Back in late October we relayed a missive about one Harvey Keitel being added to the cast of Rodrigo Gudino’s horror-western remake CUT THROATS NINE (quite a feat in its own right for a first timer). But check it, Gudino has sat down with the twisted heads over at Opium to discuss a bit about the project, why he chose it as his first full length film, as well as some of the pertinent themes of evil and violence. Read on!
When quizzed on why CU THROATS NINE, Gudino had this to say: “Because it has an amazing story at its core and yet it is a movie that is far from perfect. I always referred to it as a tarnished gem. When I first saw the original I also saw a lot of potential to expand on themes that I thought were bigger than a cult movie, themes having to do with human evil and violence. I guess I see the remake as an opportunity to make a bigger, more intense film out of the source material.”
I’m a likin’ her!
In terms of how faithful Gudino plans to make his version of the film, he notes: “It will be more of a remake as my film follows the plotline of the original quite closely. That said the characters have been completely reinvented as has the dialogue, back-story and violent set pieces. My philosophy going into this remake is to fix the things that need fixing and leave the rest alone.”
Smart kid!
And speaking of plotlines, the original 1972 splat-ghetti western went a little something like:
A wagon load of convicts on their way to prison is being escorted through the mountains by a cavalry troop. They are attacked by a bandit gang, and only a sergeant, his beautiful young daughter and an assortment of seven sadistic, murderous prisoners survive, and they are left without horses or a wagon. The sergeant must find a way to get his prisoners to their destination while protecting his daughter, watching out for the still pursuing bandits and trying to determine which one of the prisoners was the man who raped and murdered his wife.
Seriously, how can you not be down with that?!? We’ve said it before and will no doubt in the future: anytime that rare breed of horror/western rears its beautiful head, we’re taking sweet aim!
Gudino also confided he expects to have a Winter 2010 premiere of CUT THROATS NINE (read more HERE).
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