Review of Courier Of Death (1984) by Daniel F — 28 Nov 2010
Dan Fiebiger (pictured in green shirt) here. I worked in multiple capacities on "Courier of Death" for most of 1984, and did most of the music for the film. The film is low-budget, no doubt about it, and does have its many awkward (and unintentionally funny) moments, but does tell a comprehensible, if simple, story, which is better than many far-worse films, like "Manos The Hands of Fate", for example.
Courier's 77 minute running time is the European time, at 25 frames per second, where the film was also released under the title "Street Control". The film actually runs 81 minutes at its original American 24 frames-per-second.
Other co-stars of the film are Jon Henry Schmeer (also one of the film's two cinematographers), Jim Jameson, Mel Fletcher, Joan Beckerich, Ross Kerr, Diana Bauer, Gary Bruckner-Schultz, Amy Satchel, Leo Gossen, Bill Hupfer, Rebecca Steele, and John Benneth.
Director Tom Shaw plays the pilot in the film, voice-dubbed by another uncredited actor, with associate producer Ron Schmidt and 2nd cinematographer Dwight Lay having cameos in the film as well. The film was first released to VHS in 1985, but so far is not available on DVD for lack of restoration funding, although a music soundtrack CD was released in 2009.
The film even has a fan club in Scotland! It seems to me with the worldwide cult status "Courier" has achieved, some modern video distributer would step up and help restore this film and and get it out to the world public in the DVD format and make some money in the process.
NetFlix, are you listening?
This review of Courier Of Death (1984) was written by Daniel F on 28 Nov 2010.
Courier Of Death has generally received mixed reviews.
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