is good enough – and funny enough – to make you forget its flaws." TV Guide gave the movie one star, finding it overlong and thinly plotted, and the attempts at parody srained. [11]
References
- Richard Scheib (2008-03-09). "DECEIT". Moria. Archived from the original on 2010-05-15. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- https://rivetsontheposter.wordpress.com/2017/02/14/deceit-1992/
- Stanley, J. (2000) Creature Feature: 3rd Edition
- Mick Martin; Marsha Porter (2001). Video Movie Guide 2002. Ballantine Books. p. 277. ISBN 0-345-42100-0.
- http://www.moriareviews.com/sciencefiction/deceit-film-1989.htm
- https://www.tvguide.com/movies/deceit/review/129419/
- Nicanor Loreti (2008-08-09). "Filmmaker Interview: Albert Pyun". Fear Zone. Archived from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- http://www.moriareviews.com/sciencefiction/deceit-film-1989.htm
- https://io9.gizmodo.com/is-it-finally-time-for-the-director-of-the-original-cap-5779203
- http://www.moriareviews.com/sciencefiction/deceit-film-1989.htm
- Deceit Review. https://www.tvguide.com/movies/deceit/review/129419/
External links
- Deceit at IMDb
- Deceit at Rotten Tomatoes