Hot Picks

- Ready for My Close Up 2019

- Talk of the Dead 2016

- Tower Rats 2020

- Script of the Dead 2024

- The Bell Affair 2023

- Easter Bloody Easter 2024

- Velma 2022

- Everwinter Night 2023

- Main Character Energy 2023

- Stupid Games 2024

- Bittertooth 2023

- 4 Minutes of Terror: Night Slasher 2024

- Apart 2024

- The Abandoned 2006

- Becky 2024

- The Evil Fairy Queen 2024

- The Black Guelph 2022

- Followers 2024

- Silence of the Prey 2024

- Battle for the Western Front 2024

- Beware the Boogeyman 2024

- Subject 101 2022

- Driftwood 2023

- The Legend of Lake Hollow 2024

- Black Mass 2023

- Skinwalkers: American Werewolves 2 2023

- The Manifestation 2024

- Spirit Riser 2024

- Garden of Souls 2019

- It's a Wonderful Slice 2024

- Caleb & Sarah 2024

- The Thousand Steps 2020

- The Desiring 2021

- When a Stranger Knocks 2024

- Quint-essentially Irish 2024

- Son of Gacy 2024

- Saltville 2024

- The True Story of the Christ's Return 2024

- Whenever I'm Alone with You 2023

- Jurassic Triangle 2024

- Midnight Peepshow 2022

- Offworld: Alien Planet 2024

- The Swiss Conspiracy 1976

- Sex-Positive 2024

- Here for Blood 2022

- All Over Again 2024

- The Color Yellow 2023

- Des Töchterleins Leid 2024

- I Am a Channel 2024

- The Hermits 2023

- Murdaritaville 2024

- Inheritance 2024

- The Devil's Partner 1960

- First Impressions Can Kill 2017

- A Killer Conversation 2014

- Star Crash 1979

- Strangler of the Swamp 1946

An Interview with Cory De Meyers, Director of Danny Boy

by Mike Haberfelner

September 2021

Films directed by Cory DeMeyers on (re)Search my Trash

 

Quick Links

Abbott & Costello

The Addams Family

Alice in Wonderland

Arsène Lupin

Batman

Bigfoot

Black Emanuelle

Bomba the Jungle Boy

Bowery Boys

Bulldog Drummond

Captain America

Charlie Chan

Cinderella

Deerslayer

Dick Tracy

Dr. Mabuse

Dr. Orloff

Doctor Who

Dracula

Edgar Wallace made in Germany

Elizabeth Bathory

Emmanuelle

Fantomas

Flash Gordon

Frankenstein

Frankie & Annette Beach Party movies

Freddy Krueger

Fu Manchu

Fuzzy

Gamera

Godzilla

Hercules

El Hombre Lobo

Incredible Hulk

Jack the Ripper

James Bond

Jekyll and Hyde

Jerry Cotton

Jungle Jim

Justine

Kekko Kamen

King Kong

Laurel and Hardy

Lemmy Caution

Lobo

Lone Wolf and Cub

Lupin III

Maciste

Marx Brothers

Miss Marple

Mr. Moto

Mister Wong

Mothra

The Munsters

Nick Carter

OSS 117

Phantom of the Opera

Philip Marlowe

Philo Vance

Quatermass

Robin Hood

The Saint

Santa Claus

El Santo

Schoolgirl Report

The Shadow

Sherlock Holmes

Spider-Man

Star Trek

Sukeban Deka

Superman

Tarzan

Three Mesquiteers

Three Musketeers

Three Stooges

Three Supermen

Winnetou

Wizard of Oz

Wolf Man

Wonder Woman

Yojimbo

Zatoichi

Zorro

Your new movie Danny Boy - in a few words, what is it about?

 

Danny Boy is about not judging a book by its cover, it's about expectance, open-mindedness & not holding people to standards they have not consented to be judged by.

 

Now how did the project fall together in the first place, and giving your background in stuntwork, why did you choose to direct this rather stunt-free short?

 

The broad strokes were something Samuel Even Horowitz [Samuel Evan Horowitz interview - click here] & I cooked up one day after a training session, I’ve wanted to do a short that could showcase his writing skills and allow me to get in the director's seat for something narrative. I wanted to shy away from action & stunts, I feel like with my experience I have a good handle on the action and could shoot that with my eyes closed at this point... or else I should be able to. Shooting dialog & focusing on story is something that is more challenging and the heart of filmmaking, so I guess I did it to prove that I am a filmmaker not just a stuntman.

 

What can you tell us about Danny Boy's writer Samuel Evan Horowitz [Samuel Evan Horowitz interview - click here], and what was your collaboration like?

 

Sammy is an incredible man with an unreal life story. He lived a life of crime for many years and did time. Got his life turned around and became a professional boxer turned stuntman, which is when I met him. We were both working on a film at the same time and hit it off immediately. Collaborating with him is honestly so easy, we click and understand each other, that keeps things moving and makes it extremely enjoyable for the both of us.

 

With Danny Boy taking place mostly inside one and the same car, what were some of your techniques to keep things visually interesting?

 

Honestly we shied away from shooting “cool shots” or using camera tricks and kept our coverage very simple and traditional. I think this allowed us to focus on the story and our characters, which in and of themselves are very interesting. What we did do was add an enhanced/stylistic lighting to the interior. I feel like this gave us a little something extra to make the drab interior feel interesting, and blue being a very communicative color allows an additional level of focus on the dialog. We also wanted to make the viewers feel like they were there with our characters as a voyeur, or as one reviewer said, a fly on the windscreen.

 

A few words about your overall directorial approach to your story at hand?

 

Oh man, honestly I just wanted to keep it simple, focus on story and get to the truth of who these 2 men were. I didn’t want the camera to overly complicate things, but I did want you to feel like you were there with these two, along for the ride. As the tension builds we continue to keep it simple until the very end, when stakes get high and shit hits the fan the camera comes crashing in with Danny to match his level of energy. I would say we wanted room for the characters and dialog to breathe, leveling awkward moments and breaks in the timing to add a level of realism to the piece. That was the overall approach for this project, not my style per say, each project should have its own approach.

 

Do talk about Danny Boy's cast, and why exactly these people?

 

For 1 we knocked this thing out with a shoestring budget, so you have to use what is available to you. That being said both Jett Jansen [Jett Jansen interview - click here] and Sammy Horowitz [Samuel Evan Horowitz interview - click here] are good friends and collaborators of mine, as well they both happen to be talented actors. It was a no-brainer for me, Sammy has lived that life to an extent and knows guys like Francis. Jett has a theater background, a great look and really can play in any genre. As far as the voice actors that was Sari Sanchez, a talented actress, our associate producer and Sammy's wife, and the security guard is Adam Pasen another theater actor and Sammy's writing partner.

 

What can you tell us about the shoot as such, and the on-set atmosphere?

 

When you're working with friends it's hard not to have fun! We honestly had a blast, but I will say I was a touch nervous because we stole every single location and had ZERO permits. We were driving around Downtown Los Angeles with a Red camera rigged to a car, but considering it was the height of the COVID lockdown we had relatively empty streets and were left alone, haha. Our cast and crew of 7 total was incredible, everyone showed up and put their best effort forward and we were able to shoot everything in 4 1/2 hours!

 

The $64-question of course, where can Danny Boy be seen?

 

Currently we are playing the festivals so it's not out publicly yet, but it can be seen in Hollywood, CA at the TCL Chinese 6 during the HollyShorts Oscar Qualifying Film Festival @7:30pm on Sep. 27th as well it can be streamed on BITPIX from the 21st of September to the 1st of October. We will also be screening online only for the Los Angeles Lift Off Film Festival, which is a part of the Lift Off global series, between Sept. 20th & October 13th.

 

Anything you can tell us about audience and critical reception of Danny Boy yet?

 

So far the reviews have been amazing and the overall reception good. It’s an edgy story and we didn’t pull any punches, the film is raw and very authentic in terms of how these guys think, act, and speak coming from this criminal underworld. We are risky filmmakers, and it's paying off. We have a few great festivals we're playing and we're thankful they took a chance on us.

 

Any future projects you'd like to share?

 

Well, I have another short I’m working out with Sammy [Samuel Evan Horowitz interview - click here] & Adam. Its a story I’ve had on my mind for years and they are helping me flush it out. I’d love to get my brother-in-law Tony Revolori act in it alongside our mutual friend Bobby Hall (Logic). There is also a great one that Jett brought to me from his producing partner, it is based on an interview Tarantino gave years ago and I think it's brilliant. The big one though is Musket and the Rat, a feature film from Sammy and Adam that is an adaptation from a stageplay of the same name that Sam wrote. I have optioned the film as a producer and will be directing as well. We are currently working on packaging the film, and will be shooting a teaser trailer in the coming weeks.

 

As mentioned before, you entered the filmworld as a stuntman - so what made you become a stuntman, and what can you tell us about your training?

 

Growing up I was & still am a life long martial artist, I wanted to be a Power Ranger or Ninja Turtle so I was a very bouncy floppy kid. A few years after moving to California I stumbled across parkour and became obsessed, I traveled the world as a pro athlete and competed for years. I started booking commercials doing parkour to make a living, and one day got asked to come out and double an actor doing parkour. Once I realized I was working on a stunt contract I made sure to let everyone I worked with know I had other skills such as martial arts, driving, etc.

 

What made you try your hands on directing eventually, and did you receive any formal education on the subject?

 

I have no formal education in filmmaking, but working in this industry and getting the opportunity to watch and sometimes collaborate with some of the biggest directors & 2nd unit directors of our time has taught and inspired me a ton. I first started dabbling as an athlete because we always had to shoot our own content for social media and sponsors, but I would take it to the next level and try to make my videos more cinematic using what I had learned at work as a stuntman. I’ve always loved story & I love filmmaking and shoots … I guess one day they all lined up and I said, alright, this is what I’m going to do now.

 

What can you tell us about your filmwork prior to Danny Boy, in whatever position?

 

Up to the point of making Danny Boy I have been very fortunate to work on so many amazing projects as a stuntman and more recently as a stunt coordinator. From 300: Rise of an Empire, Avatar 3, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood to Project Power (Netflix), which I was able to play a character, build the action as the fight coordinator, and eventually during re-shoots coordinate 1st and 2nd unit. It's been a wild ride to say the least, a ton of hard work, sleepless nights and stress, but that makes it all the sweeter. It’s been very much earned not given, and I like it that way.

 

Filmmakers, stuntmen, whoever else who inspire you?

 

Filmmakers I’m inspired by would have to be Guy Ritchie, Quentin Tarantino, Scorsese & Darren Aronofski. I’m constantly inspired by stuntmen and stunt women who have carved out a real living, it's so hard to make a life and living out of stunts. I’d venture to say only about 10% make a real full time living as a performer, so anyone who has done that as well as those who have been able to cross over and begin directing and producing is a huge inspiration!

 

Your favourite movies?

 

Lock, Stock & 2 Smoking Barrels, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Irreversible, The Matrix, Black Hawk Down, The Joker!

 

... and of course, films you really deplore?

 

…ehhh, I don’t want to name any by name, but I will say films that try too hard, films that don’t allow the truth of their characters drive the narrative and instead let an agenda drive it. I hate being forced, tell a good story and your point will get across, you won’t have to force anything. Just my 2 Cents.

 

Feeling lucky?
Want to
search
any of my partnershops yourself
for more, better results?
(commissions earned)

The links below
will take you
just there!!!

Find Cory DeMeyers
at the amazons ...

USA  amazon.com

Great Britain (a.k.a. the United Kingdom)  amazon.co.uk

Germany (East AND West)  amazon.de

Looking for imports?
Find Cory DeMeyers here ...

Thailand  eThaiCD.com
Your shop for all things Thai

Your/your movie's website, social media, whatever else?

 

You can find us at:

www.DannyBoyTheShortFilm.com

Twitter: @shortdanny

Instagram: @dannyboyshortfilm

 

I am @corydemeyers on all platforms

 

Anything else you're dying to mention and I have merely forgotten to ask?

 

I’d just like to say a sincere THANK YOU to our entire cast & crew that made this possible, you believed in me and for that I am forever grateful! As well, thank you for taking the time to chat and spread the word, we couldn’t do it without your help :D

 

Thanks for the interview!

 

© by Mike Haberfelner


Legal note: (re)Search my Trash cannot
and shall not be held responsible for
content of sites from a third party.




Thanks for watching !!!



 

 

In times of uncertainty of a possible zombie outbreak, a woman has to decide between two men - only one of them's one of the undead.

 

There's No Such Thing as Zombies
starring
Luana Ribeira, Rudy Barrow and Rami Hilmi
special appearances by
Debra Lamb and Lynn Lowry

 

directed by
Eddie Bammeke

written by
Michael Haberfelner

produced by
Michael Haberfelner, Luana Ribeira and Eddie Bammeke

 

now streaming at

Amazon

Amazon UK

Vimeo

 

 

 

Robots and rats,
demons and potholes,
cuddly toys and
shopping mall Santas,
love and death and everything in between,
Tales to Chill
Your Bones to

is all of that.

 

Tales to Chill
Your Bones to
-
a collection of short stories and mini-plays
ranging from the horrific to the darkly humourous,
from the post-apocalyptic
to the weirdly romantic,
tales that will give you a chill and maybe a chuckle, all thought up by
the twisted mind of
screenwriter and film reviewer
Michael Haberfelner.

 

Tales to Chill
Your Bones to

the new anthology by
Michael Haberfelner

 

Out now from
Amazon!!!