A CERTAIN SACRIFICE

Production - Cast - Trivia - Soundtrack - Release - Synopsis - Rating - Pictures


A Certain Sacrifice



Production

Directed by: Stephen Jon Lewicki
Written by: Stephen Jon Lewicki & Jeremy Pattnosh
Produced by: Adam Fields, Peter Guber, Jon Peters & Stan Weston
Production company: Cine Cine Films
Location: NY (US)
Date of filming: 1979
Budget: /

Cast

Jeremy Pattnosh
Madonna
Charles Kurtz
Sarah Magill
Michael Dane
Russell O. Lome
Joseph Pattnosh
Ann Pattnosh
John Joseph Pattnosh
Chuck Varesko
Karl Ludwig Selig
Ed Krakaur
Charles Daguerre Alvaré
Daniel Merrit Lundquist
Brian D. Coleman
Dashiel
Bruna
Raymond Hall
Susan Porter
Transvestite Slave
Male Slave
Father
Mother
Young David
Narrator
Professor Mann
Learning Center Friend
Preston Basset
Basset's Friend
Snob with Glasses

Trivia

This movie was made in 1979, but not released. When Madonna became famous, the director smelled money and decided to release it. Madonna tried in vain to stop him. The movie hit theatres in 1985.

Soundtrack

Original Music by: Jeremy Pattnosh
There's no official soundtrack. Madonna didn't contribute any songs to this movie.

Release

A Certain Sacrifice - click to enlarge Released as: A Certain Sacrifice
Released in theatres: 1985
Released on VHS: July 1st, 1992
Runtime: 60 minutes
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA rating: Not rated
Box office: N/A

Synopsis

Daniel/Dashiel runs away from home to escape "normal life". On his way he meets Bruna, a punk drifter, and they find each other in their search for an alternative existence. When Bruna gets molested and raped, she and Dashiel and some friends decide to avenge her. She murders the guy in a bizarre sacrificial ritual which takes place under the Brooklyn Bridge.

Rating

Even though it only lasts 60 minutes it took me a lot of courage to drag me through this sh*t. It's quite obvious that the only reason why this movie saw the daylights, is that Madonna became famous afterwards and the pathetic director smelled easy money. I'm not sure if it's the poor quality of this amateuristic flick or the nearly non-existant storyline that made it so difficult to follow what was going on. Scenes seem to be glued together without any consistency. The acting is so overdone that it becomes difficult to keep watching. Compared to this, Shanghai Surprise and Swept Away become Oscar material. 1/10

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Pictures

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