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Deadbeat at Dawn (Special Edition)

Steven Bognar (Actor), John Bradley (Actor) Rated:
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Format: DVD
4.2 out of 5 stars 16 customer reviews
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Special Features

  • Outtakes
  • Short Film: My Sweet Satan (1994, 60 min.), controversial short film by Jim Van Bebber (contains scenes of extreme graphic violence, actual body piercings and satanic imagery. You've been warned!)

Product Details

  • Actors: Steven Bognar, John Bradley, Tom Burns (III), Maureen Gentner, Mark Gillespie
  • Format: Color, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated:
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  • Studio: Image
  • DVD Release Date: October 26, 1999
  • Run Time: 80 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 6305334854
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #233,719 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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5.0 out of 5 starsA sledgehammer to the gut
By Jeffrey Leach HALL OF FAME on June 14, 2004
Format: DVD
The company that released Jim Van Bebber's low budget cult classic "Deadbeat at Dawn" had an amusing if slightly disturbing experience with this director. Several years ago, right after releasing the disc, you could go to Synapse Film's website and listen to one or two messages Van Bebber left on the company's answering machine. It was quite the experience. You could tell immediately that Van Bebber was less than happy about the DVD release. In a torrent of language best left omitted here, the director accused Synapse of messing up the picture quality during the transfer to disc. There were a few other problems Van Bebber had with the DVD that I don't remember now, but the whole thing allowed a rare glimpse into the sometimes tempestuous behavior of artistic types. And Jim Van Bebber is an artist if "Deadbeat at Dawn" is any indication. Made for under ten thousand dollars in the early 1980s, the movie is a massively entertaining action/crime film about two gangs fighting, robbing, and loving in the gritty back alleys of Dayton, Ohio. While the picture quality of the DVD might not reach Van Bebber's high standards-a claim I happen to disagree with, by the way-the disc is a worthy addition to any B movie fan's library.
Van Bebber not only directed the film, he starred in it as well. He plays Goose, the tough as nails leader of a gang named the Ravens locked in eternal struggle with the Spiders. A violent showdown towards the beginning of the film reveals in bloody detail how much enmity exists between the two groups. Goose challenges Danny (Paul Harper), the head goon of the Spiders, to hand to hand combat in a cemetery. As the other gang members look on, the two beat and slash each other before the police arrive to break up the fight.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsEssential underground violence
By A Customer on June 1, 2000
Format: DVD
Low-budget gory action-flick greatness, starring the town of Dayton, Ohio as a hell from which there's no escape. Director Jim VanBebber stars as Goose, leader of a street gang called The Ravens, who war with a gang called the Spiders, led by a complete bastard named Danny. When Goose quits the Ravens, the Spiders kill his girlfriend, Goose hits the skids and goes about as low as a human can go... until a chance at vengeance and redemption brings him back, ready to go for broke. You can tell right from the giddy that this film is gonna be rough - the opening credits roll over scenes of Goose stitching up his own stab wounds. VanBebber took inspiration from the first Evil Dead movie and applied it to a kung-fu revenge formula by way of a street gang and came up with this, one of those movies that you sometimes put on "just to watch a minute or two" and end up watching the whole thing again, and again, and again. Dark, gritty, lowlife drama that's like no other, with martial arts and stuntwork that compare favorably to things seen in much bigger-budgeted films, lots of hardcore gore, unflinching nihilism, and some very inventive film-making. The extras are also nice - VanBebber's commentary is good (and I get the sense that they're making fun of the actor who played Bonecrusher by re-using some of his comments over and over - you'll see what I mean), My Sweet Satan (which is 16 minutes, not an hour) is an excellent short about the Ricky Kasso murder, and Chunkblower is, um, quite a trailer. Also includes a Skinny Puppy video if you play around and find the secret pentagram... ;) Definitely check this one out. I know VanBebber complained about the picture quality, but it's really not bad at all - I don't know what he was expecting, because this *was* filmed on the cheap... He might've been disappointed, but I wasn't.
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4.0 out of 5 starsGrab some popcorn and enjoy.
By Lonnie Turner II on July 17, 1999
Format: DVD
This is what low budget, independent film making is all about. Want to see what can be done with a little money, a lot of guts (figuratively and literally) and chutzpah? This is the one for you. Goose decides to leave his gang for his girlfriend, but his rival kills her. On a drunken binge and suicidal, one of Goose's old gang buddies smacks him back into soberness for an armored truck heist to be pulled off with Goose's rival's gang as partners. Of course, it's a ruse, and Goose's gang is wiped out, leaving only him to fight the good fight and attempt to get the stolen loot to his dead girlfriend's sister. Very violent, very gory, very exciting. Sure it looks grainy, but the action's fierce, the dialogue is convincing, and everything just seems to click. Probably the best backyard Urban Action Flick there is, and well worth the money.
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4.0 out of 5 starsVery impressive
By Thad E. Byrd on May 29, 2005
Format: DVD
Deadbeat at Dawn has a lot going for it. As a filmmaker myself, it's hard not to notice things like stitled dialogue here and there or extremely low budget production values and editing that could perhaps be tightened up a bit in places; however, Van Bebber's directorial abilities and sheer raw talent manage to overcome all the film's shortcomings. This disc is especially a must for anyone who is tired of the Hollywood factory way of churning out product, and it's always great to see something produced by someone who really loves and understands genre material, such as Van Bebber obviously does.

Having said all that, I really dig the scenes where the character Goose (played by Van Bebber) rips out the throat of his gangland archrival with his bare hands or seeing the character dispose of his girlfriend's murdered body in a garbage dumpster. This is classic stuff.

I also want to quickly put in a plug for Van Bebber's latest, The Manson Family. For underground, low budget filmmaking it's an absolute masterpiece. I'll even go as far to say it's a materpiece, period. I'd really love to see what Van Bebber could do with a multi-million dollar budget. Do yourself a favor and check it out. Oh, yeah, it's also got tons of violence and nudity.

Another bonus feature of the Deadbeat at Dawn disc is Van Bebber's short film My Sweet Satan. This is hands down the best short film I have ever seen in my life. Its production values and acting are also quite a bit more polished than Deadbeat at Dawn, although a little rough in places. None of that matters, though, because the film has an undeniable power and gritty realism to it. Jim Van Bebber plays Ricky the Acid King who takes revenge in an extremely nasty way on the stoner kid who rips him off. This is definitely a must see, and the addition of this feature alone makes it well worth the price of the Deadbeat at Dawn disc.
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