(Distributed by Lightning Media, Life is Hot in Cracktown will be released on home video on August 25, 2009. Buy the edited or unedited versions at Amazon, and visit the film’s official website to watch the trailer as well as a truly strange director introduction by Buddy Giovinazzo.)
Based on his own novel, writer/director Buddy Giovinazzo’s Life is Hot in Cracktown finds the grime-obsessed filmmaker depicting life in an outrageously seedy part of town. Unlike his underground cult classic Combat Shock (1984), this particular world is populated with an impressive amount of recognizable names and faces, including Illeana Douglas, Kerry Washington, Mark Webber, Brandon Routh, Vonde Curtis-Hall, Victor Rasuk, Lara Flynn Boyle, Shannyn Sossamon, and the RZA. Rather than writing a full review, a list seemed to be the more appropriate angle to take with this thing.
10 Pro/Con Reasons To Living In Cracktown
1.
Pro: Hookers are everywhere.
Con: They make you wear rubbers.
2.
Pro: Bodega workers will take food stamps for alcohol and cigarettes.
Con: They will shoot you if you try to rob them.
3.
Pro: Abandoned mattresses and automobiles are everywhere (perfect for crack smoking and/or sex having).
Con: Abandoned mattresses and automobiles are everywhere (perfect for raping and/or gang banging).
4.
Pro: City buses run 24/7.
Con: It’s impossible to hail a cab at night.
5.
Pro: Everybody is attractive.
Con: Nobody does any laundry.
6.
Pro: Drugs are everywhere.
Con: Junkies are everywhere.
7.
Pro: Trash is everywhere (good for looting).
Con: Trash is everywhere (makes Cracktown smell very bad).
8.
Pro: The trannies look like Kerry Washington.
Con: The trannies look like Mark Webber.
9.
Pro: Free health care!
Con: Even if you get shot while burgling and end up in a coma, the police will still arrest you.
10.
Pro: Life is hot there.
Con: Life is hot there.
— Michael Tully
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