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Eye of the Holy See (2009)
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Overview
| Director: | David C. Schmidt | ||||
| Writers: | Barry Link, David C. Schmidt, Brian M. Slator (story) David C. Schmidt, Brian M. Slator (screenplay) |
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| Release Date: | August 27, 2009 (USA) | ||||
| Genre: | Comedy, B-movie, Crime, Independent, Spoof, Dramedy, Action/Adventure | ||||
| Tagline: | When danger calls, beware my darling. | ||||
| Plot: | When the world is threatened with nuclear destruction, the papal secret service steps in. | ||||
| Plot Keywords: | Secret Agent, Nuclear Destruction, When Danger Calls, Beware My Darling | ||||
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Cast
| Michael Gleason | Borgo the agent |
| Don Pflipsen | The Pope |
| Brian M. Slator | Benito Mussolini |
| Anthony John Hankel | "Q" |
| Catherine Gleason | Consilina |
| Barry Link | The Scientist "Uri" |
| David C. Schmidt | The Workman |
| Dale Muellerleile | Father Capollo |
| Mike Smith | Papal Worker |
| Lee Rushmeyer | Papal Worker |
Crew
| Catherine Gleason | Costume Design |
| Michael Gleason | Art Design, Music: Piano, Recorder |
| Anthony John Hankel | Grip |
| D. Leighton Hiller | Camera Operator |
| Barry Link | Voiceover |
| Roger Miller | Technical Advisor, Voiceover, Music: Acoustic Bass |
| Bruce Muellerleile | 2nd Grip |
| Dale Muellerleile | Ferrari Fabrication |
| Elly Muellerleile | Ferrari Fabrication |
| Nosker | Camera Operator |
| Dan Reetz | Post Production |
| David C. Schmidt | Composer, Director, Executive Producer, Voiceover |
| Brian M. Slator | Location Manager |
Additional Details
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| Runtime: | 18:31 min |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Color: | B&W |
| Aspect Ratio: | 1.33 (4X3 Video) |
| Sound Mix: | Other |
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| Filming Locations: | Monticello, Minneapolis, Crystal, and Dayton, MN, USA |
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| Company: | AHC Productions |
Fun Stuff
| Trivia: |
- The title, "Eye of the Holy See" was cooked up by Dave Schmidt and Mike Gleason. Mike was in the Fine Arts program at the University of Minnesota at the time, and painted the title screen and all the credit screens - The original premise for "Eye of the Holy See" was "Italian Spy Movie" to replicate the badly dubbed Italian films on TV during the 1950s and 1960s, and because the movie makers were dead-broke young adults of the 1970s who could not afford the technology necessary to produce lip-synched movies. - AHC Productions had an 8 mm 'straight 8' camera that one guy salvaged when his parents were about to throw it out. This was obsolete technology, even in the 1970s. On the other hand, they were audiophiles and fairly well equipped with stereo equipment, including decent reel-to-reel tape decks, amplifiers, equalizers, microphones, and speakers. - Final editing and post-production on "Eye of the Holy See" was never finished (until the summer of 2008). The film was saved in a cool dark place, and the audio was transferred from reel-to-reel to audio cassette and likewise stored. There were a few private screenings at parties, where it was attempted to project the 8 mm film and play the audio from tape. .....Unfortunately, the only projector available was an obsolete old device originally bought in a drug store, and salvaged from a garage sale. It was unreliable and would run faster as it heated up. .....The hotter it got, the faster it went, until the audio and the video were completely out of synch. .....The attempt was made to slow the projector down to match the audio by putting on a heavy leather glove and placing 'drag' on the projector mechanism. This was highly unsatisfactory and after a few attempts the film and audio were put into storage and pretty much forgotten about for 30 years. - The first big fight scene where Borgo kills the mad scientist was shot in the basement of a farmhouse in Dayton, MN. The second fight scene was shot from the roof of the same farmhouse. The 'stuntmen' were actually enrolled in Jin Foon Marks "preying mantis" Kung Fu school and were quite adept at martial arts moves - they choreographed the fight scene. |
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- When the workman visits the secret hide-out he backs the car up the long driveway, and later both people jump in the drivers door to drive away. This was all because the passenger door on the car wouldn't open. - The 'bald-head wig' was a constant source of aggravation. It was always wrinkling or riding up. You do not need to look very closely at Benito to see the seams and defects. - The gravel on the country road was a real impediment to the wheel-chair. The stuntman had to work pretty hard to get Il Duce around the corner and down that county road. - The majority of the film was shot at a friends farm just outside of town (in Dayton, MN). The interrogation scene was shot in the basement of the farmhouse. We tried to get the look of blood pouring from Borgo's mouth as he was hit by using taco sauce, the only thing available. It burned Borgo's mouth and everyone laughed and laughed every time we tried to shoot, so we had to do this over and over. - We shot the entire thing in a single day. Started at 8 and finished at 1 or 2 am (when we shot the bedroom scene). Consalina was mad and wanted everyone out because, unlike the rest of us student/part time employed bums, she had to get up at 6 am to go to work! |
| Quotes: |
- "When danger calls, beware my darling." - Benito: "You have it?"; Workman: "Yes, Duce' here."; Uri: "Give it to me!" - Uri: "It's no good, he's passed out again" - Pope: "Mussolini, he builda da bomb"; Borgo: "No! How?" - Pope: "She pusha him around. A pretty face, that's all." - Consalina: "I'm going with you" - Pope: "In history they don't giva the two way tickets"
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| Soundtrack: | Original Song: "When Danger Calls" © David C. Schmidt Vocals: Catherine Gleason Piano, Recorder: Michael Gleason Acoustic Bass: Roger Miller Oatmeal Box Drum: Michael Gleason Chord Organ: D. Leighton Hiller
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FAQ
Q. Why is there a few seconds of animation before the countdown on the film?
A. AHC Productions did not want to waste any blank film so they made a pointless animation just to use it up on something.
Q. Why is the movie in black and white?
A. The 'look' of the movie was supposed to imitate Italian 'B' Movies, and in those days color film was much more expensive than B&W.
Q. Since this is a new movie, why does in say MCMLXXV in the closing credits?
A. Film was shot in the 1970s but the movie was never 'released' until after final editing and post-production was completed in the summer of 2008.
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 The original score of "When Danger Calls" |
 The revised score of "When Danger Calls" |
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The Elevator Pitch
The Pope directs a secret agent to intervene when he learns that Benito Mussolini is still alive -- and building an atomic bomb. Rather than let El Duce' rule the world, the agent infiltrates a secret hide-out where he finds a martial arts expert with a bad attitude, a beautiful woman with a knife, and a lot more nuclear physics than he ever wished for. When danger calls, beware my darling.
Synopsis
Fissionable material is stolen from a nuclear facility and delivered to an ominous individual in a secret location. The delivery man is quickly and violently disposed of by 'Q', a martial arts expert, and the material is taken to the lab by a physicist employed to build an atomic bomb. The ominous man has a wheelchair and a beautiful assistant - she pushes him around.
The Pope summons a secret agent to the Vatican data center and briefs him on the crisis. Mussolini is alive! The agent is sent to Minnesota where he finds the secret hide-out. He infiltrates the installation and finds the plutonium, but he is discovered and captured.
The agent is brutally interrogated by 'Q' the martial arts expert, but he does not break. El Duce orders a move to a new secret hide-out, and for the secret agent to be 'disposed of' in the morning.
Later that day, the beautiful assistant approaches the unconscious agent with a knife. Is this the end? No! She has been captivated by his animal magnetism, and cannot bear the thought of his demise. She frees the secret agent, and together they vow to save the planet from atomic destruction. But first they must recover the plutonium, defeat 'Q' the martial arts expert, and capture the evil mastermind.
Will they succeed? Will the world be saved? When danger calls, beware my darling.