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The Last Blockbuster

A pair of movie geeks must band together with a motley crew of strangers inside one of the last remaining video rental stores and attempt to survive-- perhaps even stop the supernatural apocalypse happening just outside their doors

  • Brian Rosenthal
    Writer
    Fever
  • Brian Rosenthal
    Director
    Fever
  • Brian Rosenthal
    Producer
  • Duke Stephenson
    Producer
    Fever
  • David Griffin
    Producer
    Fever
  • Project Type:
    Short, Other
  • Genres:
    Horror, Comedy, Action, Adventure
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes
  • Production Budget:
    2,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States, United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Brian Rosenthal

Born and raised in New York, Brian Karl Rosenthal cut his filmmaking teeth shooting on S-VHS camcorders in High School and editing deck-to-deck. Film school consisted of hands-on experience, staying up way past his bedtime to watch MonsterVision with Joe Bob, and late-night deep dives into the special features of countless DVD's. In 2013, at the height of the DSLR revolution, he tried his hand at YouTube, creating a viral hit in the infamous and critically acclaimed fan-film "Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness". Since then, Rosenthal has created and released several more viral shorts to the combined tune of over 20 million views and was recently awarded BEST FLORIDA FILM for his short, "Fever", in iHorror's 2019 Film Festival. Brian is currently developing several feature film projects, including "The Last Blockbuster", a nostalgia-driven horror/comedy which NerdBasterds calls "The Movie You Didn't Know You Absolutely Need."

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Director Statement

I'm a sucker for 80's and early 90’s filmmaking. Practical FX, synthesized music, low key/high contrast cinematography, and chock full of imagination- There’s an indescribable sense of genre-defying fun to that era in cinema. So it's kind of amazing that I find myself in the midst of a total retro resurgence. The 80's are cool again, who'da thunk it? Meanwhile, here's me coming off a handful of viral shorts, trying to come up with feature film concepts and keeping a modest budget in mind. What to do? And then something funny happens-- articles and memes focused on the glory days of video rental start flooding my social media feed. The feels kick in.

"Wow, cool, everyone fondly remembers visiting their local
Blockbuster Video, right?" Most of us probably landed one of our first jobs at one, too. I know I did. The nostalgia runs deep for us all. And then it hits me.

Set a horror film inside a video rental store.

It's never been done. It's meta. It's retro. Its got its finger to the pulse. And best of all, it comes straight from the heart.