Following its premiere at FrightFest two years ago, the mockumentary The Once and Future Smash and its companion piece, the ‘lost’ slasher End Zone 2, is now available to stream ahead of its physical release.
The film follows the stars of the American football-based ‘70s cult film End Zone 2 at a signing convention as they hope to grab the role of Smash Mouth in a rumoured reboot. Michael St Michael (The Greasy Strangler) is Mikey Smash and Bill Weeden (Sgt Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.) is William Mouth, while A.J. Cutler takes the role of A.J., Mikey’s assistant. The film’s hilarious premise also features earnest talking head footage of the likes of V.C. Dupree (Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan), Victor Miller (writer of Friday the 13th), Richard Elfman (director of Forbidden Zone) and more.
It’s directed by Sophia Cacciola and Michael J. Epstein (Blood of the Tribades), who won the Best Feature award at the 2019 STARBURST Film Festival for Clickbait. You can watch the documentary as well as the restored version of End Zone 2 (or at least all that remains of it!) below.
The films will be available on VOD and Blu-ray soon. For more information, head over to https://launchover.com/launch/film/the-once-and-future-smash/
