Skid Marks (film)

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Skid Marks
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Directed byKarl Kozak
Written byKarl Kozak
Don J. Rearden
Kraig Wenman
Produced byKarl Kozak
Bill Bragg
Thomas A. Seitz
StarringTyler Poelle
Mikey Post
Scott Dittman
Les Jennings
Kathy Uyen
Dianna Agron
James Piper
David Schultz
Cinematography Scott Peck
Edited byJeff Murphy
Joe Richardson
Music by Larry Groupé
Production
company
Diversa Films
Release date
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5,000,000

Skid Marks is a 2007 independent comedy film about two rival ambulance companies and their attempts to maintain themselves in their city, directed by Karl Kozak and written by Kozak, Don J. Rearden and Kraig Wenman. [1] [2] [3] [4] The film had its theatrical premiere on October 5, 2007, in San Diego, [3] and in 2008, screened at the Dances With Films Festival in Los Angeles.

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Premise

Budget cuts force two rival ambulance companies and their misfit medics to go head-to-head to save their patients, their jobs and their beer money, all in the name of emergency medicine.

Cast

Production

Filming took place over a six-week period during June and July 2006 at locations in San Diego, California, in areas including Kearny Mesa, Point Loma, Hillcrest, uptown San Diego and several beach areas. [1]

Reception

Scott Rosenberg previewed the film in Monsters & Critics. [1] Upon release, the San Diego Union-Tribune wrote that the film's world premiere in San Diego "packed a full house." [3]

North County Times wrote that the film looks to "place itself somewhere near the company of such comic legacies as Animal House and Caddyshack ," but offered that such may not happen as fans of such films "rarely allow comparisons." The review noted that the film was directed with "visual flair and good instincts," and performed "with an admirable lack of humility." [2]

In commenting on the home video release of Skid Marks, DVD Verdict called the film a "cheap-'n'-cheesy low-ball, gross-out comedy", and wrote that the two rival companies names, Bayside Ambulatory Life Services and Downtown Intensive Care create acronyms that clue viewers to the general tone of the film and most of its humor. They felt that it was an unremarkable indie film that was "frequently funny" but more often "frequently stupid," seeming to be aimed at a junior high school audience. They offered that the DVD release was decent and its image "reasonably good given the $1.98-style budget", and that "the producers don't try to obviously fake things to make it all look higher level than it is." [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Rosenberg, Scott (April 27, 2006). "Commentary: Skid Marks will put smile on your face". Monsters & Critics. Archived from the original on 2015-01-04. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  2. 1 2 Bennett, Dan (January 30, 2008). "Local film 'Skid Marks' wins race for laughs". North County Times . Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 Elliott, David (October 6, 2007). "Jokes, crassness at ramming speed". San Diego Union-Tribune . Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  4. 1 2 Becker, Tom (August 7, 2009). "Review: Skid Marks". DVD Verdict . Retrieved November 23, 2011.