Six-String Samurai

Six-String Samurai ( Six-String Samurai ) is an Post-apocalyptic film American carried out by Lance Mungia in 1998.

Synopsis

In an alternative reality, the the USSR put an end to the Cold war by various nuclear bombardments on the the United States, reducing the all-powerful nation to the state of desert where still some radiations trail. The Red Army took the control of the ruins, and the few survivors remade their life after a fashion. Lost Vegas is the last city still upright and is governed by Elvis, last known authority and King of the Rock' roll. But here, radio advertisement that after years of reign, King died. The surviving guitarists converge then all worms Lost Vegas to claim with the crown. Buddy (Jeffrey Falcon), a double of Buddy Holly gently alcoholic and asocial also engages him in the adventure, armed with its hollow case and its old man Katana. But the crossing of the desert is long and Death pursues the possible successors of King to found the reign of the heavy metal…

Analyzes

Produced camera with the fist in the Valley of Dead the with free recovered films, Six-String Samurai is a film difficult to classify. He reports social facts without being committed (the Cold war), and refers to fields as various as the Rock' roll of the Fifties, films of Samurai, the Fantastique integrated without explanation (Death is a character with whole share) or the secrecies of the American nation (certain characters of film in anti-radiation combination refer to the Zone 51). Chaotic and yet coherent, Six-String Samurai perhaps considered as a film of kind or author so much the style is particular: its realizer prides it to be a visual and sound experiment out of the beaten paths. The scenes are connected with an astonishing direction of the rate/rhythm and hangs visual, breaking the usual weaknesses of action film.

Références in the world of the musique

The Original soundtrack of film is carried out by Brian Tyler with the assistance of the Red Elvises, a Russian rock group which holds its own role in film and takes share with the scenario. One also finds several “doubles”: the character of Death is freely inspired by Slash (guitarist of the Pink Guns'), of which the look is revisited morbid way; as for Buddy, it is the development of Buddy Holly, pioneer of the rock' roll. The fight between the good and the evil is seen transposed in the musical world through these two characters respectively working for the reign of the Rock' roll and the heavy metal.

Critical reception

Presented to the Slamdance festival of 1998, the film accepted a very cordial reception and gained Award of the best realization and best film, and of many specialized magazines in the shifted and independent cinema made him homage. Nevertheless there was with the poster only in rare American rooms and lost its fragile notoriety while arriving to France in form VHS, while remaining known of a public only restricts.

Data sheet

Title : Six-String Samurai
Realization: Launch Mungia
Scénario : Launch Mungia, Jeffrey Falcon
Musique : Brian Tyler
Production: Michael Burns, Leanna Creel
Production company : Palm Pictures
Country of origin : the United States
Format : Color, 1.85: 1, Dolby
Kind: Post-apocalyptic Action, , Music, Comedy
Lasted : 91 minutes
Coming out date : September 18th, 1998 (the USA)

Distribution

Jeffrey Falcon : Buddy
Justin McGuire : the kid
Stephan Gauger : death
Clifford Hugo : Psycho
Oleg Bernov : Red Elvis
Igor Yuzov : Red Elvis
Zhenya Kolykhanov : Red Elvis
Avi Sills : Red Elvis
Kareem : player of bowling
Zuma Jay : driver

Around film

the turning of film was held only during the weekends. Justin McGuire went to school in week.
the sequence of opening of film to the deformed image is a homage to the first VHS whose first second were inevitably turbid.
the Red Elvises are a true group, and the triangular instrument of which one of the musicians plays is a electric Balalaïka.
the Soviet soldier " Tiger Claw" who appears at the end of film is the brother of Jeffrey Falcon, Christmas.

References

Sancho Asia
Hyjoo

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