A small town strip club owner must defend her bar, her strippers and her life when violent infected patrons show up on the final closing night and all hell breaks loose.
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A small town strip club owner named Blue Jean, must defend her bar, her strippers and her life when several patrons become increasingly violent and wreak havoc on the final closing night.
Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Wren Walker | - | Blue Jean | |
Caz Odin Darko | - | Remy | |
Madison J. Loos | - | Logan | |
Cameron Dent | - | Tony | |
Al Dales | - | Chromagnum | |
Momona Komagata | - | Frankie | |
Kirsty Peters | - | Licorice / Carla | |
Nikki Wallin | - | Baby / Elaine | |
Victoria Gomez | - | Tina | |
Rafael Mateo | - | Pablo | |
Donovan Wolf | - | Mario (as David Torres) | |
Edwin Perez | - | Jesus | |
Andrea Rosolia | - | Panuche | |
Manny Jacinto | - | Travis | |
Emma Docker | - | Aja |
Wren Walker (Blue Jean) accidentally wore her character's necklace throughout an entire scene in which it is supposed to be left behind as an integral part of the storyline. Through the amazing talents of VFX, the necklace is completely erased from the finished scene.
Shooting took place in a closed down bar, but due to the constant activity, several passersby assumed a new club had opened and attempted on many occasions to enter the bar to drink and dance. They were even willing to pay a cover charge.
"Tatanka" is a slang term used by Travis ( Manny Jacinto ) in the film which means "buffalo." It is a reference to the Buffalo Drinking Club which some of the crew belong to. If you'd like to join it only costs a dime. Rules are revealed upon payment and induction into the club is for life; unless you can find the original dime you used to pay entry into the club with.
Clean-up took an extra week to complete due to the amount of blood and oil left on set.
Panuche ( Andrea Rosolia ) is named after the screenwriter's favorite type of fudge. Aja is named after a character from Jem (1985). In fact, every single character's name in the film has a story behind it. Just ask the screenwriter and buy her a drink and she will tell you.
Special Effects Supervisor Keir Vichert favorite expression on set was, "I make messes, I don't clean them."
The blonde woman on the poster for this film is Kylie Vogue. An Australian who has made a career out of stripping and showcased all over the world.
The miners were put in the script as an homage to the 33 Chilean miners who became trapped underground for 69 days and survived the ordeal back in 2011.
The crew make up all of the bar patrons in the very last scene of the film.
Both director Sevé Schelenz and screenwriter Lisa DeVita are huge baseball fans and therefore many of the characters are named after some of the screenwriter's favorite baseball players (i.e. Jackie Robinson, Gary Carter). Baseball themes are prevalent throughout the film and there are nine primary characters (just as there are nine players on the baseball field).
This is director Sevé Schelenz second film that doesn't feature cell phones. The screenwriter purposely did this in keeping with both her and Schelenz's general disdain for the devices.
Filming was delayed when the VFX supervisor went missing on set. It turned out that he was being held by the police on suspicion for using counterfeit money at a gas station up the street from production. He was later cleared of all charges when it was determined from surveillance footage that he had merely withdrawn money from the gas station's ATM.
Screenwriter Lisa DeVita likes to use friends and family when naming characters in the script. The characters of Tony and Tina are named after her brother and sister.
Screenwriter Lisa DeVita was an innocent bystander during a bar fight at a strip club in Las Vegas and sustained minor injuries a year before production began. This is one of the earlier inspirations for the script.
An extra baseball is hidden in one of the scenes of the movie and has a signature on it that says "Roy Hobbs." This player is the fictional main character of the movie The Natural (1984), one of the screenwriter's favorite movies of all time.
The character of Logan (Madison J. Loos ) is referred to as "Blondie" in the film. This is a reference to Clint Eastwood character in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966).
The character Farmer John is a reference to a term the screenwriter's mother uses to curse instead of taking the lord's name in vain.
The group of miners order a round of "Spirit Ale" in the film. This is a reference to Sevé Schelenz first horror movie, Skew (2011), in which the characters pack "Prairie Spirit Ale" on their road trip. Because he couldn't get clearance from any mainstream beer label for Skew (2011), Schelenz opted to create his own beer, labels and all, resulting in the fictional "Prairie Spirit Ale." He decided to keep it and use it in Peelers (2016) as well. One of the beer taps in the film also has the made-up "Prairie Spirit Ale" logo on it.
In the scene that takes place in Blue Jean's office, the prop camera box from director Sevé Schelenz first film Skew (2011) can be found in the room. A prop newspaper from Skew (2011) can also be found on Blue Jean's desk. The DVD of Skew (2011) is placed on one of the shelves as well.
Blue Jean's "Roadkill" baseball hat and jersey is the name of the actual baseball team that the director and screenwriter both belong to. The home plate prop in the dressing room actually belongs to their ball team as well.
Two of the three main actors from Sevé Schelenz previous film Skew (2011) appear in Peelers (2016). Both have smaller roles as Rob Scattergood plays Officer Robinson and Richard Olak plays Jim.
Rehearsals were temporarily shut down when Caz Odin Darko (Remy) accidentally kicked open a water valve which flooded the set and took two days to repair.
The filmmakers were able to acquire a female stunt motorcyclist via Craigslist, who coincidentally happened to be a stripper. They were also able to find a newborn baby on Craigslist that was needed for several important scenes in the film. The rest of the crew was amazed by such a lucky find that they nicknamed the baby "Craig" for the remainder of the shoot.
The character of Tony, who is played by Cameron Dent, was working in a restaurant that Sevé Schelenz frequented regularly. Upon discovering that Dent was an actor, Schelenz asked him to audition for the role of Officer Robinson. Schelenz was so impressed with Dent, that he offered him the role of Tony instead.
Both Sevé Schelenz and Lisa DeVita are huge Sci-Fi and comic book geeks. You will find several classic books and comics placed throughout Blue Jean's office such as The John Carter Series by Edgar Rice Burroughs, a favorite of both the director and screenwriter's. Additionally, the three main characters Blue Jean ( Wren Walker ), Remy ( Caz Odin Darko ) and Logan ( Madison J. Loos ) are characters from the X-Men (2000) universe.
When writing the lines for the miners in Spanish, the screenwriter looked to the movie Scarface (1983) for expressions and nicknames such as "Conyo" and "culo."
Screenwriter Lisa DeVita wanted to hide a baseball in every scene of the film but due to time constraints, it wasn't feasible. Other than the baseball that Blue Jean carries throughout the film, the only other scene where the screenwriter managed to hide a baseball was the very first one (the hospital scene - under the miner's hard hat).
The oily hand that grabs the bat in the bonus scene of the movie after the credits is none other than the director's.
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