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How did they get Mark Dacascos to do this?

posted 16 years ago by bemajinn
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Ok, for starters i'm not bashing the film, i fully understand that it was made with a VERY small budget in a VERY short amount of time.

Ever since "Drive" i've been a big Dacascos fan, but i can't understand why he would agree to do something like this.

Sure, he does it for the passion of acting? well i could believe that, except the acting in this film is terrible and he doesn't seam to be enjoying doing it.

Also getting someone like Mark Dacascos to act in a low budget flick would have taken up 90% of the budget.

And on a final note; the film was good, it could have been so much more in so many ways, but it kept me entertained and that's what it's all about.

[–] drawze2 16 years ago

I think he volunteered to act for free, because he is a cousin for the director or something lol :p

It wasn't the worst movie ever by the way :)

[–] bemajinn 16 years ago

If this is true, i respect him even more.

Doing it because you love it, not because you make wads of cash is a commendable thing in this day and age.

But again; he didn't seam to be enjoying it, possibly because it was filmed in 12 days and had to rush everything.

I was just curious.

[–] Cuckoo_For_Caca 16 years ago

He probably thought he was starring in I Am Legend.

I've liked several of Dacascos' films, especially Sabotage. He's hardly going to get A-lister stuff and is notorious for starring in some absolute gash.

[–] hooptiehoss 16 years ago

If you read earlier posts on this same topic, Geoff Meed explained that Dacascos did this out of friendship.

[–] Linda-40 16 years ago

Yes, they've probably been friends since Kickboxer 5.

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[–] bemajinn 16 years ago

Haha, i get what you mean, but what i meant when i said he doesn't seam to be enjoying himself was the BAD acting =D

[–] garbagepaildj 16 years ago

Actually, I played about 70% of the zombies in this film and Mark was super cool and enjoyed himself. He is not the cousin of the director. He did get paid for the film but I will not say how much. He was sooooo nice! I was working for free as a production assistant and they asked me to play zombies. Mark said I did a great job and gave me $300 toward the end of the shoot!!! He's a great guy!

P.L.U.R.(Peace, Love, Unity, & Respect)

[–] bemajinn 16 years ago

That's fantastic! I love the man even more now! =D

I suppose that it was because this film was rushed that he didn't look to be enjoying himself. not much time to get into character or rehearse, etc.

As i said above, despite all its faults this movie kept me entertained.

[–] meangeoffmeed 16 years ago

he didn't look to be enjoying himself, because he was acting. mark gets into his characters.

[–] bioskope 16 years ago

Actually, I played about 70% of the zombies in this film

Lol dont ask me why man, but thats signature quote worthy stuff right there

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[–] mikkelbreiler 16 years ago

I think Alien 51 ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0384803/ ) holds the title worst film ever, for the foreseeable future.

No, do not bother to see it. Or if you can, have someone you do not like pay for it.

-Mikkel

[–] Gig1957 10 years ago

I have to disagree. I believe the worst film ever had to be "The Bracelet of Bordeaux" (2007) [ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455918/?ref_=rvi_tt ]. Frank Eakin was the writer, film editor, producer, and played a small part. And he had the gall to charge the locals $250 to be in the movie (even if the scenes they were in ended up on the cutting room floor). According to IMDb Trivia (which often, IMHO, isn't very reliable but in this case, Frank Eakin and his relatives wrote most of the reviews and comments (and I would guess the trivia and other minor details), "The producers advertised the film as being made using the "Community Model of Film Making," in which rather than paying a cast and crew, the cast and crew pay the filmmakers for the privilege of being involved in a major motion picture production." Getting the cast & crew to pay for the privilege of being involved with the film would make you think that it would be a good quality, major motion picture. I think the locals should sue him to get their money back, it was so bad. Give it a watch if you dare, but have your spittoon or vomit bucket handy. You may disagree, every thing I have said, except for a few quotes, is only my opinion and I have been wrong before.

As for this film, it really isn't all that bad if you keep in mind that it is a low budget, B movie. And in my opinion, Mark Dacascos is actually a pretty good actor. I think if he really wanted to, he could get into some A list movies.

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"Everyone in the world is crazy, only the sanest of us admit it!" ~Gig~

[–] egaruba 16 years ago

Gotta pay the mortgage I suspect.

[–] TheLastMatic 16 years ago

I agree, 'Drive' was a quality film. Even to this day.

[–] kazampoumpou 16 years ago

What the f.. are you talking about?

Dacascos is one of the worst actors of all time. The only movie he appeared and is not complete and utter bs is the brotherhood of wolves. And the only reason this happenned is because HE WAS NOT TALKING!

If you smeeeeeeeeeeeeeeellllllllllllllllllllllllllll what the kaz is cookin'

[–] dextertrax 16 years ago

Drive, Crying Freeman (and to a much lesser extent Only The Strong) would tend to disagree with you there. Dacascos has the physical talent for the roles he plays, and with the right Director is capable of doing good work.

Hell, even a couple of the Tibor Takacs movies he did are fine..

[–] YourUltraViolentNarrator 16 years ago

no offense to the guy who has played 70% of the zombies...... you can tell haha

[–] mikkelbreiler 16 years ago

If one guy plays 70% of the Zombies then it would quickly become difficult to have more than one zombie in the frame at the same time.. ;)

But I get what you mean.

For Predator 2 Kevin Peter Hall was joined by some tall basket ball players for th e final scene in the spaceship. All the major parts of the other predators are also played by him, so the basket ball players did not make their predator look out of character. The scene was the most expensve predator scene ever made, as th predators all have unique heads, armour, ornament and clothing.

Similarly for a lowbudget film all you can really do is try and wing it with a very good and skilled make-up artist. Painting a face quickly becomes cheaper than spending up to the $100.000 for a predator outfit, which is a molded and painted head and body suit. Low budget films often allocate too much of the budget trying to grab some octor/actrees who is known, and try to move the film quicker than if not using any known person.
The Alien 51 movie suffers from not only poor casting in all the roles which are not the well known person, but the person who is well known is well known for anything but her acting - Heidi Fleiss. And the nearest she got to proper acting was the people from Hollywood whose whims she handled while running her bordello.
At least this one is more appreciative.

-Mikkel

[–] The_King_of_Cool 16 years ago

I like Mark Dacascos, but he isn't exactly an A-list actor. While he has done Hollywood productions, he's best known for B-movies.

The phone is dead. Do you hear that, Vitus? Even the phone is dead.

[–] FCA1975 16 years ago

Dacascos is far from the worst actor of all time, not even in the bottom 25 IMO. I always thought he made terrible films more enjoyable (ie Cradle 2 the Grave). It's too bad he has alwaws got the short end of being in not so well written, directed, and/or produced films.

I climbed through the window of this fly ass crib!..... It was full of sammiches!

[–] The_King_of_Cool 16 years ago

I never said he was one of the worst. Why not reply to the person who said it?

The phone is dead. Do you hear that, Vitus? Even the phone is dead.

[–] Thenewnexus 10 years ago

Mark is a good actor and I have enjoyed most of his work but hes not exactly Tom Cruise,Thats why he has to do movies like this he takes what he can get

You want tah fack wit me? You ah fACKING chioah boi compahed tu me ah chioah boi

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