Now Available on DVD
For the first time ever,
on this DVD, you will receive all the unedited footage of the final
scene of a movie. Every take, every angle of beautiful black and white
cinematography (thirty five minutes total) in QuickTime format, that
you can copy directly from the DVD to your computer editing system,
allowing for the first time ever an individual to TRULY re-edit the
last scene of a movie. These clips are Full Frame 720x480 with no time
code windows or keycode numbers burned in, just the same crisp, clean
footage that you see in the movie.
The Appointment also includes an informative Director's Commentary track where writer-director Todd Wade explains how he made this high quality movie on so few resources. Additional commentary is supplied by actor's Don Cummings, Alan Waserman and Paul DeLesDernier. The DVD Rom materials include the complete final budget of the movie, the shooting script, shot sheets, script supervisor's notes and much more information all in PDF format that you can copy from the DVD with any computer that has a DVD drive.
Below are a few of the reviews for "The Appointment."
"Todd Wade's directorial debut is surprisingly assured for a first feature shot for $31,000. The story we've seen before in films ranging from The Last Seduction way back to Double Indemnity, with an apparently hapless pawn (in this case it's Don Cummings as Peter Bundle, a hawker of security systems) who gets caught up in a scam that promises him a fortune, not to mention the femme fatale who draws him into the web. Fortunately, the film is surprisingly well acted considering the amateur status of its players, and Wade uses black and white to successfully mask the film's low-grade video production problems. It's one of the better looking cheapies I can recall seeing." Christopher Null - FilmCritic.com Rating: 3 Stars.
"What makes a film "noir"? Is shooting in black-and-white enough? Is a femme fatale de rigeur? Is an ill-conceived attempt at the criminal life necessary? Is it all about attitude? I think it's about the attitude, and attitude cannot be faked. Major kudos go to director Todd Wade for making a film look this good on an absurdly small budget of $31,000 -- that's "thousand," not "million." Wade's anti-hero, Peter Bundle (Don Cummings), sells home alarm systems for a living. This is something of a downturn from his previous work as a golf pro at a ritzy country club, but his new position lands him all sorts of opportunities to make life better for himself: there's a hot, lonely dame who plunks down thousands on an alarm system just to piss off her neglectful husband; there's a shady character who'd like to buy some alarm codes for burgle-worthy homes. Will Peter go down the path of least resistance, led by greed and desire? Of course he will." MaryAnn Johanson - Film.com
"Solid performances and fine photography provide a measure of tension and entertainment in this thriller." Merle Bertrand - Film Threat
"Wade and Director of Photography, John Ames', lighting and shooting style shine throughout the movie. The acting reminds me of an old school B-movie noir pic, a bit over dramatic and fun, and suits it completely. All in all, for a genre that has almost disappeared, "The Appointment" gives a fresh new approach on a classic way of making movies." Mike Kallio - LivingCorpse.com
The Appointment is being hailed by industry critics and advocates as having one of the most complete, informative and entertaining Director's Commentary tracks ever made.
