Now that Machete (review here) is in a theater near you, it seems like perfect timing that we would hear about another faux trailer becoming a movie. Honestly, as much as people will talk about the Machete trailer, this film is the one I cannot wait to see. I ask you to click beyond the break and get ready for a sneak at one of my highly anticipated films in the near future…
For those of you that don’t know, Hobo With A Shotgun was a fake trailer created specifically for a contest to promote Grindhouse. Among the submissions, Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez chose their favorite fake trailers created by the fans. Hobo With A Shotgun won top prize – rightfully so may I add. The trailer went viral. The one year – other than this year – I didn’t fly up to Canada to check out Rue Morgue’s Festival of Fear was the one year that Hobo With A Shotgun‘s creator, Jason Eisener, would show up and sell some homemade t-shirts for the trailer. I’m still upset I missed it – Jason, if you are reading this…got any more?
The thing I kept hearing about Jason was the dude was not only a standup guy, but truly understood what he wanted to make, if he was given the opportunity to make a feature length film of Hobo. Now, he has been given that chance. Gone is the memorable David Brunt as the Hobo – even though, he is still in the film according to imdb.com - and in his place is no other than Rutger Hauer. While some onlookers might have their doubts about a first time feature filmmaker directing an established actor like Hauer, I would like to think that I have a pretty keen eye judging a film on a few minutes of footage on whether that filmmaker is competent or not. Eisener has a unique visual flair to his films. His short film Treevenge was a laugh riot and you could tell he was still developing his signature. Judging from the teaser below, Eisener not only has an identity but I believe he will be a director to watch from here on out. He has an anarchic style to this film and this teaser reeks of it in gel colored lighting chaos.
Behold…..Hobo With A Shotgun in its unrated gory glory! Disclaimer: I have watched this at least 5 times this morning.
What do you guys think?! Leave your comments below. That speech by Hauer is amazing and perfectly sets the tone………..GAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I want this movie now!
For the uninitated, here is the original trailer created for the Grindhouse contest:
Hobo With a Shotgun
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