Heads or tails (film)
Encyclopedia
Heads or Tails is a 2005
feature film
written
and directed
by Joey McAdams and Clark Kline. Produced by Fool Martyr Productions, the film stars Jeff Keilholtz
, Douglas Cathro and Jon Liddiard.
The screenplay
was adapted from a short story Kline wrote in 1994. Shooting began in September 2003 with a script that was shrouded in secrecy even from cast and crew, as each were given the day's lines on the day a scene was to be shot. Its premiere gala acreening was at The Weinberg Center for the Arts
in February 2005. A review by Courtney Oates of The Flow
magazine describes Heads or Tails as an "incredibly unique story of murder, myths and mania." It was released to DVD
in the spring of 2008.
: the story of a Native American
myth
and how it has been twisted throughout the years into something much darker. Every thirteen cycles of the moon, two people stand on a cliff and throw a coin off to compete for a wish. Only those that partake in the ritual see that the wish is only the beginning.
additional cast
2005 in film
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feature film
Feature film
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written
Screenwriter
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and directed
Film director
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by Joey McAdams and Clark Kline. Produced by Fool Martyr Productions, the film stars Jeff Keilholtz
Jeff Keilholtz
Jeff Keilholtz is an American actor based out of New York City. He trained under Lily Lodge at the Actor's Conservatory and mentored by Sergei Dreiden, star of Russian Ark...
, Douglas Cathro and Jon Liddiard.
The screenplay
Screenplay
A screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated...
was adapted from a short story Kline wrote in 1994. Shooting began in September 2003 with a script that was shrouded in secrecy even from cast and crew, as each were given the day's lines on the day a scene was to be shot. Its premiere gala acreening was at The Weinberg Center for the Arts
Weinberg Center for the Arts
The Eliyahu 'Weinberg Center for the Arts is an organization and venue in Frederick, Maryland, USA that holds various showings of music, theatre, films and visual art. The theatre was built as the Tivoli Theatre by the Stanley-Crandall concern and opened on December 23, 1926...
in February 2005. A review by Courtney Oates of The Flow
The Flow
The Flow is an album by Chris Leslie released in 1997This album is mostly instrumental. Although Chris Leslie is best known for his fiddle playing in Fairport Convention, these cuts sound nothing like Fairport. Some of it sounds like music of Thailand or Tibet, and other parts sound jazzy or new...
magazine describes Heads or Tails as an "incredibly unique story of murder, myths and mania." It was released to DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
in the spring of 2008.
Synopsis
Heads or Tails is a dark dramaDrama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
: the story of a Native American
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
myth
Mythology
The term mythology can refer either to the study of myths, or to a body or collection of myths. As examples, comparative mythology is the study of connections between myths from different cultures, whereas Greek mythology is the body of myths from ancient Greece...
and how it has been twisted throughout the years into something much darker. Every thirteen cycles of the moon, two people stand on a cliff and throw a coin off to compete for a wish. Only those that partake in the ritual see that the wish is only the beginning.
Cast
- Jeff KeilholtzJeff KeilholtzJeff Keilholtz is an American actor based out of New York City. He trained under Lily Lodge at the Actor's Conservatory and mentored by Sergei Dreiden, star of Russian Ark...
as Blaze - Jon Liddiard as Typhoon
- Douglas Cathro as Miller
- Amber Davila as Kari
- Mike Hotovy as John
- Madalyn Loughlin as Anise
additional cast
- Mary Hotovy as Julianna
- Wendy Loughlin as Miller's Wife
- Christine Maisano as Samantha
- Marsha O'Connor as News Reporter
- Stewart Walker as Greg
- Clark Kline as Blaze's Father
Additional sources
- Maryland Gazette, "...Joey McAdams, a director and producer with Fool Martyr productions..."
- Film Fodder, "Fool Martyr Q&A"
- Tunecore, Heads Or Tails Motion Picture Soundtrack by Will Sxton on fool martyr productions
- Hunnting Dragonflies, "...Douglas 'DC' Cathro recently made his feature screen debut in the Fool Martyr production Heads or Tails."
- Cinemarts, "Formed in 2003, Fool Martyr Productions, an ultra-low budget production company, screened their first feature film Heads or Tails to a capacity audience at the Weinberg in early 2005 and stirred a lively debate in the local paper for weeks after the screening."
- Frederick News Post, filmmaker "Joey McAdams meets up with Wiley Mackintosh and Elina Mavashev to shoot "below" at various locations around Frederick"
- Mobie Bytes, "...Joey McAdams formed Fool Martyr Productions, LLC in 2003 with writing partner Clark Kline..."
External links
- Heads or Tails at Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- Official Website
- Heads of Tails soundtrack
- Head or Tails flash game