Review Fix Exclusive: Simon Rex Talks ‘Halloweed’ And More

October 31, 2016 Patrick Hickey Jr. Film 0

Review Fix chats with the star of “Halloweed,” Simon Rex, who lets us know what inspired the wacky horror flick.

About Halloweed:

In “Halloweed,” Trent Modine and his goof-ball step brother Joey, try to escape the infamy that comes from having a serial killer, The Candy Corn Killer, for a father (Tom Sizemore). Seeking a new start, they find refuge in the small town of Mooseheart. It does not take long before the besmirched family name catches up to them. Joey, a free-spirited stoner, and Trent, a love-sick pessimist, look like the main suspects after a string of murders, similar to a rash of killings 20 years earlier, coincidentally begins just as they arrive in town. It is a race against time because a slash-happy killer clown on the loose and the bodies are piling up.

Review Fix: What makes this film work?

Simon Rex: I think the film works because the cast is great and it involves weed and horror, 2 things millions of people like.

Review Fix: What films did you watch as a kid? How did they influence this one?

Rex: I grew up watching 80s movies, slasher movies and stoner movies. Too many to mention. And I smoked weed in real life so I forgot anyways.  Oh yeah, Cheech and Chong. That helped inspire me. I think.

Review Fix: What was the chemistry like on set?

Rex: Chemistry is always tough to throw a bunch of strangers in a movie and say “play best friends” and you just met the other actors, but everyone was cool so that wasn’t a problem. I’ve been on movies where I hate the other actors and it ruins the chemistry. We all had fun.

Review Fix: What was it like to work with Ray Wise and Jason Mewes?

Rex: Only had one scene with Ray Wise but he was amazing to watch improv. He never did the same thing twice. That’s when you learn the most. And I and Mewes have been friends for years so we just drank Red Bull’s and reminisced all day.

Review Fix: You guys got a ton of original tunes in this flick. How important is the music to the tone of the film?

Rex: Music makes a movie. If it’s synonymous with the story or a scene it really sticks. You gotta have some sweet tunes to make it work.

Review Fix: Who do you think will enjoy this film the most?

Rex: I think young and old  stoners, horror movie buffs and weirdos will like it. It’s got a little something for everybody.

Review Fix: What’s next for you?

Rex: I have a web series for Comedy Central called Typical Rick coming out in November, a movie called “Bodied” about battle rap and I’m playing the Joker in a spoof called Avengers of Justice.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14260 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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