Incredible Violence

Incredible Violence is a Canadian comedy horror film, directed by G. Patrick Condon and released in 2018.[1] The film stars Steven Oates as a fictionalized version of Condon, an aspiring filmmaker who squanders all of the money he borrowed to make his first film and tries to salvage the production by sequestering all of his actors on set and actually killing them himself, and M. J. Kehler as Grace, his lead actress who has to fight back to save her own life.[2]

Incredible Violence
Directed byG. Patrick Condon
Written byG. Patrick Condon
Ross Moore
Produced byG. Patrick Condon
Walter Lawlor
Ian Vatcher
StarringStephen Oates
M. J. Kehler
CinematographyIan Vatcher
Edited byJustin Oakey
Music byAdam Foran
Production
company
The Hunting Party
Release date
  • September 2018 (2018-09) (AIFF)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The cast also includes Michael Worthman, Kimberley Drake, Erin Mick, Meghan Hancock, Allison Moira Kelly, Patrick Foran, Ruth Lawrence and Stephen Lush.

Distribution

The film was screened in May 2018 at the Cannes Film Market,[3] and had its public premiere at the 2018 Atlantic International Film Festival.[4]

It was released to video on demand platforms in 2019.[5]

Critical reception

Bobby LePire of Film Threat wrote that the metafictional device of Condon writing himself into the screeenplay as the villain added nothing to the film, but that the main plot made for a solid slasher film on its own without the unnecessary framing.[1] He ultimately concluded that "there is a steadily growing sense of menace that begins once everyone arrives at the house to start filming. This explodes into an orgy of violence within the last 30-minutes. Incredible Violence becomes a sly commentary on the enjoyment of violent media, while itself offering those same visceral thrills. It is a dichotomy that does not always work in movies. But here, thanks to a strong screenplay, compelling characters, and impressive direction, it does not come across as hypocritical preaching."[1]

Awards

The film was a longlisted nominee for the DGC Discovery Award in 2018.[6]

References
  1. Bobby LePire, "Incredible Violence". Film Threat, October 7, 2019.
  2. Brad Miska, "‘Incredible Violence’: To Save His Movie, a Director Must Become a Slasher!". Bloody Disgusting, May 2, 2018.
  3. "Gander filmmaker’s horror film finds a berth in prestigious showcase". SaltWire Network, April 23, 2018.
  4. Tim Arsenault, "Family drama Splinters to open FIN". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, August 16, 2018.
  5. Peter Paltridge, "Incredible Violence Comes To VOD". Pop Geeks, September 17, 2019.
  6. Connie Thiessen, "DGC's list of top new Canadian filmmakers to watch". Broadcast Dialogue, September 10, 2018.
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