DEAR GOD NO! Goes Overseas & Sequel News

By: AC

DEAR GOD NO! Goes Overseas & Sequel News

Got an e-mail from the director of DEAR GOD NO! James Bickert to let us know that his film has been picked up for international distribution by Archstone Distribution. The exploitation film will now be giving audiences oversees the chance to see bikers take on Bigfoot, along with lots of boobs and gore.

Also in the press release, it looks like they are already in preproduction for a sequel to DEAR GOD NO!. So, congratulations to DEAR GOD NO! and maybe I will get to see the film play in a theater near me soon. You can see the press release from James Bickert below.

Press release: 

 2011 POLLYGRIND BEST EXPLOITATION FILM WINNER, AUDIENCE AWARD BEST FEATURE FILM

‘DEAR GOD NO!’ SIGNS INTERNATIONAL DEAL WITH ARCHSTONE DISTRIBUTION

Atlanta – Jan 31, 2012 – Hailed as One of the Five Best Films of 2011 byCouchCutter.com, SonOfCelluloid.com, BrutalasHell.com and HorrorPhillia.com, instant grindhouse classic Dear God No!, www.deargodnomovie.com, will soon be hitting the Berlin and Cannes film markets. Big World Pictures has signed with Archstone Distribution’s (Machete, The Human Centipede, The Human Centipede 2) Tombstone Distribution label for international distribution of the independent feature-length film. Tombstone is dedicated to delivering action, horror and thriller films with a unique edge to fans around the world.

“Add this to your blood bucket list,” says Brady Bowen, president, Archstone Distribution. “’Dear God No!’ takes aim and shoots all other movies in the face.”

“It’s amazing to have a distribution partner that’s as excited by exploitation cinema as we are,” notes James Bickert, the film’s writer, producer and director.  “The cast and crew, we are all extremely proud of what we’ve created.”

Shot on Super 16MM film, using equipment from the era, Dear God No! is a fast paced  biker/horror Southern style drive-in film that, “when it comes to grindhouse, is the closest thing to the real thing this century,” according to CouchCutter.com.  An authentic throwback to 70’s exploitation films, Dear God No! follows outlaw motorcycle gang The Impalers through a murder spree that ends in a home invasion gone terribly wrong when they attack two graduate students, a disgraced Anthropologist and his teenage daughter.  A demonic creature in the woods, a deadly secret in the basement, rivers of blood and abundant nudity add to the surprises that are sure to thrill genre fans.

 “I wanted to incorporate all the technical aesthetics and wonderfully sleazy elements from this era to make the film as authentic as possible, without the computer gimmicks and revenge storylines of recent grindhouse attempts,” Bickert adds. “This isn’t a quick cash-in or a self-aware homage.  We’re fans of the genre who wanted to make something as unique and exciting as finding a lost film in a VHS discount bin back in the day.  Dear God No! is the kind of entertainment that plays fast and loose like the Crown International & New World Pictures trailers that continue to inspire me.”

The film has received rave reviews from grindhouse and horror enthusiasts as well as festival honors that include:

·         Winner Best Exploitation Film – Arizona Underground Film Festival 2011, Tucson , Ariz.

·         Winner Best Exploitation Film – Pollygrind 2011, Las Vegas , Nev.

·         Winner Audience Award Best Feature Film  – Pollygrind 2011, Las Vegas , Nev.

·         Winner Audience Award Best Feature Film – Corpsedance International Horror Film Festival 2011, Raleigh , N.C.

·         Winner Audience Award Best Feature Film  – Zinema Zombiefest 2011, Bogota , Colombia

“Response during our festival and theatrical North American screenings has been fantastic. Through this deal and the offers for domestic distribution we’re currently fielding, we can unleash on the world this twisted fairy tale for beer drinkers and hell-raisers. This is the kind of film I love to watch,” explains Bickert.

A sequel for Dear God No! is currently in preproduction. For reviews, screening dates, trailer and additional film details, visit www.deargodnomovie.com andwww.tombstonedistribution.com/film/Dear-God-No.