R.S.V.P. (film)
Encyclopedia
R.S.V.P. is a 2002 American horror film written and directed by Mark Anthony Galluzzo.
The plot of this black comedy
in the spirit of Alfred Hitchcock
's Rope
and Agatha Christie
's Ten Little Indians is about the post-graduation party of a college student, obsessed with serial killer
s, during which the guests are murdered one by one.
This film also features Glenn Quinn
in one of his final roles.
The producers gave the cast a digital camcorder with which to document their time on the set. Costar Jason Mewes
, however, accidentally left the camera on the dashboard of his car in the Las Vegas sun and heat, thus damaging the camera and nearly rendering the footage on it unusable. Most of the footage was salvageable and is in the special features section of the DVD
.
The plot of this black comedy
Black comedy
A black comedy, or dark comedy, is a comic work that employs black humor or gallows humor. The definition of black humor is problematic; it has been argued that it corresponds to the earlier concept of gallows humor; and that, as humor has been defined since Freud as a comedic act that anesthetizes...
in the spirit of Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE was a British film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood...
's Rope
Rope (film)
Rope is a 1948 American thriller film based on the play Rope by Patrick Hamilton and adapted by Hume Cronyn and Arthur Laurents, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and produced by Sidney Bernstein and Hitchcock as the first of their Transatlantic Pictures productions...
and Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie
Dame Agatha Christie DBE was a British crime writer of novels, short stories, and plays. She also wrote romances under the name Mary Westmacott, but she is best remembered for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections , and her successful West End plays.According to...
's Ten Little Indians is about the post-graduation party of a college student, obsessed with serial killer
Serial killer
A serial killer, as typically defined, is an individual who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time between the murders, and whose motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification...
s, during which the guests are murdered one by one.
This film also features Glenn Quinn
Glenn Quinn
Glenn Martin Christopher Francis Quinn was an Irish actor in television and film, known for playing Mark Healy in the American sitcom Roseanne, and Doyle, a half-demon, on the 1999–2004 television series Angel, a spin-off series of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.-Early life:Quinn...
in one of his final roles.
Cast
- James M. Churchman - The Quick Brown Fox (as Jim Churchman)
- Sharon BruneauSharon BruneauSharon Leigh Bruneau is a professional Canadian female bodybuilder and fitness competitor.-Biography:Sharon, a French-Canadian Métis, was born in the mining city of Timmins, Ontario...
- Female Victim - Scott Workman - Male Victim
- A. Scott - Agent Hanna
- C.B. Allen - Officer Gaunt
- Rich Kelly - Detective Thomas
- Glenn QuinnGlenn QuinnGlenn Martin Christopher Francis Quinn was an Irish actor in television and film, known for playing Mark Healy in the American sitcom Roseanne, and Doyle, a half-demon, on the 1999–2004 television series Angel, a spin-off series of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.-Early life:Quinn...
- Prof. Hal Evans, phd. - Rick Otto - Nick 'The Prick' Collier
- Lucas BabinLucas BabinLucas Edwin Babin is an American film and television actor. He speaks Portuguese fluently and has a twin sister named Kirsten. Born in Beaumont, Texas, Lucas attended high school in Woodville TX, where his father was the town mayor. He then moved to California to live with his brother Leif...
- Jimmy Franklin - Brandi Andres - Jordan
- Reno WilsonReno WilsonRoy Reno Wilson is an American actor and voice artist who has appeared in a number of television programs and films. His first television role was on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show, where he portrayed Theo Huxtable's college friend Howard during Seasons 5 and 6 of the series...
- Garrett - Jeanne ChinnJeanne ChinnJeanne Chinn worked at various sub shops and shoe stores before becoming an actress and model. She appeared in ER, Charmed, and According To Jim. She also co-starred in Code Name Phoenix along with Jeffrey Meek...
- Cricket - Bruce Michael Paine - Bartender
- Jason MewesJason MewesJason Edward Mewes is an American television, film actor, and internet radio show host best known for playing Jay, the vocal half of the duo Jay and Silent Bob, in longtime friend Kevin Smith's films.-Early life:...
- Terry - Daniel Joseph - John Skyles
- Jonathan BanksJonathan BanksJonathan Ray Banks is an American actor in film and television.Banks was born in Washington, D.C. in 1947. His mother worked for the CIA. Banks attended Indiana University Bloomington where he was a classmate of Kevin Kline...
- Walter Franklin - Grace ZabriskieGrace ZabriskieGrace Zabriskie is an American actress. She has appeared in many popular American films but, she is best known for her work in television. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the television series Twin Peaks, Seinfeld, and Big Love.-Early life:Zabriskie was born in New Orleans, Louisiana...
- Mary Franklin - Nora Zehetner - Leigh Franklin
- Majandra DelfinoMajandra DelfinoMajandra Delfino is an Alma Award-nominated Venezuelan-American actress and singer best known for her role as Maria DeLuca on the television series Roswell and Georgia's best friend, Jo Pye on the State of Georgia.-Personal life:Delfino was born in Caracas, Venezuela, the daughter of an...
- Callie - Tommy Hoe - Uncle Atticus, MD.
- Fernando QuevedoFernando QuevedoFernando Quevedo Rodriguez is a Guatemalan physicist. He was appointed director of the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics in October 2009; he succeeds K. R. Sreenivasan, who was the director since 2003....
- Xavier - Lindsay Truxell - Sexy Motorist
Production credits
- Mark Galuzzo - Producer
- Alex Karvounis - Associate Producer
- Nick Karvounis - Associate Producer
- Venice Filmworks - Production Company
- Doubble TroubbleDoubble TroubbleDoubble Troubble is the comedy-juggling team of identical twins Nick and Alex Karvounis. Since the age of 12, Nick and Alex have been performing their two-man comedy show worldwide. In international competition, they have won more than a dozen medals and set the world record for juggling 12 rings...
Entertainment - Production Company
The producers gave the cast a digital camcorder with which to document their time on the set. Costar Jason Mewes
Jason Mewes
Jason Edward Mewes is an American television, film actor, and internet radio show host best known for playing Jay, the vocal half of the duo Jay and Silent Bob, in longtime friend Kevin Smith's films.-Early life:...
, however, accidentally left the camera on the dashboard of his car in the Las Vegas sun and heat, thus damaging the camera and nearly rendering the footage on it unusable. Most of the footage was salvageable and is in the special features section of the DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
.