The Appointment - Part 1

"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.

In this segment we meet Peter Bundle and his partner, Briggs, as they try to sell a home alarm system to a kooky Hollywood couple, played by Toni-An Stallone (Sylvester's real life sister) and Louis D'Alto. Be sure to keep your eye out for a cameo by Jackie Stallone in this clip.

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