Bloody Knuckles (film)

Bloody Knuckles
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Matt O'Mahoney
Screenplay by	Matt O'Mahoney
Produced by	Matt O'Mahoney Daniel Domachowski Christena Zatylny
Starring	Adam Boys Kasey Ryne Mazak
Cinematography	Scooter Corkle
Edited by	Scott Belyea Matt O'Mahoney
Music by	Eugenio Battaglia Oscar Vargas
Distributed by	Artsploitation Films
Release date	October 18, 2014 (2014-10-18)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Bloody Knuckles is a 2014 Canadian comedy horror film, the first feature film directed by Matt O'Mahoney. It stars Adam Boys and Kasey Ryne Mazak and received its World Premiere at the 2014 Fantasia International Film Festival. ^[1]

Premise

Travis is an underground comics artist one of whose works depicts Chinatown boss Leonard Fong as a gangster responsible for a teenager's death by rat poison. Fong cuts off Travis's drawing hand, which rises from the sewer to take revenge and also beats up its former owner. A subplot involves Homo Dynamous, a gay man wearing leather bondage gear who comes to life from Travis' comic to assist him and his hand. ^{[2] [3]}

Cast

• Adam Boys as Travis
• Kasey Ryne Mazak as Leonard Fong
• Ken Tsui as Ralphie
• Gabrielle Giraud as Amy
• Dwayne Bryshun as Homo Dynamous
• Steve Thackray as Detective Frank
• Tim Lok as Shrimp
• Jason Asuncion as Brutus
• Kent S. Leung as Static
• Robin Jung as Maggot
• Krista Magnusson as Hand
• Peter Breeze as Kyle
• Marlie Collins as Laurie

Production

The film was shot in Vancouver, and was originally titled Sick Puppy. It was O'Mahoney's feature film directing debut. ^[3]

Accolades

Year	Festival	Award	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
2014	Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival	Best Screenplay	Matt O'Mahoney	Won	[4]
		Best Picture	Matt O'Mahoney / Daniel Domachowski / Christena Zatylny	Won
		Best Special Effects	Matthew Aebig	Won
	Vancouver International Film Festival	Best BC Film	Matt O'Mahoney	Nominated
		Best Emerging BC Filmmaker		Nominated
2015	Leo Awards	Best Make-Up in a Feature Length Drama	Matthew Aebig / Sara Huggins	Nominated
		Best Make-Up in a Motion Picture		Nominated

References

1. "BREAKING: More Fantasia movies announced". 19 June 2014.
2. Richard Whittaker (December 13, 2014). "Gazing Back at Other Worlds Austin". Austin Chronicle.
3. Michael Gingold (October 28, 2015). "Q&A: On the Offensive With the 'BLOODY KNUCKLES' Team". Fangoria. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
4. "Bloody Knuckles award-listing on IMDb". IMDb .

External links

• Bloody Knuckles at IMDb
• Bloody Knuckles at the TCM Movie Database
• Bloody Knuckles at Rotten Tomatoes