THE
DEVIL ON WHEELS,
a
documentary project about Spielberg's Duel,
premieres
exclusive short doc on Kickstarter
Today a
unique short documentary has been premiered on Kickstarter's THE
DEVIL ON WHEELS update page. Shot in Surrey, the South of England, it
tells the story of Derek Drinkwaters a Duel fan who out of love
for Steven Spielberg's Duel bought a Peterbilt truck on Ebay, drove it
across America, took it to England and transformed it into the twin of the Duel
truck. Nowadays the Duel-themed tanker serves as a food business in
classic car shows and other outdoor events.
The feature documentary film
project about the cult that surrounds Steven Spielberg's first
success, Duel, has started its second week of crowd funding on
Kickstarter. THE DEVIL ON WHEELS campaign, approved by Universal
Studios, has so far released its teaser trailer, shot in four countries,
and its first "Skype 60 Seconds Interview" update, about
the Duel fan who decided to track down every single location of the
film.
CROWD
FUNDING CAMPAIGN AT FULL SPEED
The crowd
funding campaign
to fund THE DEVIL ON WHEELS will run for 30 days until April
3rd on an all-or-nothing basis. The project's goal is to achieve a
minimum of $92.000 (£60.000) that will allow the film to be shot this
summer in the US. The project has been awarded as a Staff Pick by
Kickstarter. In exchange of financial support the production company offers
backers a wide variety of rewards: copies of the film, books, new posters, film
credits and even an appearance in the actual film.
THE DEVIL
ON WHEELS crew who come from Italy, China, Spain and England,
are scheduled to tour the United States exploring the Duel phenomenon:
they will interview the surviving members of the Duel crew,
reconstruct the way the film was made, and meet with fans and experts
to discuss the ongoing appreciation of the fill
AN
UNDYING CULT
In
Duel, a Movie-Of-The-Week shot in 1971, a terrifying truck, whose driver we
never see, for no apparent reason chases a lone driver along the desert roads
of Southern California. Such was its success, that the TV film was extended and
distributed as a film worldwide.
How
come this tiny film, made cheaply and quickly for TV, has generated such a
passionate, international and undying cult is the question the documentary
wants to answer. THE DEVIL ON WHEELS will find out what makes Duel so unique
and in doing so, will explore the power and fascination of films on
people.
INTERNATIONAL
DIE HARD FANS
Duel
fans from all over the world regularly visit the film locations in the desert
next to Los Angeles. They go to see the surviving truck in North Carolina.
Would-be filmmakers analyse the way it was made. Steven Spielberg’s first known
work has become a top cinematic reference. Director Alfonso Cuaron revealed he
used Duel as a source when he made “Gravity”.
The
title of the documentary, THE DEVIL ON WHEELS, is the straight translation of
the Spanish title of Duel, and it's been chosen as an homage to the
international recognition of the film.
A
CROSSROADS FOR DUEL LOVERS
The
filmmakers have created a website, www.thedevilonwheelsmovie.com,
which for the first time gathers in one place all Duel related information to
be found on the internet. The Facebook page www.facebook.com/thedevilonwheels serves
as a meeting point for the fans.
Director
Enric Folch, a multi-award winning TV director in Spain, returns to documentary
making after the excellent international reception of Chining Me, an ironical
view on pre-Olympic China. His most successful TV film, Tempus Fugit, will soon
have a theatrical remake through an international coproduction.
For
all information about the crowd funding campaign, please
visit
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