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Interview with TWO FRONT TEETH Director Jamie Nash
By Heather Wixson If you wanted to find a very simple way to describe director Jamie Nash’s latest film, TWO FRONT TEETH, you’d have to go with something along the lines of: vampire Santa Claus movie. Nash is hoping TWO FRONT TEETH can join the pantheon of classic horror themed holiday movies that includes classics like SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT, JACK FROST (not the Michael Keaton one), or SANTA’S SLAY. TWO FRONT TEETH is the story of a tabloid reporter that uncovers a conspiracy about Rudolph possibly causing a plane crash and that there might even be this evil Santa Claus (or Clausferatu as Nash calls him). As Nash describes it, the movie starts small and before you know it, the levels of craziness get higher and higher. Before you know it, suddenly there are cannibal elves or ninja nuns. “Basically, I never knew if I would get to make another movie again,” explained Nash. “So, I wanted to throw in as much as I could and really have a lot of fun with the project because I never knew when I’d get another opportunity to do something over-the-top like a vampire Santa Claus movie.” The filming conditions proved to be somewhat harsh as Nash filmed in his native Maryland. The first week teased everyone with 60 to 70 degrees temperatures and by week two, the cast and crew were facing temperatures dipping to -5 degrees. The shoot was 17 days straights plus a few days of pick-ups too and most of the effects were shot after the main shoot. Nash co-directed TWO FRONT TEETH with David Sckrabulis, who also shot the film, and Nash found professional guidance through his friend Eduardo Sanchez (THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT). TWO FRONT TEETH originally started off as Nash’s attempt at a holiday movie; however it quickly took a detour and became something completely opposite of a “warm and fuzzy” flick. “I guess this really shows just how jaded and cynical I really am,” laughed Nash. “But I am a huge fan of the old Rankin Bass films and if you really watch those, they can be scary. I am also a huge fan of the “over-the-top” genre in horror films- like EVIL DEAD, EVIL DEAD 2, or BAD TASTE so I guess this was my way of merging the two of my favorite genres together.” “Overall, I just really identify with that 80s horror movie sensibility; the wildness and goofiness that a lot of those movies had is definitely a genre I enjoyed working in,” added Nash. Nash is currently working on a web series project with Sanchez that he describes as ‘Ghost Hunters’ meets ‘Reno 911.’ It’s set to launch in January/February 2009. To purchase your own copy of TWO FRONT TEETH, click here. |
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