The film follows Lisa, a young woman who runs a bookstore that was left to her by her deceased grandmother. She is bullied by the local mean girl and drug dealer Jess, who also steals a rare book from the store and later sexually assaults her when the two are alone in the bookstore. Lisa tries to report it to the local police, but is met with dismissal as the sheriff is Jess's mom, Deborah "Deb", and the deputy her brother Nick. In retaliation Deb arranges for Lisa to be viciously assaulted and taken out to the woods. They leave her for dead, expecting that she will be mauled to death by wolves. Lisa manages to survive the encounter but is still bitten by a wolf, turning her into a werewolf. Lisa manages to make it to the home of her friend Sam, who is horrified by what has happened.
Unbeknownst to Lisa, Deb is fully aware that werewolves exist. She had previously beaten and left another girl, Lisa's cousin Gretchen, for the wolves to maul. The girl had survived the attack and become a werewolf, making it necessary for Deb and the others to hunt and kill her. It is also implied that Deb was responsible for the death of the previous sheriff, who had also been mauled to death. As Lisa's transformation continues, Lisa tracks down and kills those who wronged her, beginning with Millie. She also kills Dana after she threatens Sam, as well as Jess and Nick for trashing her bookstore.
In an attempt to stop Lisa, Deb captures Sam and threatens to kill her if Lisa doesn't come to the station. Lisa, aware that the sheriff is untrustworthy, tries to sneak up on her but is unsuccessful. Deb then orders one of her subordinates, Dolphus, to nail Lisa's arms together, after which she reveals that she is going to cut off Lisa's arms and leave her to bleed to death. She also reveals that she was responsible for Gretchen's death, after which she taunts Lisa by cutting off a lock of Sam's hair to test her blade's sharpness. This, along with the rise of the full moon, causes Lisa to fully transform into a werewolf. Lisa slaughters Dolphus and Deb is captured. When Deb awakens she discovers that Lisa plans to leave her to be mauled to death by wolves, the same fate to which she subjected others. The wolves set upon her as Lisa walks calmly away.
Cast
Kristen Vaganos as Lisa
Jennifer Seward as Sam
Manon Halliburton as Sheriff Deborah Huckins
Carmen Anello as Jessica Huckins
Chris Bylsma as Deputy Nick Huckins
Cinnamon Schultz as Mary
Sarah McGuire as Dana
Millie Milan as Millie
Shawn Eric Jones as Dolphus
Brooklyn Funk as Brooke
Owen Winkler as Bicycle Boy
Production
Having previously worked for The Kansas City Star, screenwriter Eric Winkler began writing the first draft of the film's script in 2016, and continued working on it through 2019. At the time he began on the draft, Winkler "just wanted to do something creative." He chose to further pursue screenwriting and the script after the death of his father in 2018.[1] Winkler has stated that I Am Lisa is "an homage to every revenge movie I’ve ever seen" and that “It was also heavily influenced by any movie that features a strong female protagonist, like Aliens, Kill Bill, and Day of the Dead.”[2]
Winkler approached Rea during some of his film screenings, both early in the script's development process and later, when the idea was more fully formed. Rea enjoyed the idea of a revenge film, as well as that it was female-driven and in the werewolf genre, and agreed to direct. He suggested that Winkler change more of the characters to women, as the majority were male and he felt that this would make the movie "a lot more interesting" and "play better today". Kristen Vaganos was brought on to play the titular role of Lisa before the script was finalized.[1]
Principal photography for I Am Lisa began in July 2019 and the majority of the footage was shot over a period of 14 days, with the exception of some pick-up shots taken in the following months.[3][1] Some of the filming locations included an abandoned police station and a bookstore inside Kansas City.[4]
Release
I Am Lisa premiered at the Boulevard Drive-In in Kansas City, Kansas on July 2, 2020, after which it screened at the August digital edition of FrightFest, on August 28.[1][5]
Reception
Critical reception has been positive.[6][7] Common praise centered on Rea's direction of the film and the character of Lisa, which Starburst called likeable.[8][9] Elements of criticism included the lycanthropic makeup and some of the film's lines.[10][11]I Am Lisa has a rating of 91% on the review aggregator site, Rotten Tomatoes. The site's critical consensus reads, "A werewolf revenge flick with bite, I Am Lisa is a vibrant and intellectually nimble journey into female empowerment."[12]
References
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^Wash, Tony (2019-09-19). "Patrick Rea's 'I Am Lisa' Gets Revenge as a Werewolf [Exclusive]". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
^"Werewolf Horror Film I AM LISA Completes Principal Photography + Exclusive Stills". Dread Central. 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
^Eckerman, Kelly (June 30, 2020). "Horror movie filmed in KC area premieres Thursday". KMBC.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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^"I Am Lisa brings a supernatural lycan revenge romp to KC". The Pitch. 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
^"I AM LISA [FrightFest 2020]". STARBURST Magazine. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
^"I AM LISA (2020) Review - Low Budget Werewolf Film with Bite". Gruesome Magazine. 2021-01-09. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
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^"Arrow Video FrightFest 2020 Review – I Am Lisa". Flickering Myth. 2020-08-29. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
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I Am Lisa is a 2020 horror revenge film that was directed by Patrick Rea based on a script written by Eric Winkler I Am LisaFilm posterDirected byPatrick ReaWritten byEric WinklerCinematographyHanuman Brown EagleMusic byNatalia PerezProductioncompanyFeed the QueenDistributed byMutiny PicturesRelease dateJuly 2 2020 2020 07 02 Running time92 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 5 Reception 6 References 7 External linksSynopsis EditThe film follows Lisa a young woman who runs a bookstore that was left to her by her deceased grandmother She is bullied by the local mean girl and drug dealer Jess who also steals a rare book from the store and later sexually assaults her when the two are alone in the bookstore Lisa tries to report it to the local police but is met with dismissal as the sheriff is Jess s mom Deborah Deb and the deputy her brother Nick In retaliation Deb arranges for Lisa to be viciously assaulted and taken out to the woods They leave her for dead expecting that she will be mauled to death by wolves Lisa manages to survive the encounter but is still bitten by a wolf turning her into a werewolf Lisa manages to make it to the home of her friend Sam who is horrified by what has happened Unbeknownst to Lisa Deb is fully aware that werewolves exist She had previously beaten and left another girl Lisa s cousin Gretchen for the wolves to maul The girl had survived the attack and become a werewolf making it necessary for Deb and the others to hunt and kill her It is also implied that Deb was responsible for the death of the previous sheriff who had also been mauled to death As Lisa s transformation continues Lisa tracks down and kills those who wronged her beginning with Millie She also kills Dana after she threatens Sam as well as Jess and Nick for trashing her bookstore In an attempt to stop Lisa Deb captures Sam and threatens to kill her if Lisa doesn t come to the station Lisa aware that the sheriff is untrustworthy tries to sneak up on her but is unsuccessful Deb then orders one of her subordinates Dolphus to nail Lisa s arms together after which she reveals that she is going to cut off Lisa s arms and leave her to bleed to death She also reveals that she was responsible for Gretchen s death after which she taunts Lisa by cutting off a lock of Sam s hair to test her blade s sharpness This along with the rise of the full moon causes Lisa to fully transform into a werewolf Lisa slaughters Dolphus and Deb is captured When Deb awakens she discovers that Lisa plans to leave her to be mauled to death by wolves the same fate to which she subjected others The wolves set upon her as Lisa walks calmly away Cast EditKristen Vaganos as Lisa Jennifer Seward as Sam Manon Halliburton as Sheriff Deborah Huckins Carmen Anello as Jessica Huckins Chris Bylsma as Deputy Nick Huckins Cinnamon Schultz as Mary Sarah McGuire as Dana Millie Milan as Millie Shawn Eric Jones as Dolphus Brooklyn Funk as Brooke Owen Winkler as Bicycle BoyProduction EditHaving previously worked for The Kansas City Star screenwriter Eric Winkler began writing the first draft of the film s script in 2016 and continued working on it through 2019 At the time he began on the draft Winkler just wanted to do something creative He chose to further pursue screenwriting and the script after the death of his father in 2018 1 Winkler has stated that I Am Lisa is an homage to every revenge movie I ve ever seen and that It was also heavily influenced by any movie that features a strong female protagonist like Aliens Kill Bill and Day of the Dead 2 Winkler approached Rea during some of his film screenings both early in the script s development process and later when the idea was more fully formed Rea enjoyed the idea of a revenge film as well as that it was female driven and in the werewolf genre and agreed to direct He suggested that Winkler change more of the characters to women as the majority were male and he felt that this would make the movie a lot more interesting and play better today Kristen Vaganos was brought on to play the titular role of Lisa before the script was finalized 1 Principal photography for I Am Lisa began in July 2019 and the majority of the footage was shot over a period of 14 days with the exception of some pick up shots taken in the following months 3 1 Some of the filming locations included an abandoned police station and a bookstore inside Kansas City 4 Release EditI Am Lisa premiered at the Boulevard Drive In in Kansas City Kansas on July 2 2020 after which it screened at the August digital edition of FrightFest on August 28 1 5 Reception EditCritical reception has been positive 6 7 Common praise centered on Rea s direction of the film and the character of Lisa which Starburst called likeable 8 9 Elements of criticism included the lycanthropic makeup and some of the film s lines 10 11 I Am Lisa has a rating of 91 on the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes The site s critical consensus reads A werewolf revenge flick with bite I Am Lisa is a vibrant and intellectually nimble journey into female empowerment 12 References Edit a b c d The director writer and star of horror film I Am Lisa on how the film came together ahead of Thursday s Boulevard Drive In premiere The Pitch 2020 07 02 Retrieved 2021 01 22 Wash Tony 2019 09 19 Patrick Rea s I Am Lisa Gets Revenge as a Werewolf Exclusive Bloody Disgusting Retrieved 2021 01 22 Werewolf Horror Film I AM LISA Completes Principal Photography Exclusive Stills Dread Central 2019 09 05 Retrieved 2021 01 22 Eckerman Kelly June 30 2020 Horror movie filmed in KC area premieres Thursday KMBC a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint url status link I AM LISA FRIGHTFEST DIGITAL EDITION 2020 Retrieved 2021 01 22 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link I Am Lisa Rotten Tomatoes a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link I Am Lisa brings a supernatural lycan revenge romp to KC The Pitch 2020 12 30 Retrieved 2021 01 22 I AM LISA FrightFest 2020 STARBURST Magazine Retrieved 2021 01 22 I AM LISA 2020 Review Low Budget Werewolf Film with Bite Gruesome Magazine 2021 01 09 Retrieved 2021 01 22 Turner Matthew September 2 2020 Frightfest 2020 I Am Lisa Review Nerdly Retrieved 2021 01 22 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Arrow Video FrightFest 2020 Review I Am Lisa Flickering Myth 2020 08 29 Retrieved 2021 01 22 I Am Lisa Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Retrieved October 30 2021 External links EditI Am Lisa at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title I Am Lisa amp oldid 1108022306, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
