I would absolutely love to dive more into that world,” said Jason Eisener (Hobo with a Shotgun).'Įisener took some time to reflect on a possible spin-off film featuring villains from the Hobo world, The Plague. I’m designing every character to be unique both in look and fighting style so if we ever made a game, it’d be the coolest tournament fight game ever. “I’ve designed our next movie as if I was creating my own tournament game like Mortal Kombat or Street Fighter 2. Here is what he had to say about his next film: His next film is a tournament martial arts film, and after that he may change directions by directing a childrens film. Costume designer Sarah Dunsworth threads together a wonderfully bizarre range of devil-ish duds, including Hauer’s righteous hobo-wear.Jason Eisener, director of Hobo With a Shotgun, did an interview with The Film Stage in which he shared his future plans. Cinematographer Karim Hussain charges the mayhem with electric hues, while production designer Ewen Dickson kicks in a wild blast of apt Mad Max-like settings. As the hooker-with-the-heart of gold, Molly Dunsworth wins Hauer’s heart and admiration. With his once blond hair turned a steely silver, Hauer is an intimidating and likable force. Oddly enough, Hauer really does want money to buy a lawnmower so that he can start his own grass-cutting business. Davies’ also flecks Hobo with some unexpected sentiment and smartly bizarre monologues for Hauer. Blazing with a nasty neon glower and smoked with nutso action, Hobo with a Shotgun is a grindhouse hoot.Īlthough its numerous sadistic scenes will turn off many, writer John Davies has scattered it with odd and witty dialogue, as well as an on-target, vigilante storyline. In this campy, shoot-’em-up, director Jason Eisener plasters the screen with gory imagery and wildly stylized action scenes. He panhandles at first – “Need Cash to Buy a Lawnmower” but soon sets his sights on rightin’ wrongs.

Like such non-jabbering, straight-shooting icons as Clint Eastwood and Charles Bronson, Hauer is not much on chit-chat and seems nagged by an old problem with the bottle. 'Riotsville, USA': Film Review | Sundance 2022Ī generic blast, Hobo with a Shotgun unspools like a spaghetti western but amped with enough testosterone to fill a video-game warehouse.

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