Killing Zelda Sparks

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Killing Zelda Sparks
Killing Zelda Sparks FilmPoster.jpeg
Directed byJeff Glickman
Written byJosh Ben Friedman (play and screenplay)
Starring Colm Feore
Sarah Carter
Vincent Kartheiser
Geoffrey Arend
Aaron Poole
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Lightyear Entertainment
Release date
  • August 28, 2007 (2007-08-28)(Montréal World Film Festival)
Running time
95 minutes
CountriesCanada
United States
LanguageEnglish

Killing Zelda Sparks is a 2007 Canadian-American black comedy thriller film, shot in Copper Cliff, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada standing in for the town of New Essex. [1] Post production was completed on January 24, 2007. The film stars Colm Feore, Sarah Carter, Vincent Kartheiser, and Geoffrey Arend. It is directed by Jeff Glickman and adapted for the screen by Josh Ben Friedman from his play Barstool Words .

Contents

The film was released on DVD on May 20, 2008. [2]

Plot

When Zelda Sparks comes back to the small town of New Essex, two old high school buddies pull a vicious prank on her for wronging them in the past. But they are shocked to learn that the prank may have turned deadly.

Cast

Critical reception

David Walker of DVD Talk wrote "Killing Zelda Sparks is not a bad film, just a good film that tries too hard to be quirky and innovative, which comes at the expense of the story and the characters. The film is entertaining and engaging enough to capture your interest, but it has a tough time maintaining it." [2]

David Nusair of Reel Film Reviews said "Killing Zelda Sparks is an effectively acted yet otherwise interminable piece of work that bears all the marks of filmmaker in over his head, as director Jeff Glickman has infused the proceedings with a number of progressively ostentatious cinematic tricks that are ultimately more of a distraction than anything else. [3]

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References

  1. "Killing Zelda Sparks". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2012. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012.
  2. 1 2 Walker, David (May 28, 2008). "Killing Zelda Sparks". DVD Talk.
  3. "Mini Reviews (February 2008)". Reel Film Reviews. February 2008.