DEADEN coming soon!!

I’m feeling a little
bitter-sweet in reporting this bit of news, but I’m gonna say it
anyway. John Fallon’s (aka the Arrow) film DEADEN
(formerly titled PAIN KILLER) has sold its US distribution
rights to the Maverick Entertainment Group and will likely be seen
on tons of DVD shelves come summer 2007. The film has been a monster
success ever since its debut at the Sitges Film Festival in October,
with nothing but positive reviews across the board and lots of
interest.

I’m feeling bitter-sweet
because it looks as though my buddy John will be heading to greener
pastures with all this success, so he might not be able to spend as
much time on his awesome horror site ARROW
IN THE HEAD. I hope not, but at the same time, the man deserves
all this great success, and I only hope that he doesn’t go
completely nuts in Hollywood! For those who don’t know, he wrote,
co-produced and stars in this movie.

Major props to him and
director Christian Viel for pulling off this awesome feat, putting
their f*ckin’ hard work where their mouths are, and making a friggin’
movie that genre fanatics seem to be diggin’ on’! Lots of folks like
to “talk” about writing and making movies (and criticizing
others), but these f*ckers did it and did it well. Take a bow,
gents!

Below are only a few of
the many positive quotes from people in the biz who’ve seen the
movie, and you can also check out a number of the solid reviews for
the film on these sites as well: Bloody
Disgusting / Dread
Central / Beyond
Hollywood / Wheels
of Terror / Movie
Picture Film and a number of user
reviews at the IMDB.

“I would call DEADEN a brutal, gripping, ’70s-style revenge flick! Christian Viel shows prodigious energy and style as a director and John Fallon’s performance was very impressive — he succeeded in making us identify with Rane, retaining that necessary modicum of likeability, even when the character commits fairly repulsive (if arguably justified) acts of
violence.” – Don Mancini, writer/director Child’s Play series)

“The film is
not only RAW and BRUTAL – it’s unforgiving – a nice change of pace
from the cookie cutter action films as of late. Being a fan of
horror – and even more so a fan of gore I was shocked when I saw
myself turning away from a couple of scenes in DEADEN. I thought I
was sick but I can’t hold a candle to the opening scene in this
film!” — Darren Bousman, director (SAW II / SAW III)

“Forget Arrow
in the Head, DEADEN is a ballistic missile to the brain. It’s a
dark, vicious revenge flick that makes Death Wish look like The
Breakfast Club. Fallon proves himself as not just a writer but an
actor with a genuine passion that keeps you riveted to the screen
even after everything inside you demands you to turn away.”
— Patrick Lussier, director (DRACULA 2000), editor (SCREAM, SCREAM
2, SCREAM 3)

“Deaden is a brutal, vicious, over-the-top homage to the classic 70’s revenge thrillers like Death Wish toplined by a vengeful
Bronson-esque John Fallon in a film destined for cult status” – Mark Altman,
Cinefantastique/CFQ

You can read a lot more
about the film on either the film’s OFFICIAL
SITE or its MYSPACE
page. If you’re a legitimate media outlet who wants to review the
film, you can email the Arrow at [email protected]
or even just a fan who wants to congratulate the bastard. Honestly,
this man is one of the hardest working people that I’ve ever had the
honor of working with, and even though I’m obviously biased in this
(he’s my best friend, after all), he f*ckin’ deserves all of this
success and I only hope that it continues for years to come.

Incidentally, it’s to
note that I am one of the executive producers on this film, but
don’t let the fancy title fool ya, I basically just invested in it,
and not much else. Creatively, the film was entirely Fallon and
Viel. I also have a 5-second cameo in the movie that’s pretty funny,
but apparently none of the reviewers are picking up my awesome
acting talents, so my place at the head of JoBlo.com is safe…for
now. Damn dude, I really gotta polish up those scripts that I banged
out in college…they’re just sitting there, collecting dust. If
you’re an agent looking for something original, email ME,
dammit!!!