American Satan

"Rock & roll is where God and The Devil shake hands"

2017 1h 51m EN

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★7.1TMDB · 263

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Synopsis

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A young rock band, half from England and half from the US, drop out of college and move to the Sunset Strip to chase their dreams.

“Rock & roll is where God and The Devil shake hands”

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Cast

Andy Biersack
Johnny Faust
Malcolm McDowell
Mr. Capricorn
Denise Richards
Kat Faust
Bill Duke
Gabriel
Booboo Stewart
Vic Lakota
Jesse Sullivan
Lily Mayflower
Mark Boone Junior
Elias
Drake Bell
Damien

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ash Avildsen
Writers: Ash Avildsen, Matty Beckerman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ash Avildsen, shot by Andrew Strahorn. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Nicholas O'Toole. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Andy Biersack and Malcolm McDowell and Denise Richards carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Rock & roll is where God and The Devil shake hands".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5451690 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Ash Avildsen directs. Andrew Strahorn behind the camera. Nicholas O'Toole scores. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Directed by Ash Avildsen, shot by Andrew Strahorn. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Nicholas O'Toole. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Andy Biersack and Malcolm McDowell and Denise Richards carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Rock & roll is where God and The Devil shake hands".
6IMDB entry: tt5451690 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 10 themes, including "satan", "murder", "fame", "drugs".

The technical file

Cinematography: Andrew Strahorn
Original score: Nicholas O'Toole
Production design: Tracy Dishman
Costume design: Dawn Ritz
Makeup / hair: Daniel Curet
Runtime: 111 min · 1h 51m
Status: Released
Box office: $237,708
Original language: EN
IMDB: American Satan (2017)

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Gimly2018-03-09
★ 5/10
Hits every cliche you can find in both Faustian-bargain tales as well as musician-drama/rags-to-riches tales, and it hits them hard. But I still really enjoyed American Satan. If I try to keep it professional, it is really easy to find holes to poke in the quality of American Satan, but that doesn't stop it from having really spoken to me on a level somehow simultaneously both shallow and personal. American Satan will probably not resonate with the majority of audiences, and objectively, it's not a great film, but I think (and hope) it will find some sort of a place in cult cinema. Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.

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