Each Time I Kill (2007)

User Rating:

2.3/10   

Director:

Doris Wishman

Writer:

Doris Wishman (writer)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

A shy high school senior (Paralta) finds a magic locket that will allow her to trade one physical feature with anyone she murders. |

Plot Keywords:

Priest | Cult Director | Exploitation | Female Director

Cast

Tiffany Paralta	...	Ellie Saunders
Rob Vidal	...	Don Adams
Lisa Ferber	...	Kate Baxter
Jacqui Holland	...	Susan Chambers (as Jaqueline Goldhagen)
Melissa Perez	...	Cindy
Bill Perlach	...	Angelo Barretti
Laudet Torres	...	Tildi McGuire
Chrissi Ardito	...	Mary Chambers
Neeta Behl	...	Chela Fernandez
Howard Elfman	...	Aaron Chambers
Ivan Lopez	...	Steve Kaminski
Madelin Marchant	...	Molly Saunders
Hannah Matzkin	...	Trudy Statler
Jessica K. Peterson	...	Lily Baxter (as Jessica Peterson)
Linnea Quigley	...	Aunt Belle
Kwame Riley	...	Bill Murphy
Fred Schneider	...	Tom Saunders
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Caryn Arundel	...	Mourner #3
Biali Badaski	...	Father Donovan
Gabriela Banus	...	Little Anne Gerald
Michael Benmeleh	...	Punk Boy
Jackson Blagden	...	Boy In Car #2
Cary Castillo	...	Punk Girl #1
Jose A. Cisneros	...	Sheriff Purdy
Alexandra Davies	...	Party Girl #1
David Dillon	...	Corky
Cynthia Duvall	...	Beth Meadows
David Frisch	...	Simeon Beetle
Josué Gutierrez	...	Nick Sommers
Jaimie Hazen	...	Mourner #1
Ernest Heinz	...	Tim Meadows
Rebecca Jimenez	...	Little Girl
Michael Kaufman	...	Timmy Baxter
Jessica Lewis	...	Nurse
Luis-David Madera	...	Party-goer #2
Julio Naranja	...	Sid Letterman
Jose Prendes	...	Bill Sanchez
Dan Recio	...	Party-goer #1
Nancy Rogan	...	Tessie
Glenn Shelhamer	...	Chuck Bryant
Marielva Sieg	...	Miss Carr
Michael Simmons	...	Cashier
C. Davis Smith	...	Seth Turkin
Janette Valentine	...	Punk Girl #2
John Waters	...	Movie Watcher
Mark Whittington	...	Tony
Asmond Wong	...	Mailman
Olivia Wong	...	Party Girl #3
Sabrina Wong	...	Nita Fernandez
Alexandra Zayas	...	Party Girl #2

Directed by
Doris Wishman

Writing credits
Doris Wishman		(writer) (as Dawn Whitman)

Produced by
Michael Bowen	....	producer
Dan Recio	....	assistant producer
David B. Wilson	....	executive producer

Original Music by
James Sizemore

Cinematography by
C. Davis Smith

Film Editing by
Michael Hargett
David B. Wilson		(as Luigi Manicottale)

Casting by
Tiffany Paralta

Makeup Department
James Coree	....	special makeup effects artist
Filimina	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jim Hollenbaugh	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Dan Angelone	....	sound effects editor
Itca Drinkard	....	foley recordist
David Leaver	....	sound re-recordist
David Leaver	....	supervising sound designer
Joel Raabe	....	foley artist
Joel Rodriguez	....	foley artist

Special Effects by
Jose Prendes	....	special effects stunt supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department
Abel Klainbaum	....	camera operator
Olivia Wong	....	key grip

Casting Department
Bill Perlach	....	additional casting

Music Department
Rebecca Lloyd	....	composer: additional music

Other crew
Alexandra Davies	....	script supervisor
Jessica Lewis	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• DW Productions

Runtime:

USA:82 min

Country:

USA

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Company:

DW Productions

Soundtrack:

Each Time I Kill

Wishman's last...

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Doris Wishman's film-making style was quite unique, and one could say informed by the Ed Wood approach of 'anything goes.' This project continues in that tradition, despite the fact it was completed after her death at age 90, and on video, not her usual format. Part of the charm of a Doris Wishman film is the off-kilter feel of (usually) beautifully photographed celluloid, juxtaposed with either plain or strange-looking actors speaking non-sync sound (dubbed in later, with sometimes a different actor).

It is too bad that this last project could not have been photographed on celluloid, since all the elements are there - a strange-looking cast (with a cameo from John Waters, and a performance by the B-52's Fred Schneider), outlandish acting and post-sync sound. The video image is murky, but knowing that Doris was still behind the camera is reassuring.

The plot is straight from a 1960's drive-in flick, the teens are proper (they still bring flowers to the girl with whom they're going steady because they gave them their class ring), and there is a charming 'out of pace with the times' feel.

The Florida-photographed locales, once sunny and bright in the 1950's nudist films that made Doris famous, now dark and foreboding in the twilight of her career, particularly when a kind soda-jerk who serves Coca-Cola with Cream gets brutally knifed in the woods, will make you yearn for the more colorful days of Chesty Morgan in the discotheque, speaking to a stranger in DOUBLE AGENT 73 about how well those kids can dance as she sips her cocktail.

Even in 2007, no matter how hard they try, they just can't make them like they used to. It's a good try, though. Thank you, and farewell Doris.