Jul 2017
Do you know of any unfinished movies? And by 'unfinished', I mean movies that had some kind of footage shot but were never continued for some reason, leaving us with only images or clips.
One such movie that I can think of is Killer: Malevolence 3, the sequel to Malevolence and Bereavement. According to director Stevan Mena in a Blumhouse article https://www.blumhouse.com/2016/02/05/exclusive-whatever-happened-to-malevolence-3/ (which also features around 30 images), about 75% of the movie was shot when they had to go on hiatus due to a lead actor falling ill. Then after trying to reach the actor about returning to filming, Mena found out the guy committed suicide. Since he was already working with a shoestring budget, he no choice but to abandon the movie
Another that comes to mind is Maniac 2: Mr. Robbie. Filmed in 1986 as a promotional short to raise money for a feature length version, it again features Joe Spinell. His character this time would have been more of a vigilante than the straight-up serial killer he plays in the first movie. Spinell's passing in 1989 ended any chance of it going further. The footage itself is included as an extra on the DVD of The Last Horror Film. It's also on YouTube
(the actual short starts at 1:50).
One such movie that I can think of is Killer: Malevolence 3, the sequel to Malevolence and Bereavement. According to director Stevan Mena in a Blumhouse article https://www.blumhouse.com/2016/02/05/exclusive-whatever-happened-to-malevolence-3/ (which also features around 30 images), about 75% of the movie was shot when they had to go on hiatus due to a lead actor falling ill. Then after trying to reach the actor about returning to filming, Mena found out the guy committed suicide. Since he was already working with a shoestring budget, he no choice but to abandon the movie Another that comes to mind is Maniac 2: Mr. Robbie. Filmed in 1986 as a promotional short to raise money for a feature length version, it again features Joe Spinell. His character this time would have been more of a vigilante than the straight-up serial killer he plays in the first movie. Spinell's passing in 1989 ended any chance of it going further. The footage itself is included as an extra on the DVD of The Last Horror Film. It's also on YouTube(the actual short starts at 1:50).
