Star Vehicle (film)

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Star Vehicle / Bleading Lady
StarVehicle2010Cover.jpg
German DVD cover
Directed by Ryan Nicholson
Written by Ryan Nicholson
Produced by
Starring
  • Dan Ellis
  • Sindy Faraguna
  • Nathan Durec
CinematographyJay Gavin
Music by Gianni Rossi
Production
companies
Plotdigger Films
New Image Entertainment
Release date
  • June 1, 2010 (2010-06-01)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Star Vehicle (re-titled in North America as Bleading Lady) is a 2010 horror film directed by Ryan Nicholson and starring Dan Ellis, Sindy Faraguna, Nathan Durec and Nick Windebank. [1]

Contents

Premise

The film tells the tale of frustrated Teamster driver Don Cardini, abused by spoiled stars and arrogant students, who becomes a ticking time-bomb of revenge. As Don goes on the rampage, his favourite scream queen, Riversa Red, finds herself up for a new role in the greatest gorefest of all: real life.

Cast

Production

Ryan Nicholson produced Star Vehicle / Bleading Lady via Plotdigger Films company. [2] Michelle Grady and Nicholson produce the flick for New Image Entertainment. [3]

Soundtrack

Zombi's Steve Moore scored the soundtrack for the film under the pseudonym Gianni Rossi. This is the second Moore soundtrack for a Nicholson film, the first being Gutterballs . [4]

Release

Star Vehicle was released in censored form in Europe in the fall of 2010. An uncut North American release under the title Bleading Lady is scheduled for March 2011. [5]

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References

  1. Star Vehicle – The Movie: Facebook
  2. "Exclusive: Ryan Nicholson Talks Star Vehicle, Famine, and Gutterballs 2". 16 August 2012.
  3. Dying for a Ride – MySpace: Star Vehicle
  4. Gregory Burkart. "Steve 'Zombi' Moore's 'Gutterballs' Score Out Now!".
  5. "Plotdigger Films Inc". Archived from the original on 2010-04-19. Retrieved 2010-04-12.