Part 1: Stuntgirls, Popstars, and B-Movie Heroines
Part 2: A Paint Factory Holocaust
Part 3: The House of Jess
Part 4: A Crazy Ride
Part 5: Cast/Crew/Acknowledgements
“QUIET NIGHT IN” PRODUCTION NOTES
By
Susan L. Padlock
A CRAZY RIDE
B-movies
have a reputation for being - well - crap.
So why do they achieve such rabid cult followings?
“Because
you can slip in all sorts of subversive ideas without anyone
noticing, unless they’re paying attention,” explains Banks.
“It is a completely unpretentious genre that can operate on
a number of different levels, and absolutely anything goes in terms
of what you can do story-wise.
There are no audience expectations, other than to be taken
for a crazy ride.”
How
is it possible to be unpretentious when the main character in your
story is incredibly pretentious?
“It’s
a chicken and egg syndrome,” Banks says.
“Is Jess a kitschy writer, or just trying to write
something kitschy? And
more importantly, why does she have soot on her face on the DVD
sleeve? You think she
could have had a wash before the photographer arrived, for god’s
sake.”
He
pauses briefly. “You
won’t print that bit, will you?”
