Joshua Nelson Movies
Death comes to a peaceful small town when an experimental drug test at a dilapidated insane asylum transforms the inmates into homicidal psychopaths who won't stop the slaughter until they've gotten a bullet in the brain. In the dark recesses of a prison-like insane asylum, the apocalypse has just gotten under way. A secret drug testing has gone horribly awry, and now the patients are being brutally butchered. Those who have managed to survive the initial wave of violence have developed a serious taste for killing. When one of the patients, a sadistic and deformed maniac, escapes from the hospital intending to claim as many lives as possible, the unsuspecting citizens of a nearby town remain completely clueless to the horror that's headed right their way. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Melissa Bacelar, Joshua Nelson, (more)
A lonely New Yorker named Jeffrey discovers that true love can come at a terrifying price in Savage Roses director James Tucker's gruesome tale of a cannibalistic New York prostitute and the man who longs for her affections. No trapped between a cal girl with a gruesome secret and the murderous maniac who wants her dead, Jeffrey must choose between a life of death, and a solitary existence of pure sadness. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
In a world where the living and the dead coexist, a girl shot dead by her boyfriend struggles to make the transition into her new zombie lifestyle by attending Zombies Anonymous meetings and making new friends amongst the amiable undead. Angela (Gina Ramsden) is dead, the victim of a vicious shooting by her psychotic boyfriend Josh (Joshua Nelson). But despite the fact that Angela's heart may have stopped beating, she still has to go about living like everybody else. As Angela becomes a part of the new zombie society, she is introduced to a rotting subculture where look-alive face creams and all meat dinners help the mortally challenged feel like healthy, functional members of society. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Gina Ramsden, Joshua Nelson, (more)
I'll Bury You Tomorrow director Alan Rowe Kelly returns to terrify B-movie lovers with this outlandish shocker about a family of inbred New Jersey cannibals who deal with encroaching suburbanites in the most gruesome manner imaginable. Aside from the fact that they consume human flesh and sleep with their own siblings, the Bullions are your typical American family. But when their nosy neighbors come poking around trying to find out just what goes on in the Bullions' shed after the sun goes down, Papa Elvis is forced to put his birthday planning aside in order to contend with more meaty issues. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Terry M. West, Alan Rowe Kelly, (more)
A trio of ruthless killers seeks refuge in a quiet suburban home, only to discover a destructive force that could spell their doom in this blood-drenched frightener from director James Tucker. They thought they had found the perfect hideout, but what they didn't realize was that they had entered into the home of a truly terrifying family. But the folks downstairs are the least of their worries, because by the time these sadistic beasts discover the unearthly powers of the woman who dwells on the third floor, it's already too late for any hope of survival. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- 2001
Savage Roses is a low-budget urban drama from writer/director James Tucker based on the stage play Los Rosas Salvaje by Joshua Nelson. Tough Latina homegirl Toro (Misha Gonzales) is part of a street gang in a Bronx neighborhood. She befriends femme single mother Michelle (Tania Galarza), a newcomer to the neighborhood, and the close friendship leads to romance. Eventually Toro defends her girlfriend in a violent confrontation with abusive Pedro (screenwriter Nelson), the father of Michelle's baby. Savage Roses was screened at the 2003 San Francisco Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Misha Gonzales, Tania Galarza, (more)
After making a deathbed promise to his mother that he would never marry, Jack Singer (Nicolas Cage) finds that resolve challenged when his girlfriend, Betsy (Sarah Jessica Parker), begins making noise about wanting to start a family. Worried he might lose her, Jack makes the rash decision that they should fly to Las Vegas that weekend to tie the knot. Feet still cold, Jack spurns Betsy's idea to get married the moment they step off the plane, preferring to procrastinate for a few hours over a game of poker arranged by notorious gambler Tommy Korman (James Caan). Peddling the game as a get-to-know-you thrown by the hotel, Korman steadily raises the stakes on Jack until the novice is in for 65,000 dollars of the house's money on a hand he's sure he'll win -- a straight flush to the jack. When he loses the fixed hand, the flabbergasted Jack has a major problem on his hands. Korman offers an unusual solution: If Betsy, whom Korman spotted in the lobby because of her resemblance to his late wife, will spend the weekend with him, Jack's debt will be forgiven. Betsy initially refuses, considering it a ploy by Jack to postpone the wedding, but soon agrees to fly to Hawaii with Korman, in part because it will teach Jack a lesson. When she finds herself charmed by Korman's smooth and sensitive shtick, her desperate fiancé goes to incredible lengths to win her back, including jumping from a plane with a troop of skydiving Elvises. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- James Caan, Nicolas Cage, (more)
Sea of Love is a sexy, atmospheric thriller, very much in the style of Alfred Hitchcock, with involving characters, steamy love scenes, and surprising plot twists. Frank Keller (Al Pacino), is a lonely, tired, disillusioned, police detective, who has a problem with alcohol. Frank is investigating a serial killer, whom he believes finds victims by using personal ads in magazines, killing them while playing the old record "Sea of Love." In a scene both amusing and touching, Frank and his partner, Sherman (John Goodman) --aided by Frank's father (William Hickey in a lovely cameo) place a personal ad, hoping to lure the killer. Helen Cruger (Ellen Barkin), a tough, sexy single mother answers the ad and begins an affair with Frank, despite the fact that she is one of the prime suspects in the case. The suspense builds as Frank, though deeply drawn to Helen, becomes more and more suspicious of her. In a splendidly crafted script from Richard Price, the plot is compelling, with plenty of action, terrific authentic dialogue and superb characterization. Ellen Barkin gives a marvelous performance as an independent, sensual and intriguing femme fatale; John Goodman is excellent as Sherman, giving a likable, shrewd, and subtly comic performance; and Pacino, in perhaps his best performance since Dog Day Afternoon, plays Frank as a man on the edge, reckless and self-destructive, lost and alone. Frank falls in love with Helen, in spite of himself, because of his loneliness and need. Pacino's skill in showing the vulnerability and neediness of Frank explains the somewhat implausible actions of his character in continuing their affair despite the mounting evidence against Helen. Harold Becker directs with great flair, bringing the story believability, without lapsing into false sentimentality. ~ Linda Rasmussen, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin, (more)
