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Medium Rare

87 minutes | Teen | 1989 | United States of America

Comedies / Cult

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Hollywood, as you’ve never seen it before

Synopsis

Harry is a B-movie producer who uses a microwave oven to keep a punk from wrecking his wife’s career. But instead of silencing him, Harry creates a killer with superpowers. (Well, sort of…)

Director's Statement

I wrote this film when I was a student at the National Film School of England in late 70's. Talk about a long time to get to the screen...

Directed by: Paul Madden
Written by: Paul Madden
Produced by: Reid Shane

Cast

Lab Assistant: George O
Mole: Richard Lion
Harry Costas: Burt Young
Porn Director: Richard Green
Det Hill: Al Ruscio
Desk Sarge: Lou Coutell
Themselves: Del Rubio Triplets
Dr Kyle: Dr Timothy Leary
Gertrude: Frances Bay
Rosie: Brenda Bakke
Mitch: Brad Dourif
Helga: Lainie Kazan
Willie: Larry Storch
Timmy: Alex Winter
Marv: Sy Richardson
Doc: Mel Wells
Rosco: DST
Sigfried: Nicholas Love
Tart: Symie
Ruth: Joanne Baron

Crew

Music and scoring: Tim Tobias
Casting Director: Billy DaMota
Sound Mixer: Bill Robbins
Hair: Alyce Banny
Costumer: Kim Guenther
Costume Designer: Betsey Heimann
Prop Master: Mark Luine
Special Effects: Dean Jones
Construction Coordinator: Bill Luckey
Set Decorator: Ruth Honegger
Set Decorator: Debra Combs
Make up: Jeffrey Fetzer
2nd AD: Chris Edmonds
First AD: Randy Pope
Producer: Reid Shane
Prod Coordinator: Valerie Miller
UPM: Robert Morgenroth
Associate Producer: Lionel George
Executive Producer: S Djody
Script Supervisor: Sylvie Chesnau
2nd 2nd AD: Kimberly Cook
Director of Phtography: John DeBoorman
1st Camera Asst.: Gary Scott
Gaffer: Malcolm McLean
Electrician: John Overacker
Key Grip: Tom Harjo
Production Designer: Ivo Cristante
Editor: Cari Coughlin
2nd Unit Director: John Wentworth
Stunts: Patrick Statham
Animal Wrangler: Karin Cook Dew

Medium Rare Goes Straight to Webisodes March 15, 2010 by David Dylan Thomas Filed under Comedy, Featured, News So what do you do when the dark comedy you shot with Timothy Leary and Brad Dourif gets scuttled because your productiion company and distributor go bankrupt? Well, if you’re writer/director Paul Madden you wait 20 years for someone to invent something called Webisodes and cut your film into nine pieces you can release in 10 to 15 minute chunks online.

Shot in LA in 28 days.

  • Paul Madden

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    Paul Madden