DRILLER KILLER E2 is a tribute by artist Vanessa Scully to the 1979 video nasty classic 'Driller Killer' directed by Abel Ferrara. Set in London’s coolest postcode - the cast of local artists and gallerists play extensions of themselves, blurring the boundaries between reality and fiction. Reno is not so different to the typical emerging artist residing in E2. He is creatively rich but economically poor trying to make his mark in a competitive, abundant and ever expanding art world. The pressures of urban living , a nagging girlfriend, an unsupportive gallerist and sharehouse living become too overwhelming for a painter looking to get ahead, ‘Nobody said life would be pretty’. ' Contact vanessa/ vanessascully@hotmail.co.uk for limited edition DVD sales.

Sunday 7 August 2011

THE DRILLER KILLER, 1979


An artist slowly goes insane while struggling to pay his bills, work on his paintings, and care for his two female roommates, which leads him taking to the streets of New York after dark and randomly killing derelicts with a power drill.

Director:
Abel Ferrara

Writer:
Nicholas St. John

Stars:
Abel Ferrara, Carolyn Marz and Baybi Day

Info courtsey of The Internet Movie Database. Image original artwork from VHS cover.