Devil Dared Me To, The - 2007

Devil Dared Me To, The - 2007 Elevenmedia/Video Nasties - 78 min. DVD UPC # 5021456153329; 4009750238363; 883476004556 Cast: Chris Stapp, Matt Heath, Bonnie Soper, Phil Brough, Andrew Beattie, Ria Vandervis, Dominic Bowden. Screenplay: Chris Stapp, Matt Heath; Director of Photography: Duncan Cole; Music: Justyn Pilbrow; Editing: Matt Heath, Bryan Shaw; Art Director: Tim Castelow; Production Designer:Chris Stapp; Costume Design: Cathy Pope; Producers: Matt Heath, Karl Zohrab; Director: Chris Stapp. Young Randy Cambell yearns to be New Zealand's greatest living stuntman, but his rocket powered BMX will not get him across Cook Strait. Years later, after many heartbreaks, Randy constructs a massive ramp and a rocket car - he still plans to jump the 15 miles across Cook Strait. Is this a suicide attempt? Does he plan to follow the path of his father and grandfather and die in a bloody, burning wreck? A splatter comedy, this one, sort of a "Evil Knievel meets Bad Taste". Not for everyone, but I guarantee most everyone can find humour here. Censor Rating: R - Review rating: C+

AVAILABILITY OF VHS OR DVD COPIES

There is an R4 PAL dvd available from various New Zealand sellers for about $20nz. An R1 ntsc version is available for about $18us. The R4 ;disc is presented in the original 1.78:1 with 5.1 English dolby digital sound; the R1 in 1.33:1. Extras include a commentary track; a "Behind the Scenes" (28:23) featurette; a music video (3:46); a "Director's Cut" (16:00), deleted scenes (14:43); trailer; still image gallery and a "Spinning Devil Game" and I have no idea how they added things up to a "Total Running Time: 226 minutes" that is indicated on the dvd slick.