Todd Wade Films: The Appointment
“Todd Wade's directorial debut is surprisingly assured for a first feature shot for $31,000. The story we've seen before in films ranging from ‘The Last Seduction’ way back to ‘Double Indemnity,’ with an apparently hapless pawn (in this case it's Don Cummings as Peter Bundle, a hawker of security systems) who gets caught up in a scam that promises him a fortune, not to mention the femme fatale who draws him into the web. Fortunately, the film is surprisingly well acted considering the amateur status of its players, and Wade uses black and white to successfully mask the film's low-grade video production problems. It's one of the better looking cheapies I can recall seeing.” Christopher Null - FilmCritic.com .“‘The Appointment’ was actually shot on film for an amazingly low budget of $8,000, rivaling Robert Rodriguez’ ‘El Mariachi.’ The final budget after post-production was $31,000. Made before the onset of affordable digital cameras and home editing systems, one has to see ‘The Appointment’ to truly understand the amazing job that Todd Wade accomplished with this film with such a small amount of money and resources.” Leigh Jackson – Alter Ego Agency
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- “Todd Wade's directorial debut is surprisingly assured for a first feature shot for $31,000. The story we've seen before in films ranging from ‘The Last Seduction’ way back to ‘Double Indemnity,’ with an apparently hapless pawn (in this case it's Don Cummings as Peter Bundle, a hawker of security systems) who gets caught up in a scam that promises him a fortune, not to mention the femme fatale who draws him into the web. Fortunately, the film is surprisingly well acted considering the amateur status of its players, and Wade uses black and white to successfully mask the film's low-grade video production problems. It's one of the better looking cheapies I can recall seeing.” Christopher Null - FilmCritic.com .“‘The Appointment’ was actually shot on film for an amazingly low budget of $8,000, rivaling Robert Rodriguez’ ‘El Mariachi.’ The final budget after post-production was $31,000. Made before the onset of affordable digital cameras and home editing systems, one has to see ‘The Appointment’ to truly understand the amazing job that Todd Wade accomplished with this film with such a small amount of money and resources.” Leigh Jackson – Alter Ego Agency
