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Eldorado (2012 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Eldorado' is a British horror-comedy film written and directed by Richard Driscoll and stars Daryl Hannah, David Carradine, and Michael Madsen. It also stars Brigitte Nielsen, Kerry Washington, Jeff Fahey, Steve Guttenberg, Bill Moseley, Sylvester McCoy, Tyrese Gibson, and Peter O'Toole. The film has been described as a horror/comedy/musical road movie. The film was also released under the title 'Highway to Hell'.
Cast
* Daryl Hannah as The Stranger
* David Carradine as The Spirit Guide
* Darren Morgan as Stan Rosenblum
* Richard Driscoll as Ollie Rosenblum
* Peter O'Toole as The Narrator
* Jeff Fahey as "Doc" Martin
* Michael Madsen as Ted
* Patrick Bergin as Roy
* Brigitte Nielsen as Angel
* Steve Guttenberg as J.J.
* Kerry Washington as Tamara
* Rik Mayall as Chef Mario
* Sylvester McCoy as General Zwick
* Caroline Munro as Lilly
* Robin Askwith as Mick
* Tyrese Gibson as David
* Bill Moseley as Lemma
* Robert Llewellyn as "Meat"
* Buster Bloodvessel as Sheriff
Parodies
The film parodies many other films specifically of the horror musical genre including 'Sweeney Todd', 'The Blues Brothers' and 'Little Shop of Horrors'.
Release
The film was to receive a wide release in both the UK and in the USA in November 2010, however, though production was complete, it was not released.
On 5 June 2013 it was reported in the British media that the director had funded the film by filing false VAT tax returns to the British government. Driscoll was alleged to have falsely claimed the movie's budget to be $15 million, the figure was actually only $1.5 million, boosted by a further $2.35 million defrauded from HMRC. He was convicted at Southwark Crown Court, and sentenced to three years imprisonment.
The film never received a theatrical release, and was published direct-to-video in the United Kingdom.
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