Thursday, Dec. 08, 2011

Bellflower

A movie made for a little less than 20 grand, “Bellflower” is a motor-head tribute to “Mad Max” in true indie film fashion. Evan Glodell not only directed, wrote, edited and starred in this film – he also built the car that’s the real star of the film. A 1972 Buick Skylark, also known as Medusa in the movie, is a fully-functional apocalyptic war machine – armed with real flamethrowers, surveillance cameras and a smoke-screen machine. The film jumps over a timeline but it’s essentially a love story involving a nasty break-up, a bromance and an infatuation with a four-wheeled beast. The movie would be a mess without the car but for some reason, when you add the scene-stealing Skylark it justifies the whole thing. Worth a spin, even if it’s just to see Medusa in action.