Blood on the Backlot
Director: Michael Deal There are 22 canisters with film and 10 video tapes. All films were protected by metal canisters and video tape are inserted into plastic cases. All items listed appear to be in very good condition.
9 - 16 inch canisters 13 - 11 inch canisters 10 - video tape boxes various sizes
Auction House
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Hi Michelle,
Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
Blood on the Backlot was a 22-minute short horror/comedy film from 2000 directed by Michelle Deal. According to IMDb, it was written by Donald Petersen and starred John Billingsley, Grant Axton, Jim Hanks and Brinke Stevens. The story revolves around a detective (John Waddington) investigating the murder of an aging Hollywood starlet named Sabrina Morgan, which eyewitnesses describe as the work of a werewolf on a foggy movie backlot night. With help from a studio security officer, the detective tracks down suspects, pieces together conflicting stories, and ultimately uncovers what really happened.
Original film reels and production notes can widely vary in value depending on which film, whether they are signed or annotated by the director, producer(s) and/or actors; also a critical determinant to value is if the notes etc are complete.
If we assume this group of reels and production notes are complete, this has a fair market value of $250-350; it would be worth less if there are missing elements.
Please let us know if you have additional items to appraise, or questions/concerns, and thank you again for using Mearto.
~ Delia
Delia,
I wanted to follow up on your question about the 35 mm film. To be completely honest, I'm not an expert in the film industry. I came across these films through an online storage auction from Hollywood and decided to purchase them. Unfortunately, I don't have the equipment or the expertise to provide detailed information about the films beyond what is visibly apparent and what is written on the films and canisters.
If you have any specific questions or need further details, feel free to let me know, and I'll do my best to help