Trailer for Ulli Lommel's KILLER PICKTON
There's a downloadable trailer for Ulli Lommel's Killer Pickton on the website of Hollywood House of Horror (Boogeyman Movies International Inc.).
According to the Internet Movie Database (IMDb), the screenplay for Killer Pickton was written by Lommel and Jeff Frentzen; the movie stars Curtis Graan, Jillian Swanson, Heidi Rhodes, Kate Hackett, Anjeanette Stairs, Lauren Kruskall, Jill Pennington, Frank Godek, Marilyn Cortez, and Victoria Holland.
Those who are interested in Killer Pickton may also wish to read the ScreenAnarchy articles on Joel Bender's Karla and Hiromu Nakamura's Concrete (Konkurîto).
Killer Pickton trailer (downloadable 8.8 MB MOV file)
Hollywood House of Horror: Killer Pickton
The Globe and Mail: "'I'm okay with being attacked'" (republished on January 19, 2007)
ScreenAnarchy: Killer Pickton previous article (September 7, 2006)
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Karla trailer (downloadable 5.8 MB MOV file)
Concrete large trailer (downloadable 12 MB WMV file)
Concrete small trailer (downloadable 3.2 MB WMV file)
Below are two excerpts from "'I'm okay with being attacked'" - an interview with Lommel by The Globe and Mail that was first published on September 19th of last year.
G & M: Tell us about your film. The promotional material says it is based on a true story. Is it a documentary, or is the true story a jumping-off point for a fanciful horror film?
Lommel: My so-called reality horror films are usually inspired by true events, but then I use it as a platform to take off and deal with issues I'm concerned with, such as our celebrity-obsessed society and the hunger of the vast majority of us to get their 15 minutes of fame. Most serial killers brag about their crimes and aim to be the top -- the one with the most killings. Their desire for fame can be traced back to our own obsessions. So in my mind, we are all guilty.
G & M: Do you recreate the crimes allegedly committed by Pickton?
Lommel: I am not certain which crimes the real Pickton allegedly committed. In my movie, the villain cuts up his victims in a wood chipper.
G & M: When did you first hear about the murders of the Vancouver women and what went through your mind at that time?
Lommel: I was amazed that it seemed to take such a long time to deal with this. But I guess, prostitutes don't count as valuable members of our society. And the fact that he may have allegedly mixed the victims' flesh with pig meat and then sell it was so freaky.
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G & M: From whose perspective is the story told? Have you spoken to Robert Pickton or Pickton family members?
Lommel: It's from the villain's POV [point-of-view], but like I said, it is not really the Pickton they caught. Mine is called Billie Pickton, and all characters -- his family, the victims, the police -- are all pure fiction, I also have a disclaimer at the end of the movie that reminds the audience of that. And no, I have not spoken with anybody, since I did not want to make a documentary.
