How far are you willing to go in realizing your ambitions? Would you be willing to make big sacrifices? Associate with shady beings? Sell your soul? Those are among the possibilities raised in the latest hair-raising smart horror/comedy from the writing-directing duo of Cameron and Colin Cairnes. This documentary-style offering presents the supposedly lost recording (complete with allegedly never-before-seen found footage) of a 1970s late night talk show hosted by comedian/TV personality Jack Delroy (David Dastmalchian) whose goal is to unseat Johnny Carson’s eminently popular Tonight Show as t... read the rest.
With his days of chasing Johnny Carson in the television ratings long gone, the now struggling and recently bereaved talk show host "Jack Delroy" (David Dastmalchian) is staring cancellation in the face. Then he and producer "Leo" (Josh Quong Tart) come up with an idea for a riveting Halloween special. The gist of what comes now purports to be an off-air recording of that lost transmission from 1977 - and it's quite literally hair raising. His first guest is a medium, his second an out-and-out sceptic and his third - well they have quite an unique claim to fame - and it's this last quarter of t... read the rest.
In this day and age of AI scripted stories, it is refreshing to finally see a movie which is original.
Late Night with the Devil is simply brilliant. Direction, acting, storyline, suspense, thrill, everything more than one could ask for. The story flows so meticulously that I kept wondering what’s going to happen next? This movie is sure going to keep you on the edge of your seat.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. Very entertaining and thought provoking.
Late Night with the Devil demonstrates how much can be achieved with a quality script and exceptional acting.
First off the performance by David Dastmalchian is simply excellent, in every sense. He beautifully and convincingly pulls off a Johnny Carson style, impression of a late night 70's interviewer. The man is wholly believable and to be honest, its his performance that drew me in and kept me watching till the end.
The story is well rendered too. Its not exceptional but there's a decent amount of originality and a sense of ambiguity, especially surrounding the main character to creat... read the rest.
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