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9th February 2011

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Tidbits from the Cinefamily screening of DEADLY PREY (part 1) The film was projected from a VHS, due to the sad fact that it is unavailable on DVD, Blu-Ray OR 35mm. Ted came to the screening hoping that someone would tell him about the existence of a 35mm print. This screening was only the second time that star Ted Prior had seen the film. The first was its premiere at AFM in 1987, where he cried of happiness. Ted brought along his 8-year old son Michael (sadly not named after his DEADLY PREY character Mike Danton) who loves the film. His favorite part “is when you [Ted Prior] cut the guy’s hand off with the machete.” Russian investors with a soft spot for the Action International Pictures (original distributors of DEADLY PREY) catalog approached Ted and his brother, director David A. Prior, about producing a sequel to DEADLY PREY just two years ago. Ideas were kicked around, but they (VERY unfortunately) eventually moved on to another project. It took about 20 minutes for Ted to style his mullet every day. His muscles were the product of good genes and steroids (I kid you not)  Cameron Mitchell’s long diatribes in the film about his history as a police officer were not scripted. Director David A. Prior was too scared to stop him. Ted had no martial arts training for the film, and was hung over most shoot days. I promise to include more factoids in another post. Suffice it to say, one of the better nights of my life.

Tidbits from the Cinefamily screening of DEADLY PREY (part 1)

  • The film was projected from a VHS, due to the sad fact that it is unavailable on DVD, Blu-Ray OR 35mm. Ted came to the screening hoping that someone would tell him about the existence of a 35mm print.
  • This screening was only the second time that star Ted Prior had seen the film. The first was its premiere at AFM in 1987, where he cried of happiness.
  • Ted brought along his 8-year old son Michael (sadly not named after his DEADLY PREY character Mike Danton) who loves the film. His favorite part “is when you [Ted Prior] cut the guy’s hand off with the machete.”
  • Russian investors with a soft spot for the Action International Pictures (original distributors of DEADLY PREY) catalog approached Ted and his brother, director David A. Prior, about producing a sequel to DEADLY PREY just two years ago. Ideas were kicked around, but they (VERY unfortunately) eventually moved on to another project.
  • It took about 20 minutes for Ted to style his mullet every day. His muscles were the product of good genes and steroids (I kid you not)
  •  Cameron Mitchell’s long diatribes in the film about his history as a police officer were not scripted. Director David A. Prior was too scared to stop him.
  • Ted had no martial arts training for the film, and was hung over most shoot days.

I promise to include more factoids in another post. Suffice it to say, one of the better nights of my life.

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