Review Fix Exclusive: Jeremiah Kipp Talks ‘Perfect’

January 10, 2020 Patrick Hickey Jr. Film 0

Review Fix chats with filmmaker Jeremiah Kipp, who discusses his new short horror film, “Perfect.”

Review Fix: What inspired this film?

Jeremiah Kipp: I had previously worked with actress Ashley Tyler on the nasty vampire feature THERESA & ALLISON, and she approached me with this concise and nasty script called PERFECT.  Once we decided to collaborate, a few weeks later the cameras were rolling.  I think she was intrigued by the screwed up motivations of the main character, all done in the name of love and romance.

Review Fix: How is it different from your previous films?

Kipp: I’ve always loved Frankenstein-inspired narratives, but having the creator be female and setting the tale in the grim dating scene in New York City felt like an original take on an old myth.

Review Fix: How hard is it to tell a story like this in 10 mins?

Kipp: The length felt right for what we were doing, essentially building to one major resolution and a horrifying realization.  Ashley is developing a feature length version even as we speak, where the character will have more to deal with. I’m sure it will be just as morbid.

Review Fix: What was casting like?

Kipp: Ashley was on board as the lead, and together we picked out a handful of talented guys to fill out the supporting cast who weren’t afraid of getting covered in blood or getting naked.  The most specific casting choice was Logan Roberts, who had to have striking blue eyes.  He’s a terrific actor, able to play charming and comfortable in his own skin and a little sneaky.  The ideal candidate to be lured into our venus fly trap.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Kipp: We’re currently in post on the feature length version of SLAPFACE starring August Maturo, Mike C. Manning and Dan Hedaya from BLOOD SIMPLE.  It’s wonderful to collaborate with a veteran actor who was in a movie that inspired me to make movies.  All of the cast and crew were thoughtful, nuanced and there for the movie. We look forward to sharing our work with audiences this year.

Review Fix: Anything else you’d like to add?

Kipp: SLAPFACE showed me that you can make a proof-of-concept short film and that can lead to producers finding you and helping you make the feature length.  I know Ashley has that plan for PERFECT, too, and I can’t wait to see where that goes.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14262 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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