Smothered (film)

John Schneider's Smothered
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Schneider
Written by	John Schneider
Starring	Kane Hodder R. A. Mihailoff Bill Moseley
Cinematography	Thomas L. Callaway
Edited by	Joe Pascual
Music by	Silas Hite
Production company	John Schneider's Fairlight Films
Release date	March 29, 2016 (2016-03-29)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1.1 million[1]

Smothered is a 2016 horror comedy directed and written by John Schneider.^[2] The film stars Kane Hodder, Bill Moseley, R. A. Mihailoff, Malcolm Danare, and Don Shanks as several horror icons that find themselves the focus of a murderous hunt.^[3]

Synopsis

After a convention appearance gig turns out to be wildly unsuccessful and unpleasant, a group of cult horror icons find themselves reluctantly persuaded to haunt a trailer park. Lured by the promise of $1,000 apiece for what should be relatively easy work, the group arrives at the park but soon discovers that there is more to the job than they had initially been led to believe and that their own lives are at risk.

Cast

• Kane Hodder as Striper
• R. A. Mihailoff as himself
• Bill Moseley as Soggy Christian
• Dane Rhodes as Randy
• Malcolm Danare as himself
• Don Shanks as himself
• Rachel Alana Handler as Chunks
• Amy Brassette as Agness
• Ritchie Montgomery as Mountain Man
• Brea Grant as DeeDee
• John Schneider as Player
• Michael Berryman as himself
• John Kassir as himself
• Andrew Bowen as Carl
• Shanna Forrestall as Trixie

Production

Filming mostly took place on Schneider's John Schneider Studios lot in Louisiana and additional scenes were shot in downtown Baton Rouge during summer 2013.^[4][5] For casting Schneider had a table read in Baton Rouge and cast Shanna Forrestall and Dane Rhodes based on their performances at the read.^[6] He had initially intended for Roddy Piper to perform in the film and after Piper was unable to take part in Smothered, Schneider re-wrote and renamed Piper's role for Rhodes.^[6] While writing the script Schneider changed the name of Moseley's character several times before choosing "Soggy Christian" and also added in that Moseley's character was a recovering alcoholic, which Moseley greatly enjoyed.^[6]

Reception

Shock Till You Drop gave Smothered a positive review and remarked that it was "a fun film because it gives us a chance to see some of our horror heroes in a different light."^[7]

References

1. "Initial Certification Search" (Type "Smothered" in the search box). Fastlane NextGen. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
2. Moore, Debi. "Horror Legends Line Up to Get Smothered". Dread Central. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
3. Woods, Kevin. "Check out this cool cast photo for John Schneider's Smothered, featuring some of horror's top icons". JoBlo. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
4. Scott, Mike. "'Dukes of Hazzard' star John Schneider opens Louisiana film studio". NOLA. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
5. "John Schneider finds filmmaker's paradise in Holden". Livingston Business. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
6. Hanley, Ken W. "Q&A: Director John Schneider talks Bill Moseley and "SMOTHERED"". Fangoria. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
7. Jimenez, Christopher. "Review: Smothered Turns the Tables on Horror's Icons in a Fun Way". Shock Till You Drop. Retrieved 6 April 2014.

External links

• Official website
• Smothered at IMDb
• Smothered at Rotten Tomatoes