One of the surprisingly enjoyable aspects of this hobby is in posting a news item that I know is of interest to only one or two people. It’s like I’m sending code. Case in point, the Faye Dunaway vehicle Flick, in which she plays a one-armed American detective tracking down an undead kid from the ’50s in modern day Wales. An interview with director David Howard sheds some light on this intriguing premise.

Set in the late 1950s and the present day, Flick tells the tale of Johnny, a music-loving outsider driven to murder by rejection from the girl he lusts after. On the run, he crashes his car into a river, where it remains until it is dredged up in the modern day. Reanimated by the sound of ’50s rock music, he continues his journey of revenge on those who mocked him, and their children.

The whole thing is a great read, whether or not you’re as sold on the plot as I am. Howard discusses his reasons for abandoning a career as a lawyer to pursue B-movies, why he considers horror to be such a challenge, and just what it took for him to rope Dunaway in.

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