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Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

This Rondo Hatton award-winning feature-length documentary explores the struggles of the TWISTED TALES filmmakers, cast and crew who were fired from their own movie and replaced by the financier. The movie would become the cult cl...

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Glen Baisley, Michael Gingold

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Vinegar Syndrome,Light & Dark Productions

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(eerie orchestral music) - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

(eerie orchestral music)

There's quite a story
to be told here, - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

There's quite a story to be told here,

(screaming) - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

(screaming) - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

(screaming) - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

(screams) - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

(growling) - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

(screaming) - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

- Among the horror aficionados, - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

- Among the horror aficionados,

(turkey gobbling) - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

(turkey gobbling)

(screaming) - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

(screaming) - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

I was the co-producer,
co-director, and co-writer - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

I was the co-producer, co-director, and co-writer

- I originally was the chief
producer and the executive - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

- I originally was the chief producer and the executive

I think we were in
first grade together, - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

I think we were in first grade together,

And it basically continued
over the rest of his life. - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

And it basically continued over the rest of his life.

- I met Brendan in a
film class I was taking - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

- I met Brendan in a film class I was taking

- We came up with the
idea of doing a film - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

- We came up with the idea of doing a film

Roy would sometimes go, no, - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

Roy would sometimes go, no,

- That wound up eventually
as title footage for the film - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

- That wound up eventually as title footage for the film

And that's how we really
started working with each other, - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

And that's how we really started working with each othe...

- We got word that they were
shooting Dawn of the Dead, - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

- We got word that they were shooting Dawn of the Dead,

And so we drove in
blinding snow for 12 hours. - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

And so we drove in blinding snow for 12 hours.

- I have an actual like
recognizable zombie bit in the film. - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

- I have an actual like recognizable zombie bit in the film.

- And there was a ton
of stuff that we shot - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

- And there was a ton of stuff that we shot

There was one scene
that I did where there, - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

There was one scene that I did where there,

And had a bag, like
a Santa Claus bag. - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

And had a bag, like a Santa Claus bag.

And they're riding
through all the zombies - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

And they're riding through all the zombies

(high-pitched laughter) - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

(high-pitched laughter)

It was more of maybe
kind of a dramatic, - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

It was more of maybe kind of a dramatic,

And originally it was
just supposed to be - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

And originally it was just supposed to be

Could you look over
our shooting schedule? - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

Could you look over our shooting schedule?

Look over the script a bit, - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

Look over the script a bit,

- They had shot a fair
amount of footage, - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

- They had shot a fair amount of footage,

It's just these endless scenes
of people walking around - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

It's just these endless scenes of people walking around

So she brought us on
to write and direct - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

So she brought us on to write and direct

- If you'll notice on
Igor and the Lunatics, - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

- If you'll notice on Igor and the Lunatics,

Because the original director
did not want to share - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

Because the original director did not want to share

Hellspawn was one
of numerous projects - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

Hellspawn was one of numerous projects

And this is going
from like the mid 70s, - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

And this is going from like the mid 70s,

- We had a script, and we
were actually in the process - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

- We had a script, and we were actually in the process

- Hellspawn is in many ways
a more sophisticated version - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

- Hellspawn is in many ways a more sophisticated version

There was a greater level
of intelligence and subtlety - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

There was a greater level of intelligence and subtlety

- It was Arnold who
actually made the connection - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

- It was Arnold who actually made the connection

Because we were shooting this, - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

Because we were shooting this,

- Michael was a man who
had made his fortune - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

- Michael was a man who had made his fortune

His company VIPCO was the
first and only company - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

His company VIPCO was the first and only company

And he became quite
rich with this, - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

And he became quite rich with this,

And along with that,
he also had, you know, - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

And along with that, he also had, you know,

He was putting in
millions of dollars, - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

He was putting in millions of dollars,

- They supposedly had
about $500,000 to spend, - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

- They supposedly had about $500,000 to spend,

- Michael, I think, had
been looking around, - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

- Michael, I think, had been looking around,

And looking for
someone to make him - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

And looking for someone to make him

- When I got the call, - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

- When I got the call,

You have some footage,
you have a trailer. - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

You have some footage, you have a trailer.

He said, well, I'm gonna be
in The States for a few days, - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

He said, well, I'm gonna be in The States for a few day...

Can you show it to
me, and we can talk. - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

Can you show it to me, and we can talk.

We set up in a conference room, - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

We set up in a conference room,

Now, we decided not to bring
an actual copy of the script. - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

Now, we decided not to bring an actual copy of the script.

We had a fairly full
treatment, but, you know, - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

We had a fairly full treatment, but, you know,

So, gave him the treatment. - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

So, gave him the treatment.

And he said, "Oh,
this sounds very." - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

And he said, "Oh, this sounds very."

Then I get a call that he's
coming back to The States, - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

Then I get a call that he's coming back to The States,

He's already partially
shot a film in England, - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

He's already partially shot a film in England,

We're interested
in doing your film, - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

We're interested in doing your film,

I was like, "Well, I don't
know if that's gonna work." - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

I was like, "Well, I don't know if that's gon...

He takes Tom over to England
to look at the footage. - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

He takes Tom over to England to look at the footage.

And Tom gives us a call, and
he's kind of crestfallen, - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

And Tom gives us a call, and he's kind of crestfallen,

(screaming) - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

Michael Lee decided that he
was gonna send the film over. - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

Michael Lee decided that he was gonna send the film over.

And it was painful. - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

And it was painful.

- (crying) Please
don't leave me. - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

- (crying) Please don't leave me.

(screaming) - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

And then we get a call
again, and he says, - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

And then we get a call again, and he says,

So we met, and he says, - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

So we met, and he says,

Michael Lee, his basic idea,
as far as I can remember - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

Michael Lee, his basic idea, as far as I can remember

- We were attempting to satisfy
the demands of Michael Lee. - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

- We were attempting to satisfy the demands of Michael Lee.

- Michael was more
concerned with - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

- Michael was more concerned with

And wanted certain
things in the movie - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

And wanted certain things in the movie

- He didn't want to get
caught in the same bind - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

- He didn't want to get caught in the same bind

He told us no, you
can have some blood, - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

He told us no, you can have some blood,

- I don't think he was
selling sex as such. - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

- I don't think he was selling sex as such.

I don't think he was
promoting in this movie - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

I don't think he was promoting in this movie

- He also settled on no zombies, - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

- He also settled on no zombies,

So that he was like, he didn't
want anything that explicit - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

So that he was like, he didn't want anything that expli...

We tried to argue with him,
because he was thinking of this - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

We tried to argue with him, because he was thinking of this

And we were thinking of it
in terms of the entire world, - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

And we were thinking of it in terms of the entire world,

- I only did Spookies, - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

- I only did Spookies,

He said that Deadly Spawn, - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

He said that Deadly Spawn,

- So we wrote the treatment
under Twisted Souls, - Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

- So we wrote the treatment under Twisted Souls,

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This Rondo Hatton award-winning feature-length documentary explores the struggles of the TWISTED TALES filmmakers, cast and crew who were fired from their own movie and replaced by the financier. The movie would become the cult cl...

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Director: Glen Baisley, Michael Gingold

Writer: Michael Gingold

Production: Vinegar Syndrome,Light & Dark Productions

Genre: documentary

Year: 2019

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Released: 28 Nov 2019

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