Bellflower

2011 Drama

Best friends since childhood, Road Warrior-obsessed pals Woodrow (Glodell) and Aiden (Tyler Dawson) form a two-man gang dubbed "Mother Medusa" and devote all of their spare time to building flame throwers in anticipation of the impending apocalypse. Their ultimate goal: build a post-holocaust supercar that will inspire awe in the masses, and immediately establish them as the leaders of the primitive new society. But when Woodrow falls in love with Milly (Jessie Wiseman) following a chance meeting, the inseparable buddies begin to grow apart, and Aiden develops a crush on Milly's best friend Courtney (Rebekah Brandes). Later, Woodrow and Milly's whirlwind romance comes to a sudden end, leading to a tragic accident that leaves Woodrow badly injured. Meanwhile, as Woodrow recovers, Aiden begins work on the Mother Medusa mobile. Unfortunately all is not well with Woodrow, and with his heart broken and his brain potentially damaged, the situation soon erupts in a spectacular explosion of shocking violence. more..

Director: Evan Glodell

Starring: Evan Glodell, Jessie Wiseman, Tyler Dawson, Rebekah Brandes, Vincent Grashaw

Reviews

  • With American independent filmmaking all too often a ready punching bag in today's cinéaste culture, this frequently dazzling, eccentric portrait of mutually assured destruction is that most delirious of combos: charmingly funny and emotionally terrifying.

    Robert Abele - Los Angeles Times

    29 November 2012

  • Here's a movie that starts in your face and, amazingly, keeps coming at you. That's a good thing.

    Peter Travers - Rolling Stone

    29 November 2012

  • Bellflower is stylishly watchable - even when it's preposterous.

    Owen Gleiberman - Entertainment Weekly

    29 November 2012

  • There's more here than initially meets and sometimes assaults the eye, including the hyperbolic dudeness of it all.

    Manohla Dargis - The New York Times

    29 November 2012

  • A daring feature debut by Evan Glodell, Bellflower looks like it was shot with the digital equivalent of a Brownie box camera, and generates an almost palpable aura of anxiety.

    Joe Morgenstern - The Wall Street Journal

    29 November 2012

Awards

  • Best Cinematography

    Chlotrudis Awards (2012)

     
  • Special Jury Prize

    Fantasporto (2012)

  • Evan Glodell

    Gotham Awards (2011)

     
  • Best Cinematography

    Independent Spirit Awards (2012)

     
  • Joel Hodge

    Málaga International Week of Fantastic Cinema (2011)