] What does it say about American culture if Venice ] filmmaker Tim Sullivan can't get financing for a remake ] of the 1964 splatter classic "2000 Maniacs"? ] ] What it said to Sullivan is that raising funds for ] low-budget independent movies -- never easy -- has gotten ] tougher since Wall Street laid an egg. ] ] At 38, Sullivan is a 20-year horror veteran. His first ] break came in his hometown of Metuchen, N.J., on 1983's ] forgotten "Return of the Aliens: The Deadly Spawn." ] Sullivan's job, wielding a Black & Decker hand pump ] behind the scenes, was to make sure the blood gushed on ] cue and on budget. Tim is also my cousin, so meme/blog this around and get my kin some attention.. ] The plot: Confederate zombies take revenge on ] present-day Yankee tourists. Whole bunch of folks in the southeast on MemeStreams.. If this dosen't get you going, what will? ] A couple of characters will be dropped and some action ] sequences trimmed. However, there are some compromises ] he won't make. The script said eight murders, and eight ] murders there will be. ] ] "If I have to choose between a decapitation and a ] motorcycle chase," Sullivan said, "I'm going with the ] decapitation." Right on.. |