Hillbilly Doomsday
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Hillbilly Doomsday is a 2004 movie by director Bob Ray
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in early 2001. Soon after production wrapped, the footage was lost and remained in limbo for over two years. After re-discovering the master tapes in late 2003, Hillbilly Doomsday was cut together as intended and was unleashed upon the world. Hillbilly Doomsday features Jerry “Toe” Clark of Rock Opera (the movie) fame, Michael Dalmon, and Mark Hanks and is written and directed by Bob Ray
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, and based on a true story, begins as a joke but quickly escalates to an intense thriller as two Texans believe that Y2K has actually occurred and that it is essential for them to procure firearms."
-- indieWIRE
Bob Ray
Bob Ray is an independent American filmmaker based out of Austin, Texas.In 1994 Ray founded the production company CrashCam Films. CrashCam Films' first productions were narrative Super 8 mm films and music videos...
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Synopsis
Based on a true story, Hillbilly Doomsday is a tale of Texas' first murder of the new millennium. With Y2K paranoia at a fevered pitch, two drunken hillbilly brothers hole up in their wooded shack and await the year 2000. The second hand strikes midnight, the power shuts off and suddenly the brothers' nightmarish Y2K fears are realized. Certain that the apocalypse is upon them they hastily formulate a plan to prepare for the bleak and uncompromising future. What follows is the brutally funny, heinously violent and nearly botched murder of their survivalist cousin who they kill in an effort to steal his guns and provisions and to make ready for the new post-apocalyptic world of the future.Production
Hillbilly Doomsday was shot in Austin, TexasAustin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
in early 2001. Soon after production wrapped, the footage was lost and remained in limbo for over two years. After re-discovering the master tapes in late 2003, Hillbilly Doomsday was cut together as intended and was unleashed upon the world. Hillbilly Doomsday features Jerry “Toe” Clark of Rock Opera (the movie) fame, Michael Dalmon, and Mark Hanks and is written and directed by Bob Ray
Bob Ray
Bob Ray is an independent American filmmaker based out of Austin, Texas.In 1994 Ray founded the production company CrashCam Films. CrashCam Films' first productions were narrative Super 8 mm films and music videos...
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Reviews
"Hillbilly Doomsday, directed by Bob RayBob Ray
Bob Ray is an independent American filmmaker based out of Austin, Texas.In 1994 Ray founded the production company CrashCam Films. CrashCam Films' first productions were narrative Super 8 mm films and music videos...
, and based on a true story, begins as a joke but quickly escalates to an intense thriller as two Texans believe that Y2K has actually occurred and that it is essential for them to procure firearms."
-- indieWIRE
Previous Screenings
- The 11th Annual New York Underground Film FestivalNew York Underground Film FestivalFounded in 1994 by filmmakers Todd Phillips and Andrew Gurland, the New York Underground Film Festival was an annual event that occurred each March at Anthology Film Archives in New York City from 1994 through 2008...
(2004) *World Premiere* - The 11th Annual Chicago Underground Film FestivalChicago Underground Film FestivalChicago Underground Film Festival, founded in 1994, occurs each spring at various venues in Chicago, Illinois in the USA.Over the last 18 years it has become one of the most respected festivals in the USA and is today well attended by critics and programers. The festival's stated goal is "to focus...
(2004) - International Competition at CinemaTexas 9 (2004)
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Film Industry Film Festival in Cleveland (2004)
- Brew&Spooky in San Diego (2004)
- Red River Rock Out Film Festival in Austin (2004)
Cast and crew
- Written, directed, edited: Bob RayBob RayBob Ray is an independent American filmmaker based out of Austin, Texas.In 1994 Ray founded the production company CrashCam Films. CrashCam Films' first productions were narrative Super 8 mm films and music videos...
- Starring: Jerry Don Clark, Michael Dalmon, Mark Hanks
- Production Designer & Special Effects: Tony Linder
- Music by Kurtis D. Machler
- Crew: Brad Weaver, Mike Guihan, Ted Jarrell
External links
- CrashCam Films home page - filmmaker Bob RayBob RayBob Ray is an independent American filmmaker based out of Austin, Texas.In 1994 Ray founded the production company CrashCam Films. CrashCam Films' first productions were narrative Super 8 mm films and music videos...
's Austin, TexasAustin, TexasAustin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
based production companyProduction companyA production company provides the physical basis for works in the realms of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, and video.- Tasks and functions :...
that produced Hillbilly Doomsday