Flooding with Love for The Kid: trailer

Meticulously adapted from David Morrell's novel First Blood, which introduced the world to a kid named Rambo waging a one-man war against a sheriff and small town, FLOODING WITH LOVE FOR THE KID is in itself a one-man cinematic war. Shot entirely for $96 in a 220 square foot studio apartment in Manhattan, it was adapted, directed, filmed, acted, designed, and edited by one man. Actor and filmmaker Zachary Oberzan, performing all two dozen characters himself, created this monumental, transgressive film as a testament to the animal ingenuity and triumphant spirit of the lone artist with no money, no resources, no nothing. A wild, violent, compassionate ride through the back hills and caves of Kentucky, this film and its maker embrace their harsh limitations, and in doing so, ultimately transcend them. As Rambo and Sheriff Teasle hunt each other in the woods, the audience suddenly redefines the very nature of suspension of disbelief and watches a powerful and poignant drama unfold before them. How and why this story is told is a statement far larger than any story itself. This film asks the questions, "What do you need to make a great film? How much money, how many actors, how much space?" An action-filled drama, FLOODING WITH LOVE FOR THE KID destroys all previous notions of low-budget filmmaking with a determination lifted from Rambos own infuriated rampage.


An absolutely amazing concept. Wildly creative and energetic.—David Morrell, New York Times bestselling author of First Blood

One mans pulp is another mans perfection. A brilliant morsel.—Charles Isherwood, New York Times

Oberzan has not just walked the line between irony and sincerity, hes erased it.—Adam Green, Vogue

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• zachary
• oberzan
• rambo
• first
• blood
• stallone

[thedanceabsurd]

@rbtcurtis Thanks very much! I appreciate your taking the time to write.

[rbtcurtis]

You got the novel up on the screen better than Hollywood did with all its might. Cool. I love what you did. Thanks.

[rbtcurtis]

Just received your DVD in the mail. I'm excited. Will watch it this weekend. I first read this book in 1982 or 1981 when I was in high school. It moved me, maybe not as much as it moved you, but the impact was no doubt profound.  The Sly take was a slight let-down, but I was still glad it got made. "Lonely are the Brave" is still the best one man being hunted story on film that I know of, but First Blood spoke to the Vietnam war better than any other contemporary fiction of its time.

[MKUltra3]

finally, an actor who looks psychotic, not narcissistic.

quickly, to the cinefamily.

[mikeradio]

I NEED TO SEE THIS MOVIE. plz.

[thedanceabsurd]

Thanks very much. There's a whole lot of bitterness, ignorance, and envy out there, hence the nasty comments. Unfortunate. No, 'Rambo Solo' is a theater piece that is separate from the film. It will be presented next at the Wexner Center in Columbus in May.

[jseger9000]

Wow, why the nasty comments? I think the movie looks great.

I hope when it is released on DVD it contains the monologue 'Rambo Solo' that this movie was originally a part of. I've been wanting to see that since I heard about it on NPR.

[redtruckrob]

waste time much?

this blows...

next...

surry

[wolfman98]

Woopie! your first comment.. Ninety six dollars could have bought you a massage with a happy ending...hell it could have bought me one too. Eat a bag of shit. You suck.