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Late Phases

Late Phases is a 2014 horror drama film by director Adrián García Bogliano and his first feature film in the English language. The film had its world premiere on March 9, 2014, at South by Southwest and stars Nick Damici as a blind war veteran that becomes the victim of a werewolf attack.

Late Phases
Directed byAdrián García Bogliano
Written byEric Stolze
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyErnesto Herrera
Edited byAaron Crozier
Music byWojciech Golczewski
Production
companies
Distributed byDark Sky Films
Release date
  • March 9, 2014 (2014-03-09) (SXSW)
Running time
95 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • Mexico
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Will moves his father, Ambrose McKinley, a fiercely independent, yet blind Vietnam War veteran and his seeing eye dog German Shepherd into a retirement community at the edge of a forest. Willful and adamant that he can live on his own, Ambrose and Will are clearly not on the best of terms. He meets three neighbor women, Gloria, Anna, and Emma, who while at first admire Ambrose, are quickly put off by his attitude. He meets his neighbor Delores, who shares the duplex with him. That night, during a full moon, something breaks into Delores' kitchen and brutally slashes her to death. Ambrose hears the commotion and is also attacked by a massive werewolf. His dog comes to his defense as Ambrose struggles to find his gun. He deters the creature, but his dog is mortally wounded. The next day, the police find him cradling his dog, and despite the destruction and his claims of the attack, it is shrugged off as an animal attack.

Suspecting a werewolf is responsible for the murders and mysterious disappearances of other park residents who wander into the woods, Ambrose mounts a defense. He buys an immaculate tombstone for his dog and begins to slowly dig a grave for him. Meeting with the local congregation, Ambrose, who could hear a rasping in the werewolf's breathing, monitors the people around him for similar issues. He encounters Gloria's husband, who is encased in an iron lung, but Gloria suspects Ambrose of trying to kill her husband when he accidentally disconnects the machine; she throws him out. His suspicions fall on the church's pastor, Father Roger Smith, who has developed a wheeze after years of chain smoking. He suggests Ambrose visit the church, prompting him to take a local shuttle from his house, where he meets another suspect, James Griffin, who is a friend of Smith's and has a similar wheeze from asthma. Uncomfortable with Ambrose's habits and lifestyle, the three women convince James to privately transport Ambrose. Ambrose goes to a gun shop and convinces the owner to create silver bullets. Ambrose learns that James had also previously purchased silver ammunition. The tombstone arrives, and Ambrose puts it in his back yard, still digging the grave. Complaints of this and the smell of his dog's decomposition gets Ambrose observed by the police, who become concerned for his well being. Despite this, Ambrose convinces them not to interfere.

On the day of the next full moon, Ambrose finally finishes the grave and lays his dog to rest. Meanwhile, James meticulously begins to visit with the congregation, violently biting Gloria, Anne, Emma, and Emma’s husband Bennet, cursing them to become werewolves. Ambrose visits Gloria, but finds her missing and her husband viciously decapitated; he runs home to arm himself. James confesses to Father Smith that he is a werewolf, but Smith does not believe him until he transforms. When he flees, the wolf viciously mauls him. Back at his home, Ambrose calls and leaves his son a voicemail, revealing that he had lost his deceased wife's ring, and he had not sold it, as Will suspected. He apologizes and says his goodbyes, as he believes he will not survive the night. Using his keen hearing, Ambrose dispatches the werewolves descending on his property with his weapons and a series of booby traps. He kills the four new werewolves but is bitten by James. In the struggle, they battle into Ambrose's back yard, where Ambrose finally kills James and calmly sits down on his porch. Will, having heard his father's final words, rushes to his house. He sees the bodies of werewolves, half-turned back into their human forms, before discovering Ambrose dead, having purposefully overdosed on his medication before the battle had even begun to ensure that he will not live as a werewolf.

Later, Will and his wife stand at his father's military funeral at dusk, where Will accepts the tri-folded flag and gives it to his wife. He then takes out his father's rifle, takes aim at the rising moon, and fires.

Cast

Production

Bogliano first announced his intention to film Late Phases in 2012, as he had been impressed with the script that Stolze had written.[1] Nick Damici was confirmed to be leading the film in February 2013,[2] and filming began in Hudson Valley, New York in June of the same year.[3] Damici had some difficulty portraying a blind man, as he stated that you "can't just blindfold yourself to learn because it doesn’t work that way. Even when you’re blindfolded you’re seeing more than a blind person sees. I just had to do it looking peripherally and trusting Adrian that it came off okay."[4] The film's biggest challenge came from the werewolf transformation scene, as Bogliano noted that "[not even] the producers knew if it was going to work until we finally finished."[4] Fessenden, who produced and had a cameo, brought on special effects artist Robert Kurtzman. Fessenden said Kurtzman agreed to do the film because he has a soft spot for werewolves.[5]

Reception

The film received mixed reviews. Shock Till You Drop gave Late Phases a lukewarm review, commenting that while it was "occasionally thrilling" it was "obviously going for the Bubba Ho-Tep vibe" but didn't have the "ominpresent quirkiness and energy Bubba Ho-Tep carried."[6] Twitch Film panned the film overall, as they felt that it was "a concept that looks like it absolutely should have worked on paper, but ends up becoming a cautionary tale about what happens when you put too much stock in your wolf rather than your sheep."[7] Patrick Cooper of Bloody Disgusting gave the film five skulls out of five, stating that the film is "a tale of hardcore werewolf violence, a tangible father/son relationship, redemption, and a whole lotta heart. It’s funny, brash, and exciting, but knows when to pull back and let the emotion sink in. Simply put, it’s a masterpiece of the werewolf genre because of what it accomplishes on top of the scares, which is deliver a truly emotional, heartfelt story of a father and son."[8]

Release

The film was selected to screen in April 2014 at the Stanley Film Festival. The home release was March 10, 2015, on video on demand, digital download and on Blu-ray and DVD by Dark Sky Films.[9] The film is available to be streamed on Netflix as of January 2018.

References

  1. ^ "Exclusive: Adrián García Bogliano on His New Project - Late Phases". Dread Central. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  2. ^ Burkart, Gregory. "'Stake Land' Star Nick Damici to Lead Cast of 'Late Phases'". Fearnet. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  3. ^ Burkhart, Gregory. "Cameras Rolling on Bogliano's 'Late Phases'". Fearnet. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Nick Damici And Adrian Garcia Bogliano Go Through 'Late Phases'!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  5. ^ Gingold, Michael (November 14, 2014). . Fangoria. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  6. ^ Turek, Ryan. "SXSW Review: Late Phases Has a Lot of Heart and Gore, Too". Shock Till You Drop. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  7. ^ Jarzemsky, John. . Twitch Film. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  8. ^ Cooper, Patrick. "Fantasia '14 Review: Late Phases Is a Badass Werewolf Shocker With Loads of Heart". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  9. ^ Squires, John (January 23, 2015). "Superior Werewolf Film Late Phases Howls at Home Video Release". Dread Central.

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Late Phases is a 2014 horror drama film by director Adrian Garcia Bogliano and his first feature film in the English language The film had its world premiere on March 9 2014 at South by Southwest and stars Nick Damici as a blind war veteran that becomes the victim of a werewolf attack Late PhasesDirected byAdrian Garcia BoglianoWritten byEric StolzeProduced byLarry Fessenden Brent Kunkle Greg Newman Zak Zeman Andrea QuirozStarringNick Damici Ethan Embry Lance GuestCinematographyErnesto HerreraEdited byAaron CrozierMusic byWojciech GolczewskiProductioncompaniesDark Sky Films Glass Eye Pix Site BDistributed byDark Sky FilmsRelease dateMarch 9 2014 2014 03 09 SXSW Running time95 minutesCountriesUnited States MexicoLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 5 Release 6 References 7 External linksPlot EditWill moves his father Ambrose McKinley a fiercely independent yet blind Vietnam War veteran and his seeing eye dog German Shepherd into a retirement community at the edge of a forest Willful and adamant that he can live on his own Ambrose and Will are clearly not on the best of terms He meets three neighbor women Gloria Anna and Emma who while at first admire Ambrose are quickly put off by his attitude He meets his neighbor Delores who shares the duplex with him That night during a full moon something breaks into Delores kitchen and brutally slashes her to death Ambrose hears the commotion and is also attacked by a massive werewolf His dog comes to his defense as Ambrose struggles to find his gun He deters the creature but his dog is mortally wounded The next day the police find him cradling his dog and despite the destruction and his claims of the attack it is shrugged off as an animal attack Suspecting a werewolf is responsible for the murders and mysterious disappearances of other park residents who wander into the woods Ambrose mounts a defense He buys an immaculate tombstone for his dog and begins to slowly dig a grave for him Meeting with the local congregation Ambrose who could hear a rasping in the werewolf s breathing monitors the people around him for similar issues He encounters Gloria s husband who is encased in an iron lung but Gloria suspects Ambrose of trying to kill her husband when he accidentally disconnects the machine she throws him out His suspicions fall on the church s pastor Father Roger Smith who has developed a wheeze after years of chain smoking He suggests Ambrose visit the church prompting him to take a local shuttle from his house where he meets another suspect James Griffin who is a friend of Smith s and has a similar wheeze from asthma Uncomfortable with Ambrose s habits and lifestyle the three women convince James to privately transport Ambrose Ambrose goes to a gun shop and convinces the owner to create silver bullets Ambrose learns that James had also previously purchased silver ammunition The tombstone arrives and Ambrose puts it in his back yard still digging the grave Complaints of this and the smell of his dog s decomposition gets Ambrose observed by the police who become concerned for his well being Despite this Ambrose convinces them not to interfere On the day of the next full moon Ambrose finally finishes the grave and lays his dog to rest Meanwhile James meticulously begins to visit with the congregation violently biting Gloria Anne Emma and Emma s husband Bennet cursing them to become werewolves Ambrose visits Gloria but finds her missing and her husband viciously decapitated he runs home to arm himself James confesses to Father Smith that he is a werewolf but Smith does not believe him until he transforms When he flees the wolf viciously mauls him Back at his home Ambrose calls and leaves his son a voicemail revealing that he had lost his deceased wife s ring and he had not sold it as Will suspected He apologizes and says his goodbyes as he believes he will not survive the night Using his keen hearing Ambrose dispatches the werewolves descending on his property with his weapons and a series of booby traps He kills the four new werewolves but is bitten by James In the struggle they battle into Ambrose s back yard where Ambrose finally kills James and calmly sits down on his porch Will having heard his father s final words rushes to his house He sees the bodies of werewolves half turned back into their human forms before discovering Ambrose dead having purposefully overdosed on his medication before the battle had even begun to ensure that he will not live as a werewolf Later Will and his wife stand at his father s military funeral at dusk where Will accepts the tri folded flag and gives it to his wife He then takes out his father s rifle takes aim at the rising moon and fires Cast EditNick Damici as Ambrose McKinley Ethan Embry as Will McKinley Lance Guest as James Griffin Tina Louise as Clarissa Rutanya Alda as Gloria B Caitlin O Heaney as Emma Erin Cummings as Anne Tom Noonan as Father Roger Larry Fessenden as O Brien Al Sapienza as Bennet Bernardo Cubria as Officer Lang Karen Lynn Gorney as Delores Karron Graves as Victoria Kaye Haythem Noor as Nelson Kareem Savinon as Edward Dana Ashbrook as WestmarkProduction EditBogliano first announced his intention to film Late Phases in 2012 as he had been impressed with the script that Stolze had written 1 Nick Damici was confirmed to be leading the film in February 2013 2 and filming began in Hudson Valley New York in June of the same year 3 Damici had some difficulty portraying a blind man as he stated that you can t just blindfold yourself to learn because it doesn t work that way Even when you re blindfolded you re seeing more than a blind person sees I just had to do it looking peripherally and trusting Adrian that it came off okay 4 The film s biggest challenge came from the werewolf transformation scene as Bogliano noted that not even the producers knew if it was going to work until we finally finished 4 Fessenden who produced and had a cameo brought on special effects artist Robert Kurtzman Fessenden said Kurtzman agreed to do the film because he has a soft spot for werewolves 5 Reception EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 The film received mixed reviews Shock Till You Drop gave Late Phases a lukewarm review commenting that while it was occasionally thrilling it was obviously going for the Bubba Ho Tep vibe but didn t have the ominpresent quirkiness and energy Bubba Ho Tep carried 6 Twitch Film panned the film overall as they felt that it was a concept that looks like it absolutely should have worked on paper but ends up becoming a cautionary tale about what happens when you put too much stock in your wolf rather than your sheep 7 Patrick Cooper of Bloody Disgusting gave the film five skulls out of five stating that the film is a tale of hardcore werewolf violence a tangible father son relationship redemption and a whole lotta heart It s funny brash and exciting but knows when to pull back and let the emotion sink in Simply put it s a masterpiece of the werewolf genre because of what it accomplishes on top of the scares which is deliver a truly emotional heartfelt story of a father and son 8 Release EditThe film was selected to screen in April 2014 at the Stanley Film Festival The home release was March 10 2015 on video on demand digital download and on Blu ray and DVD by Dark Sky Films 9 The film is available to be streamed on Netflix as of January 2018 References Edit Exclusive Adrian Garcia Bogliano on His New Project Late Phases Dread Central Retrieved March 13 2014 Burkart Gregory Stake Land Star Nick Damici to Lead Cast of Late Phases Fearnet Retrieved March 13 2014 Burkhart Gregory Cameras Rolling on Bogliano s Late Phases Fearnet Retrieved March 13 2014 a b Nick Damici And Adrian Garcia Bogliano Go Through Late Phases Bloody Disgusting Retrieved March 13 2014 Gingold Michael November 14 2014 Ithaca Fantastic Fest Producer Larry Fessenden Talks LATE PHASES Fangoria Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved December 22 2015 Turek Ryan SXSW Review Late Phases Has a Lot of Heart and Gore Too Shock Till You Drop Retrieved March 13 2014 Jarzemsky John SXSW 2014 Review LATE PHASES Is A Dollar Short Twitch Film Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved March 13 2014 Cooper Patrick Fantasia 14 Review Late Phases Is a Badass Werewolf Shocker With Loads of Heart Bloody Disgusting Retrieved July 22 2014 Squires John January 23 2015 Superior Werewolf Film Late Phases Howls at Home Video Release Dread Central External links EditLate Phases at IMDb Late Phases at Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Late Phases amp oldid 1119741440, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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