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Let the Devil Wear Black

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Let the Devil Wear Black
DVD Cover
Directed byStacy Title
Screenplay byStacy Title
Jonathan Penner
Based onHamlet
byWilliam Shakespeare
Produced byMatt Salinger
StarringRandall Batinkoff
Jacqueline Bisset
Maury Chaykin
Philip Baker Hall
Mary-Louise Parker
Jonathan Penner
Norman Reedus
Jamey Sheridan
CinematographyJim Whitaker
Music byChristophe Beck
Production
company
New Moon Productions
Distributed byA-Pix Entertainment
Release date
  • 1999(1999)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Let the Devil Wear Blackis a 1999 crime thriller film directed byStacy Title,co-written by Title and her husband, actorJonathan Penner.The film is a modern retelling of the classic playHamlet.[1]

Background[edit]

The film is a modern-day version ofWilliam Shakespeare'sHamletset inLos Angeles.[2]Its promotionaltaglineis "Something is Rotten in the City of Angels".

The film reworks various Shakespearean plot devices.[3]All of the language is modern. Comparisons are easy to spot between the play and the film if the person is familiar with the play.[2]Even with it being based onHamlet,Christopher Null ofFilm Criticsaid that it still has enough originality.[4]Before the film was rated, Joe Leydon ofVarietysaid that a couple of relatively explicit sex scenes would have to be cut if the producers wanted an R rating.[3]

Plot[edit]

Jack, a grad student who has a history ofmental illnesscan not get over the death of his father. Jack decides to take over his father's business. After receiving an anonymous tip that his father was murdered, he tries to put together the murder scheme. Soon after, he settles on his uncle Carl as the prime suspect. At the same time, he realizes that his life is in danger.

Cast[edit]

Home media[edit]

The DVD was released in 2000 in English and German.[5]The DVD has 15 chapters, Dolby Digital 5.1 sound,pan and scantransfer, Spanish subtitles, and a moving video scene index menu. The special features are behind the scenes footage and two versions of the film's movie trailer.

Reception[edit]

AReel Filmreview said the actors are good and that the somber tone makes the film watchable.[2]Christopher Null, ofFilm Critic,said that the film's most priceless moment is when the character Ophelia samples dog food.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^Let the Devil Wear BlackatAllMovie
  2. ^abc"Let the Devil Wear Black".Reel Film.Archivedfrom the original on 2010-06-26.Retrieved2010-06-09.
  3. ^abLeydon, Joe (1999-06-28)."Let the Devil Wear Black".Variety.Retrieved2010-06-09.
  4. ^abNull, Christopher (2001-04-03)."Let the Devil Wear Black".Film Critic.Archived fromthe originalon 2012-03-24.Retrieved2010-06-09.
  5. ^"Let the Devil Wear Black (1999) R".Fancast.Archived fromthe originalon 2009-04-12.Retrieved2010-06-09.

External links[edit]

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