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
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