The 27 Club is a 2019 American supernatural horror film directed and edited by Patrick Fogarty (Legion of the Black) from a screenplay co-written with Joe Flanders and Micahel Lynn.
The Cleopatra Entertainment production stars Maddisyn Carter, Derrick Denicola and Todd Rundgren.
Plot:
A singer-songwriter chasing fame and a journalism student researching his thesis are drawn into a sinister underworld as each attempt to discover the truth behind the curse of “The 27 Club” – a cultural meme involving the deaths of famous musicians who died aged twenty-seven, such as Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Robert Johnson, Brian Jones, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and Amy Winehouse…
Reviews:
“The 27 Club is too competent in its structure and pace to be so bad; it’s good recommendation. Yet due to the bland, forgettable acting, the characters who don’t have any arc to speak of, and the rote, drab visual presentation, the movie is a dull viewing experience.” Film Threat
“The circumstances of the so-called 27 Club are eerie enough to inspire a good horror movie, but this isn’t it. Admittedly, Fogarty’s film is a more professional piece of work than Phoebe Dollar’s unwatchable Sunset Society, but it cannot touch Rob Stefaniuk’s Suck, the gold standard of rock & roll horror comedies. Not recommended…” J.B. Spins
“Suicide and overdose are horrible, tragic occurrences – and horrible though they might be, they’re not whimsical fodder for horror stories. And they’re certainly not the fault of a snaggle-toothed goblin. If we’re to continue making leaps and bounds in mental health discourse, we need to leave perceptions like The 27 Club’s in the past.” NME
Release:
The 27 Club is released by Cleopatra Entertainment as a Blu-ray + DVD + CD combo on June 11, 2019.
Cast and characters:
Maddisyn Carter … Lily – Beverly Hills Ghost; Alleluia! The Devil’s Carnival
Derrick Denicola … Jason – Mutants; Lockjaw: Rise of the Kulev Serpent
Todd Rundgren … Professor Crawford
John Hennigan … Jim Morrison
Victoria De Mare … Brenda – Hanukkah; Monster Party; Hell’s Kitty; Dracula in a Women’s Prison ; Predator World; The Black Room; et al
Nick Principe … Kyle
Tasha Tacosa … Amy Winehouse
Travis Coles … Television Preacher
Kali Cook … Jenny
Zack Kozlow … Zane
Kelly Erin Decker … Scarlet Capra
Terry Woodberry … Mick
Mark Valeriano … Brian Jones
Adam Celentano … Caleb
Vanessa Hernandez … Quinn’s Friend
Travis Grant … Quinn Scott
Strange Dave … The Reaper
Zach Paul Brown … Kurt Cobain
Gogo Lomo-David … Robert Johnson
Eugene Henderson … Jimi Hendrix
Jason Lasater … Derek
Ben Slavens … Lily’s Stage Manager
Kato Punk … Starla
Aubrey Chantelle … Christina
Emily Dalquist … Janis Joplin
Roy LaFever … The Mortician
Filming locations:
Downtown, Los Angeles, California
Topanga Canyon, California – also the location for Ice Cream Man; Alienator; Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood; Pumpkinhead; Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter; Mausoleum
Technical credits:
1 hour 37 minutes
