The Edge of Reality
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Film Overview

Directed By: Joe Bagnardi Written By: Joe Bagnardi Written By: Bruce G. Hallenbeck View Official Website	Release Date: 2008-05-02 Running Time: 1:18 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 >> General :: Horror >> Monsters :: Horror >> Supernatural Influences: The Twilight Zone // Night Gallery // The Outer Limits // Tales from the Darkside // Tales from the Crypt // Thriller

Synopsis

The Edge of Reality is a horror anthology inspired by TV shows like The Twilight Zone, Night Gallery, Thriller, The Outer Limits, Tales from the Darkside and Tales from the Crypt. The first story Dead Man is based on a short story in the tradition of Edgar Allen Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart. It's about a dead man who won't rest until he exposes his killer. The second story The Maze is about a man who faces his own worst enemy... himself! The third story called The Quarry is based on a true story written by President Theodore Roosevelt. It's about an encounter with Bigfoot as told to the president by an old mountain man named Bauman.

The Edge of Reality from JB Productions has received several favorable reviews, including one from the web site Unspeakable Magazine, where the reviewer said the movie was "All around, an excellent flick for the horror genre."

Cast

Host: 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.
Game Warden Jim Hitchcock: Ron Rausch
McGuffin: 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.
Sheriff Burlow: Bill Chaput
Deputy Game Warden Largo: Mary Kay Hilko
Harry Swift: Bill Chaput
The boss: Leo Nicotera
The wife: Mary Kay Hilko
Storage facility manager: 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
Storage facility customer: Dan Bailey
Jack Greene: Ron Rausch
Scott Donahue: Gary Secor
Bauman: 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.
Bigfoot: Dan Bailey

Crew

Director: Joe Bagnardi | bio
Joe Bagnardi has been making movies most of his life. For over 30 years he has made various types of movies. During a 22-year period he made 250 short films ranging in length from 4 to 30 minutes. They covered all film genres including horror, sci-fi, westerns, comedies, dramas, action films and even a musical. In 1992 he went to Texas and worked on a werewolf film called Verdun Manor. He was assistant to the director on that movie during a 2-week film shoot. After that he worked on three films directed by Filmmaker Bruce G. Hallenbeck: Black Easter, London After Midnight, and Bruce's latest The Drowned. He was cameraman on London After Midnight, and second unit cameraman on The Drowned. In 1995 and 1996 Joe wrote, directed and filmed his first feature called Shadow Tracker. The movie was officially released on VHS in 1999 by Ei Cinema and re-titled Shadow Tracker: Vampire Hunter for the release. It was shown at the Philadelphia and New York City International Independent film festivals. It also received Videographer and Communicator Awards - one for camera work. Shadow Tracker was also shown on satellite TV on a channel called The B-Movie Network. Joe's second feature was the anthology horror film Blood of the Werewolf, which was released in 2001. It was a co-production with Bruce G. Hallenbeck and Filmmaker Kevin Lindenmuth. The film was produced by Lindenmuth and sold to DVD in England, and in turn sold to various parts of the world. Joe was cameraman on the first story for Hallenbeck, and was the writer and director on his segment called MANBEAST. Joe's latest movie is The Edge of Reality, produced in 2003. It was edited by Filmmaker Jeff Kirkendall and is being promoted through his web site: www.veryscaryproductions.com.
Producer: Joe Bagnardi | bio
Joe Bagnardi has been making movies most of his life. For over 30 years he has made various types of movies. During a 22-year period he made 250 short films ranging in length from 4 to 30 minutes. They covered all film genres including horror, sci-fi, westerns, comedies, dramas, action films and even a musical. In 1992 he went to Texas and worked on a werewolf film called Verdun Manor. He was assistant to the director on that movie during a 2-week film shoot. After that he worked on three films directed by Filmmaker Bruce G. Hallenbeck: Black Easter, London After Midnight, and Bruce's latest The Drowned. He was cameraman on London After Midnight, and second unit cameraman on The Drowned. In 1995 and 1996 Joe wrote, directed and filmed his first feature called Shadow Tracker. The movie was officially released on VHS in 1999 by Ei Cinema and re-titled Shadow Tracker: Vampire Hunter for the release. It was shown at the Philadelphia and New York City International Independent film festivals. It also received Videographer and Communicator Awards - one for camera work. Shadow Tracker was also shown on satellite TV on a channel called The B-Movie Network. Joe's second feature was the anthology horror film Blood of the Werewolf, which was released in 2001. It was a co-production with Bruce G. Hallenbeck and Filmmaker Kevin Lindenmuth. The film was produced by Lindenmuth and sold to DVD in England, and in turn sold to various parts of the world. Joe was cameraman on the first story for Hallenbeck, and was the writer and director on his segment called MANBEAST. Joe's latest movie is The Edge of Reality, produced in 2003. It was edited by Filmmaker Jeff Kirkendall and is being promoted through his web site: www.veryscaryproductions.com.
Writer: Joe Bagnardi | bio
Joe Bagnardi has been making movies most of his life. For over 30 years he has made various types of movies. During a 22-year period he made 250 short films ranging in length from 4 to 30 minutes. They covered all film genres including horror, sci-fi, westerns, comedies, dramas, action films and even a musical. In 1992 he went to Texas and worked on a werewolf film called Verdun Manor. He was assistant to the director on that movie during a 2-week film shoot. After that he worked on three films directed by Filmmaker Bruce G. Hallenbeck: Black Easter, London After Midnight, and Bruce's latest The Drowned. He was cameraman on London After Midnight, and second unit cameraman on The Drowned. In 1995 and 1996 Joe wrote, directed and filmed his first feature called Shadow Tracker. The movie was officially released on VHS in 1999 by Ei Cinema and re-titled Shadow Tracker: Vampire Hunter for the release. It was shown at the Philadelphia and New York City International Independent film festivals. It also received Videographer and Communicator Awards - one for camera work. Shadow Tracker was also shown on satellite TV on a channel called The B-Movie Network. Joe's second feature was the anthology horror film Blood of the Werewolf, which was released in 2001. It was a co-production with Bruce G. Hallenbeck and Filmmaker Kevin Lindenmuth. The film was produced by Lindenmuth and sold to DVD in England, and in turn sold to various parts of the world. Joe was cameraman on the first story for Hallenbeck, and was the writer and director on his segment called MANBEAST. Joe's latest movie is The Edge of Reality, produced in 2003. It was edited by Filmmaker Jeff Kirkendall and is being promoted through his web site: www.veryscaryproductions.com.
Writer: 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.
Associate 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
Composer: Bob Mares
Sound Editor: 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
Picture Editor: 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
Assistant Editor: Joe Bagnardi | bio
Joe Bagnardi has been making movies most of his life. For over 30 years he has made various types of movies. During a 22-year period he made 250 short films ranging in length from 4 to 30 minutes. They covered all film genres including horror, sci-fi, westerns, comedies, dramas, action films and even a musical. In 1992 he went to Texas and worked on a werewolf film called Verdun Manor. He was assistant to the director on that movie during a 2-week film shoot. After that he worked on three films directed by Filmmaker Bruce G. Hallenbeck: Black Easter, London After Midnight, and Bruce's latest The Drowned. He was cameraman on London After Midnight, and second unit cameraman on The Drowned. In 1995 and 1996 Joe wrote, directed and filmed his first feature called Shadow Tracker. The movie was officially released on VHS in 1999 by Ei Cinema and re-titled Shadow Tracker: Vampire Hunter for the release. It was shown at the Philadelphia and New York City International Independent film festivals. It also received Videographer and Communicator Awards - one for camera work. Shadow Tracker was also shown on satellite TV on a channel called The B-Movie Network. Joe's second feature was the anthology horror film Blood of the Werewolf, which was released in 2001. It was a co-production with Bruce G. Hallenbeck and Filmmaker Kevin Lindenmuth. The film was produced by Lindenmuth and sold to DVD in England, and in turn sold to various parts of the world. Joe was cameraman on the first story for Hallenbeck, and was the writer and director on his segment called MANBEAST. Joe's latest movie is The Edge of Reality, produced in 2003. It was edited by Filmmaker Jeff Kirkendall and is being promoted through his web site: www.veryscaryproductions.com.
Director of Photography: Joe Bagnardi | bio
Joe Bagnardi has been making movies most of his life. For over 30 years he has made various types of movies. During a 22-year period he made 250 short films ranging in length from 4 to 30 minutes. They covered all film genres including horror, sci-fi, westerns, comedies, dramas, action films and even a musical. In 1992 he went to Texas and worked on a werewolf film called Verdun Manor. He was assistant to the director on that movie during a 2-week film shoot. After that he worked on three films directed by Filmmaker Bruce G. Hallenbeck: Black Easter, London After Midnight, and Bruce's latest The Drowned. He was cameraman on London After Midnight, and second unit cameraman on The Drowned. In 1995 and 1996 Joe wrote, directed and filmed his first feature called Shadow Tracker. The movie was officially released on VHS in 1999 by Ei Cinema and re-titled Shadow Tracker: Vampire Hunter for the release. It was shown at the Philadelphia and New York City International Independent film festivals. It also received Videographer and Communicator Awards - one for camera work. Shadow Tracker was also shown on satellite TV on a channel called The B-Movie Network. Joe's second feature was the anthology horror film Blood of the Werewolf, which was released in 2001. It was a co-production with Bruce G. Hallenbeck and Filmmaker Kevin Lindenmuth. The film was produced by Lindenmuth and sold to DVD in England, and in turn sold to various parts of the world. Joe was cameraman on the first story for Hallenbeck, and was the writer and director on his segment called MANBEAST. Joe's latest movie is The Edge of Reality, produced in 2003. It was edited by Filmmaker Jeff Kirkendall and is being promoted through his web site: www.veryscaryproductions.com.
Special Effects: Colin Lovelock
Production Company: JB Productions
Copyright: JB Productions
Makeup Effects: Mary Kay Hilko
Makeup Effects: Rosa Hallenbeck

Accolades

Press Reviews

Unspeakable Magazine web site (archived review) | show/hide snippet
"THE EDGE OF REALITY is a must see for any fan of old Twilight Zone
or Night Gallery episodes. All around, an excellent flick for the horror genre."
PenguinComics.net | show/hide snippet
" ...I was not disappointed. In the tradition of The Outer Limits, Night Gallery and the eternal Twilight Zone, The Edge of Reality presents us with creepy setting, eerie stories and some of the darkest humor you can imagine... All in all, an excellent way to spend an hour or so. It is also an excellent teaching tool for new filmmakers."