Kill the Moonlight (film)

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Kill the Moonlight
Image:Killthemoonlightdvd.jpg Kill The Moonlight DVD cover
Directed by	Steve Hanft
Produced by	Steve Hanft
Written by	Steve Hanft
Starring	Thomas Hendrix Ross Harris
Cinematography	Steve Hanft
Editing by	Steve Hanft
Distributed by	Plexifilm
Release date(s)	March 26, 2006 March 31, 2004
Running time	76 min
Language	English
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Kill the Moonlight (1994 in film) is an American independent film by Steve Hanft.

Filmmaker and video director Steve Hanft's first independent feature film, started when he was enrolled in CalArts in the early 90's.

1 Synopsis
2 Credits
3 Soundtrack
4 Trivia
5 External links

[edit] Synopsis

A twisted mid-90s comedy disguised as a 1970s drive-in film, Kill the Moonlight is the story of Chance -- fish hatchery worker, toxic waste cleaner and aspiring racecar driver, whose goal in life is to fix up his Camaro and follow his dreams of championship glory. Director Steven Hanft captures the West Coast slacker vibe with laconic pacing, bizarre humor and a stock-car-racing hero.

[edit] Credits

Written and Directed by

Steve Hanft

Cast (in alphabetical order)

Richmond Arquette - Sandra's boyfriend
Jaime Colindrez - Jaime
John Hanft - Good citizen
Steve Hanft - Dennis
Ross Harris - Ross
Maria Hassabi - Sandra
Thomas Hendrix - Chance
Beata Henrichs - Cindy
Ralston Regan - Chance's Father
Eddie Ruscha - Surf bassist

Produced by

Steve Hanft

Cinematography by

Steve Hanft

Film Editing by

Steve Hanft

[edit] Soundtrack

First issued by Sympathy for the Record Industry in 1997, the out of print soundtrack to Kill The Moonlight was reissued with the Plexifilm DVD release, this time including tracks from Beck and Steve Hanft's band Loser.

Beck - Leave Me On The Moon
The Pussywillows - Vindaloo
The Dynamics - Tube Glory
The Raunch Hands - Green Room
Pam Aronoff - TV Jazz
Go To Blazes - Hating You
Loser - Born Of Whiskey
Beck - Last Night I Traded My Soul's Innermost for Some Pickled Fish
Delta Garage - Blue Eyes
Thomas Hendrix - Kill The Moonlight Sample
The World Famous Blue Jays - Cookin' With Jay
Go To Blazes - Bad Cup of Coffee
Beck - Underwater Music
Loser - Dad Came Home
Martha Atwell - Wildwood Flower
Thomas Hendrix - Can't Find My Car
Pam Aronoff - Clear
Loser - Fish Bait
The Dynamics - Spaghetti Ride

[edit] Trivia

Notorious for inspiring Beck's song "Loser", which features samples of the film in the song and video.
Had its premiere in 1998 at Laemmle's Sunset 5 theatre in West Hollywood where Beck played an impromptu set in the movie theatre.
Completed in 1994, but not released domestically officially until 2006.