The Temptress (Special Edition)
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Film Overview

Directed By: Jeff Kirkendall Written By: Jeff Kirkendall View Official Website	Release Date: 2008-06-28 Running Time: 1:08 Content Rating: PG14 (Parental Guidance)	DVD Region: 1 - U.S., Canada, U.S. Territories Media Format: DVD-R Aspect Ratio: 4:3 Audio Language(s): English
Genres: Horror >> Vampires :: Horror >> Supernatural :: Horror >> General

Synopsis

"THE TEMPTRESS" follows the exploits of Karen, Rachael and Tina, three women living a relatively subdued suburban existence. Their peaceful nights quickly come to an end when the evil and powerful vampire Angelique pays the ladies a visit. With the help of her followers she soon forces a confrontation between the two groups as the past comes to life and secrets are revealed... Other characters involved in this battle include a mild-mannered young man and a sadistic jewel thief.

Special Features:

- Included on this Special Edition DVD is the 1999 short film "3 TO MURDER" (40 minutes), which was a prequel to "THE TEMPTRESS".

- Full length commentary on "THE TEMPTRESS" with writer/director Jeff Kirkendall and actor/co-producer James Carolus

- Behind-the-Scenes Production Photos

- Official & Conceptual movie trailers

Both movies are available commercially for the first time on this Special Edition DVD!

A review from The Bloody Good Horror Page said of this movie: "The Temptress" is a low budget film that offers up a campy vibe, an interesting story, and the promise that it will never bore you."

Cast

Karen: Jennifer Birn
Orchid: Heather Blossom Brown
David: James Carolus
Ronnie: Timothy Jay Hatch
Rose: Mary Kay Hilko
Tina: Jennifer Lescovich
Angelique: Amy Naple
Gweneth: Karen Wallingford
Eric: Matthew J. Kennedy
Randy: Jeff Kirkendall | bio
Jeff Kirkendall is a prominent independent filmmaker and actor residing in the Upstate New York Albany area. Jeff has been passionately involved in making and promoting independent movies since 1996, and since that time has written, produced & directed six movies, two of them being features. His most recent feature was the female vampire movie The Temptress, and his most recent short film was the comedy Of Theatre & Bikinis, both produced entirely in the Capital Region of Upstate New York utilizing local talent. In addition to his own directorial projects, Jeff has served as Associate Producer & Editor on movies produced by other area filmmakers, including the features The Edge of Reality and London After Midnight, among others. Jeff was also featured in the independent documentary Every Pixel Tells A Story from Times Union writer Peter Hanson, which includes interviews with several leading Capital Region filmmakers shooting in the groundbreaking digital video format. Additionally, he has been involved in promoting area filmmaking for many years by organizing events such as 1999's Area Filmmakers Fantastic Film Festival and 2003's Shocktoberfest, both held at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY. Also, Jeff was a featured filmmaker at the 2005 Dead of Winter Free Film Festival and the 2006 Independent Film Festival, both held at the New York State Museum in Albany, New York. These events received extensive media coverage in publications such as The Gazette, Metroland and the Times Union newspapers, among others, and television stations such as Capital News 9. Jeff has also hosted independent film screenings at the Historic Madison Theater in Albany, New York, including the successful 2007 Night Of B-Movie Indies show held in November of that year. On the acting front Mr. Kirkendall has appeared in many independent movies including The Edge of Reality, Shadow Tracker: Vampire Hunter, Bloodlust, The Drowned & Corruption, among others, as well as many of his own directorial projects. For more about Jeff Kirkendall visit www.veryscaryproductions.com
Mugger: B.J. Weasel
Rachael body double: Sibel Cakir
JoJo: Jason Palmer
Cruze: Jeff Kirkendall | bio
Jeff Kirkendall is a prominent independent filmmaker and actor residing in the Upstate New York Albany area. Jeff has been passionately involved in making and promoting independent movies since 1996, and since that time has written, produced & directed six movies, two of them being features. His most recent feature was the female vampire movie The Temptress, and his most recent short film was the comedy Of Theatre & Bikinis, both produced entirely in the Capital Region of Upstate New York utilizing local talent. In addition to his own directorial projects, Jeff has served as Associate Producer & Editor on movies produced by other area filmmakers, including the features The Edge of Reality and London After Midnight, among others. Jeff was also featured in the independent documentary Every Pixel Tells A Story from Times Union writer Peter Hanson, which includes interviews with several leading Capital Region filmmakers shooting in the groundbreaking digital video format. Additionally, he has been involved in promoting area filmmaking for many years by organizing events such as 1999's Area Filmmakers Fantastic Film Festival and 2003's Shocktoberfest, both held at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY. Also, Jeff was a featured filmmaker at the 2005 Dead of Winter Free Film Festival and the 2006 Independent Film Festival, both held at the New York State Museum in Albany, New York. These events received extensive media coverage in publications such as The Gazette, Metroland and the Times Union newspapers, among others, and television stations such as Capital News 9. Jeff has also hosted independent film screenings at the Historic Madison Theater in Albany, New York, including the successful 2007 Night Of B-Movie Indies show held in November of that year. On the acting front Mr. Kirkendall has appeared in many independent movies including The Edge of Reality, Shadow Tracker: Vampire Hunter, Bloodlust, The Drowned & Corruption, among others, as well as many of his own directorial projects. For more about Jeff Kirkendall visit www.veryscaryproductions.com
Vampire Victim: Fawn Chiofolo
Derek: Mike Donnini
Rob: Todd Birmingham
Dwight: Michael Korotitsch
Ronnie's mother: Ellen Williams
Rachael: Eileen McCashion
Voice of radio announcer: Bruce G. Hallenbeck | bio
Bruce G. Hallenbeck is an author, actor and filmmaker who has written and/or directed and or/acted in many indie features, including VAMPYRE (1990), FANGS (1992), SHADOW TRACKER: VAMPIRE HUNTER (1997), BLOOD OF THE WEREWOLF (2001), MISTY MUNDAE MUMMY RAIDER (2001), DR. JEKYLL AND MISTRESS HYDE (2003), THE SEXY ADVENTURES OF VAN HELSING (2004) and many others. Bruce's credits on THE EDGE OF REALITY (2003) are host, actor and writer. He was also assistant director for the Hammer Films documentary FLESH AND BLOOD (1997), featuring the last appearance together of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, that was broadcast on the BBC. His latest books are COMEDY-HORROR FILMS: A CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY from McFarland Publishing and THE HAMMER VAMPIRE from Hemlock Books, both due out later this year. He lives in upstate New York with his wife Rosa, three cats, a frog and about three thousand movies.

Crew

Writer: Jeff Kirkendall | bio
Jeff Kirkendall is a prominent independent filmmaker and actor residing in the Upstate New York Albany area. Jeff has been passionately involved in making and promoting independent movies since 1996, and since that time has written, produced & directed six movies, two of them being features. His most recent feature was the female vampire movie The Temptress, and his most recent short film was the comedy Of Theatre & Bikinis, both produced entirely in the Capital Region of Upstate New York utilizing local talent. In addition to his own directorial projects, Jeff has served as Associate Producer & Editor on movies produced by other area filmmakers, including the features The Edge of Reality and London After Midnight, among others. Jeff was also featured in the independent documentary Every Pixel Tells A Story from Times Union writer Peter Hanson, which includes interviews with several leading Capital Region filmmakers shooting in the groundbreaking digital video format. Additionally, he has been involved in promoting area filmmaking for many years by organizing events such as 1999's Area Filmmakers Fantastic Film Festival and 2003's Shocktoberfest, both held at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY. Also, Jeff was a featured filmmaker at the 2005 Dead of Winter Free Film Festival and the 2006 Independent Film Festival, both held at the New York State Museum in Albany, New York. These events received extensive media coverage in publications such as The Gazette, Metroland and the Times Union newspapers, among others, and television stations such as Capital News 9. Jeff has also hosted independent film screenings at the Historic Madison Theater in Albany, New York, including the successful 2007 Night Of B-Movie Indies show held in November of that year. On the acting front Mr. Kirkendall has appeared in many independent movies including The Edge of Reality, Shadow Tracker: Vampire Hunter, Bloodlust, The Drowned & Corruption, among others, as well as many of his own directorial projects. For more about Jeff Kirkendall visit www.veryscaryproductions.com
Director: Jeff Kirkendall | bio
Jeff Kirkendall is a prominent independent filmmaker and actor residing in the Upstate New York Albany area. Jeff has been passionately involved in making and promoting independent movies since 1996, and since that time has written, produced & directed six movies, two of them being features. His most recent feature was the female vampire movie The Temptress, and his most recent short film was the comedy Of Theatre & Bikinis, both produced entirely in the Capital Region of Upstate New York utilizing local talent. In addition to his own directorial projects, Jeff has served as Associate Producer & Editor on movies produced by other area filmmakers, including the features The Edge of Reality and London After Midnight, among others. Jeff was also featured in the independent documentary Every Pixel Tells A Story from Times Union writer Peter Hanson, which includes interviews with several leading Capital Region filmmakers shooting in the groundbreaking digital video format. Additionally, he has been involved in promoting area filmmaking for many years by organizing events such as 1999's Area Filmmakers Fantastic Film Festival and 2003's Shocktoberfest, both held at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY. Also, Jeff was a featured filmmaker at the 2005 Dead of Winter Free Film Festival and the 2006 Independent Film Festival, both held at the New York State Museum in Albany, New York. These events received extensive media coverage in publications such as The Gazette, Metroland and the Times Union newspapers, among others, and television stations such as Capital News 9. Jeff has also hosted independent film screenings at the Historic Madison Theater in Albany, New York, including the successful 2007 Night Of B-Movie Indies show held in November of that year. On the acting front Mr. Kirkendall has appeared in many independent movies including The Edge of Reality, Shadow Tracker: Vampire Hunter, Bloodlust, The Drowned & Corruption, among others, as well as many of his own directorial projects. For more about Jeff Kirkendall visit www.veryscaryproductions.com
Producer: Jeff Kirkendall | bio
Jeff Kirkendall is a prominent independent filmmaker and actor residing in the Upstate New York Albany area. Jeff has been passionately involved in making and promoting independent movies since 1996, and since that time has written, produced & directed six movies, two of them being features. His most recent feature was the female vampire movie The Temptress, and his most recent short film was the comedy Of Theatre & Bikinis, both produced entirely in the Capital Region of Upstate New York utilizing local talent. In addition to his own directorial projects, Jeff has served as Associate Producer & Editor on movies produced by other area filmmakers, including the features The Edge of Reality and London After Midnight, among others. Jeff was also featured in the independent documentary Every Pixel Tells A Story from Times Union writer Peter Hanson, which includes interviews with several leading Capital Region filmmakers shooting in the groundbreaking digital video format. Additionally, he has been involved in promoting area filmmaking for many years by organizing events such as 1999's Area Filmmakers Fantastic Film Festival and 2003's Shocktoberfest, both held at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY. Also, Jeff was a featured filmmaker at the 2005 Dead of Winter Free Film Festival and the 2006 Independent Film Festival, both held at the New York State Museum in Albany, New York. These events received extensive media coverage in publications such as The Gazette, Metroland and the Times Union newspapers, among others, and television stations such as Capital News 9. Jeff has also hosted independent film screenings at the Historic Madison Theater in Albany, New York, including the successful 2007 Night Of B-Movie Indies show held in November of that year. On the acting front Mr. Kirkendall has appeared in many independent movies including The Edge of Reality, Shadow Tracker: Vampire Hunter, Bloodlust, The Drowned & Corruption, among others, as well as many of his own directorial projects. For more about Jeff Kirkendall visit www.veryscaryproductions.com
Producer: James Carolus
Producer: Timothy Jay Hatch
Director of Photography: Jeff Kirkendall | bio
Jeff Kirkendall is a prominent independent filmmaker and actor residing in the Upstate New York Albany area. Jeff has been passionately involved in making and promoting independent movies since 1996, and since that time has written, produced & directed six movies, two of them being features. His most recent feature was the female vampire movie The Temptress, and his most recent short film was the comedy Of Theatre & Bikinis, both produced entirely in the Capital Region of Upstate New York utilizing local talent. In addition to his own directorial projects, Jeff has served as Associate Producer & Editor on movies produced by other area filmmakers, including the features The Edge of Reality and London After Midnight, among others. Jeff was also featured in the independent documentary Every Pixel Tells A Story from Times Union writer Peter Hanson, which includes interviews with several leading Capital Region filmmakers shooting in the groundbreaking digital video format. Additionally, he has been involved in promoting area filmmaking for many years by organizing events such as 1999's Area Filmmakers Fantastic Film Festival and 2003's Shocktoberfest, both held at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY. Also, Jeff was a featured filmmaker at the 2005 Dead of Winter Free Film Festival and the 2006 Independent Film Festival, both held at the New York State Museum in Albany, New York. These events received extensive media coverage in publications such as The Gazette, Metroland and the Times Union newspapers, among others, and television stations such as Capital News 9. Jeff has also hosted independent film screenings at the Historic Madison Theater in Albany, New York, including the successful 2007 Night Of B-Movie Indies show held in November of that year. On the acting front Mr. Kirkendall has appeared in many independent movies including The Edge of Reality, Shadow Tracker: Vampire Hunter, Bloodlust, The Drowned & Corruption, among others, as well as many of his own directorial projects. For more about Jeff Kirkendall visit www.veryscaryproductions.com
Makeup Artist: Jennifer Birn
Makeup Effects: James Carolus
Special Effects: Jeff Kirkendall | bio
Jeff Kirkendall is a prominent independent filmmaker and actor residing in the Upstate New York Albany area. Jeff has been passionately involved in making and promoting independent movies since 1996, and since that time has written, produced & directed six movies, two of them being features. His most recent feature was the female vampire movie The Temptress, and his most recent short film was the comedy Of Theatre & Bikinis, both produced entirely in the Capital Region of Upstate New York utilizing local talent. In addition to his own directorial projects, Jeff has served as Associate Producer & Editor on movies produced by other area filmmakers, including the features The Edge of Reality and London After Midnight, among others. Jeff was also featured in the independent documentary Every Pixel Tells A Story from Times Union writer Peter Hanson, which includes interviews with several leading Capital Region filmmakers shooting in the groundbreaking digital video format. Additionally, he has been involved in promoting area filmmaking for many years by organizing events such as 1999's Area Filmmakers Fantastic Film Festival and 2003's Shocktoberfest, both held at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY. Also, Jeff was a featured filmmaker at the 2005 Dead of Winter Free Film Festival and the 2006 Independent Film Festival, both held at the New York State Museum in Albany, New York. These events received extensive media coverage in publications such as The Gazette, Metroland and the Times Union newspapers, among others, and television stations such as Capital News 9. Jeff has also hosted independent film screenings at the Historic Madison Theater in Albany, New York, including the successful 2007 Night Of B-Movie Indies show held in November of that year. On the acting front Mr. Kirkendall has appeared in many independent movies including The Edge of Reality, Shadow Tracker: Vampire Hunter, Bloodlust, The Drowned & Corruption, among others, as well as many of his own directorial projects. For more about Jeff Kirkendall visit www.veryscaryproductions.com
Production Company: Very Scary Productions | bio
Very Scary Productions is the production company of filmmaker Jeff Kirkendall. Web Site: www.veryscaryproductions.com
Copyright: Very Scary Productions | bio
Very Scary Productions is the production company of filmmaker Jeff Kirkendall. Web Site: www.veryscaryproductions.com

Bonus Features

Director Commentary
Theatrical Trailers
Interactive Menus
Actor Commentary
Scene Selections

Accolades

Press Reviews

Unspeakable Magazine (website) | show/hide snippet
"An exceptional job by Kirkendall bringing us yet another top quality goth-like flick. Surrounded by excellent acting and a good solid story... ...THE TEMPTRESS is one to see."
The Bloody Good Horror Page (website) | show/hide snippet
"The Temptress" is a low budget film that offers up a campy vibe, an interesting story, and the promise that it will never bore you."
Vamps Carnival Of Chaos (website) | show/hide snippet
"This movie was put together very well. Especially for a low budget independent company."