Steve Anderson Movies

A clandestine government project to create the ultimate killing machine proves more successful than Uncle Sam could have ever imagined in this gory, gonzo horror comedy from director Ford Austin (The Curse of Lizzie Borden). Somewhere in a top-secret government laboratory, scientists have successfully used DNA to revive notorious serial killer's Jeffrey Dahmer (Austin) and John Wayne Gacy (Randal Malone). But the project backfires when the two maniacs make a daring escape, and commence carving a bloody swath across the entire country. Now, the only man who can bring this murder spree to an end is hard-drinking, shotgun-wielding hillbilly mercenary Ringo (also Austin), who takes his orders directly from God (Harland Williams). But just when Ringo thinks he's got a beat on Gacy and Dahmer, a band of ninjas and a super-human butcher (Ethan Phillips) turn this brutal showdown into an all out bloodbath. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

A guy looking for easy money gets a lot more than he bargained for in this noir-flavored independent comedy. John Person (Jon Favreau) is a struggling actor living in Los Angeles who is starting to buckle under the pressure of his own failures. With no acting jobs coming in and a massive credit card debt to pay off, John works part-time as a courier but needs a big payday if he's ever going to get back on his feet. Out of the blue, a strange man in the neighborhood makes John an offer that seems too good to be true -- in exchange for delivering a suitcase to a man in Baker, CA (midway between L.A. and Las Vegas), John will receive $27,000 in cash. John's first tip off that something odd is going on comes when, along with the suitcase, he's given a loaded gun and instructions to defend the package with his life if necessary, but he's just desperate enough to go along. However, things become more complicated when John misses his connection in Baker; he's suddenly followed by a number of threatening eccentrics, is informed by an FBI agent that his benefactor in L.A. has become the victim of a grisly murder, and incurs the wrath of Cowboy (Sean Bean), the ominous trucker who was supposed to pick up the suitcase. The Big Empty features a stellar supporting cast, including Kelsey Grammer, Melora Walters, Daryl Hannah, Joey Lauren Adams, and Rachael Leigh Cook. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi