An absorbing, low budget thriller similar to Errol Morris’ documentary The Thin Blue Line, The Last Broadcast was dubbed the first “desktop feature film” — having been shot on inexpensive digital cameras and edited using home computers for the bewilderingly low price of $900. The effort landed filmmakers Steven Avalos and Lance Weiler in a November 1997 Wired Magazine cover story, where they were placed among the 25 people most likely to revolutionize the entertainment industry. Though constructed like an investigative documentary, The Last Broadcast is an assemblage of fictional yet realistically staged interviews, found video sequences, and contemplative voice-overs by the film’s “director” David Leigh (David Beard), who claims to be making the film as a means of investigating the brutal murders of Steven Avkast (Steven Avalos) and Locus Wheeler (Lance Weiler), hosts of the small-town public access cable show “Truth or Fiction?”. Leigh creates a complex and horrific story out of the show’s final episodes, detailing Avkast and Wheeler’s half-baked plan to multicast a special episode of “Truth or Fiction?” live on cable TV and the Internet. Prompted to investigate the legendary “Jersey Devil” by an anonymous fan, Avkast and Wheeler setup camp in the New Jersey Pine Barrens, recruiting local sound engineer Rein Clackin (Rein Clabbers) and “psychic” Jim Suerd (Jim Seward) for the event. Only Suerd makes it out of the woods alive, making him the prime suspect for a police investigation into the murders. When the “Truth or Fiction?” tapes (or what is left of them) are viewed by the police, Suerd’s undeniably violent temper and unstable personality lead to his conviction for the murders. Leigh’s film investigation, however, points in a different direction. As damaged video tapes of “The Last Broadcast” are painstakingly restored, the story of what really happened that night in the Pine Barrens begins to emerge. The Last Broadcast does a lot with its very modest budget, and is part of a growing lineage of successful “found footage” horrors which includes Cannibal Holocaust (1979) and The Blair Witch Project (1999)., There has been some controversy in America over this cheaply-shot horror movie about a bunch of filmmakers who go into the woods to investigate a local legend. The Last Broadcast was ‘released’ officially three months before The Blair Witch Project became the talk of the Sundance Festival but although the films are similar, they are also equally different. This is the first chance to compare and contrast the two on television. In 1995, Steven Avkast and Locus Wheeler, hosts of cable show Fact Or Fiction, together with soundman Rein Clackin and psychic Jim Suerd went into New Jersey’s Pine Barns in search of the legendary New Jersey Devil. Only Suerd came out alive. It took the coroner four days to piece the other’s bodies together. Suerd was sentenced to life in prison for triple homicide. But was he guilty. Filmmaker David Leigh sets out to find the truth, using interviews and film shot by the four in The Last Broadcast., Tonight’s film is introduced by Mark Kermode. In 1995, Steven Avkast and Locus Wheeler, hosts of cable show Fact Or Fiction, together with soundman Rein Clackin and psychic Jim Suerd went into New Jersey’s Pine Barns in search of the legendary New Jersey Devil. Only Suerd came out alive. It took the coroner four days to piece the three bodies together and Suerd was sentenced to life in prison for double homicide. But was he guilty? Filmmaker David Leigh sets out to find the truth, using interviews and film shot by the four in The Last Broadcast., After three members of a TV crew are murdered in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens, a filmmaker (David Beard) uses videotape and Internet logs to try to find the killer. Directed by Stefan Avalos and Lance Weiler., In 1995, Steven Avkast and Locus Wheeler, hosts of cable show Fact Or Fiction, together with soundman Rein Clackin and psychic Jim Suerd went into New Jersey’s Pine Barns in search of the legendary New Jersey Devil. Only Suerd came out alive. It took the coroner four days to piece the three bodies together and Suerd was sentenced to life in prison for double homicide. But was he guilty? Filmmaker David Leigh sets out to find the truth, using interviews and film shot by the four in The Last Broadcast. With Stefan Avalos, Lance Weiler (who both wrote and directed), Jim Seward, Rein Clabbers and David Beard.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “The Last Broadcast ” ?
A: The main cast includes David Beard,James Seward,Stefan Avalos,Lance Weiler,Rein Clabbers,Michele Pulaski,Tom Brunt,Mark Rublee,Clair Deforest,A.D. Roso,Dale Worstall,Vann K. Weller,Sam Wells,Jay MacDonald,Faith Weiler,Marianne Connor,Robert Weiler,Jennifer Nasal,Brett Nielsen,Holly Madison,Jeremy Coleman,Todd Weiler,Chadd Ritenbaugh,Stefan Avalos,Lance Weiler.
Q: When Did the “The Last Broadcast” Released?
A: The Movie “The Last Broadcast” originally aired on 1998-10-23 and released in the year of 1998.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “The Last Broadcast” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “The Last Broadcast” ?
A: “The Last Broadcast” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
