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Screamplay is a 1985 American horror film directed by Rufus Butler Seder.

Screamplay
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Directed by	Rufus Butler Seder
Written by	Ed Greenberg Rufus Butler Seder
Produced by	Dennis M. Piana
Starring	George Kuchar Katy Bolger Rufus Butler Seder Basil J. Bova Ed Callahan
Edited by	Rufus Butler Seder
Music by	Basil J. Bova George Cordeiro
Distributed by	Troma Entertainment
Release date	1985 (1985)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Aspiring screenwriter Edgar Allen (Rufus B. Seder) arrives in Hollywood carrying his most valuable possessions: a battered suitcase and a typewriter. Edgar Allen's best attribute is his wild imagination. He imagines scenes so vividly for the murder mystery he is writing that they seem to come to life...and they do! As mysterious gruesome murders pile up, Edgar Allen must confront aging actresses, rock stars and the police in a bleak setting of broken dreams and hideously broken bodies in Hollywood. As the line between reality and imagination becomes more blurred, Edgar Allen, convinced the only way to be a real writer is to suffer, is driven slowly mad.

Cast

• Rufus Butler Seder as Edgar Allan
• George Kuchar as Martin
• Katy Bolger as Holly
• Basil J. Bova as Tony Cassano
• Ed Callahan as Keven Kleindorf
• George Cordeiro as Sgt. Joe Blatz
• M. Lynda Robinson (credited as "Linda Robinson") as Nina Ray
• Eugene Seder as Al Weiner
• Bob White as Lot
• James M. Connor as Nicky Blair

Release

After a theatrical and video release, Troma released the film on DVD in 2005.[1] This release is currently out of print.

Reception

The film is currently distributed by Troma Entertainment. Many Troma fans cite Screamplay as one of the company's better films in terms of quality: the film is very well received by film fans for its writing and heavy German Expressionism influence, lacking the gratuitous gore, nudity, and/or cheap gags present in most Troma films.

Legacy

The director of the film, Rufus Butler Seder, would later be most famous for his Scanimation children’s books.[2]

References

External links

• Screamplay at IMDb

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