Revenge In Kind
A Feature Film
Revenge In Kind is a feature film 90 minutes long. It was filmed in Dallas and Mesquite Texas in October 2016. Check out the trailer on YouTube here. The film is available free-with-ads on Filmzie here and for $3.99 on Apple, Amazon, and Google Play.
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Meet the cast of Revenge In Kind, including head shots of many of the actors, here. The crew is listed here.
Project Background
Circa 2002, I sat with my husband watching a movie in our living room in Hawai'i. We were only minutes into it when a violent scene of a man assaulting a woman so repulsed me that I left the room until it was over. When I returned, I asked my husband why it was always women being harmed and the men doing the crimes usually getting away with it. He replied that it was reality; that's what most often happens, not the other way around. I groused and he said, "Well, write your own movie." That was the seed for Revenge In Kind.
I bought Final Draft software to make the script properly. Because I had read oodles of plays, acted in many, and worked on the sets of several, I had a good basis for the task.The story took shape fairly quickly, but I had to do many drafts over a year to get a version I thought was good. Then I sent it off to a professional script-reader service to get an anonymous critique. The result was quite a blow to my ego, despite its not being particularly fragile. The critic said the screenplay was too wordy and difficult to follow in spots. The critic was clear and concise, communicating in a way that I could see his point. So I started afresh. By mid 2003, I had a thoroughly revised draft and wanted to see if I could interest a studio in it.
I sent it to several studios, but each package was returned unopened. I later learned that they wouldn't even open scripts for fear of being accused of stealing someone's ideas even when they rejected a script. So, not having the resources to obtain an agent, which was what would have been required, I just put it on the shelf.
In 2012, my husband died suddenly and I sank deeply into grief. I reached the point of being almost non-functional. When I finally realized in early 2015 that I had to pull myself together, I knew I needed a creative project. Revenge In Kind beckoned. I began work on prepping for filming in mid-2015.
In October 2016, we started filming and finished in four weeks. Thereafter, editing took another several months. Then came the struggles with distribution, producing DVDs and Blu-Rays, and later streaming.
Would I do the film differently now? Of course. I have learned so much both from that experience and since that would probably make it much better. But I am enormously proud of myself and the artists who worked with me to make it as good as it is. I hope people enjoy and are entertained.
I bought Final Draft software to make the script properly. Because I had read oodles of plays, acted in many, and worked on the sets of several, I had a good basis for the task.The story took shape fairly quickly, but I had to do many drafts over a year to get a version I thought was good. Then I sent it off to a professional script-reader service to get an anonymous critique. The result was quite a blow to my ego, despite its not being particularly fragile. The critic said the screenplay was too wordy and difficult to follow in spots. The critic was clear and concise, communicating in a way that I could see his point. So I started afresh. By mid 2003, I had a thoroughly revised draft and wanted to see if I could interest a studio in it.
I sent it to several studios, but each package was returned unopened. I later learned that they wouldn't even open scripts for fear of being accused of stealing someone's ideas even when they rejected a script. So, not having the resources to obtain an agent, which was what would have been required, I just put it on the shelf.
In 2012, my husband died suddenly and I sank deeply into grief. I reached the point of being almost non-functional. When I finally realized in early 2015 that I had to pull myself together, I knew I needed a creative project. Revenge In Kind beckoned. I began work on prepping for filming in mid-2015.
In October 2016, we started filming and finished in four weeks. Thereafter, editing took another several months. Then came the struggles with distribution, producing DVDs and Blu-Rays, and later streaming.
Would I do the film differently now? Of course. I have learned so much both from that experience and since that would probably make it much better. But I am enormously proud of myself and the artists who worked with me to make it as good as it is. I hope people enjoy and are entertained.
~KC Bailey
Synopsis
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A victim has had enough of rapists getting away with sexual abuse and is castrating them. Detective Chris Coxon is stumped by the cases and seeks the help of Police Psychologist Sarah Scott. The cases are solved, but with a very surprising ending.
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A Few Facts
• The gun-shop scene required the shop owner to stay up most of the night before the filming to clear every weapon in the store.
• Several locations and vehicles used in the film were volunteered by Bailey, her friends, and family. The project was done with Bailey’s personal savings.
• The owner of the bar where the first day of filming was to take place cancelled the Location Agreement 13 hours before production began.
• When filming in an apartment building, a drunk resident made so much trouble the police had to be called.
• After filming was completed, the tired driver of the equipment truck drove it into a tree, causing the only expensive mishap of the film.
• The nurses in the hospital room scene are real; they worked at the Dallas Regional Medical Center where it was filmed.
• Several locations and vehicles used in the film were volunteered by Bailey, her friends, and family. The project was done with Bailey’s personal savings.
• The owner of the bar where the first day of filming was to take place cancelled the Location Agreement 13 hours before production began.
• When filming in an apartment building, a drunk resident made so much trouble the police had to be called.
• After filming was completed, the tired driver of the equipment truck drove it into a tree, causing the only expensive mishap of the film.
• The nurses in the hospital room scene are real; they worked at the Dallas Regional Medical Center where it was filmed.
