Eldorado is a British horror-comedy film written and directed by Richard Driscoll, and starring Daryl Hannah, David Carradine, Michael Madsen, 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.[1] The film was also released under the title Highway to Hell.[2]
| Eldorado | |
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 Film Poster | |
| Directed by | Richard Driscoll |
| Written by | Richard Driscoll |
| Produced by | Keith Howell |
| Starring | Daryl Hannah David Carradine Michael Madsen Steve Guttenberg Brigitte Nielsen Jeff Fahey Patrick Bergin Bill Moseley Sylvester McCoy Tyrese Gibson Rik Mayall Kerry Washington |
| Narrated by | Peter O'Toole |
| Cinematography | Francois Coppey |
| Edited by | Robert James |
| Music by | Buster Bloodvessel Howie Casey Tim Renwick |
| Distributed by | Sole Worldwide Rights Breakdown Films Ltd |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3.85 million[citation needed] |
Cast
edit- 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
Release
editThe 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.[3][4]
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.[5] 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.[6][7]
The film never received a theatrical release, and was published direct-to-video in the United Kingdom.[6]
References
edit- ^ Turek, Ryan (30 September 2009). "House of Fear Preps 3-D Wolfman, Eldorado". Shock Till You Drop. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ "British Filmmaker Found Guilty Of Tax Fraud Involving 3D Horror Comedy 'Eldorado'". 6 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ Creepy, Uncle (14 June 2010). "Casting News: Horror Comedy Eldorado 3D | Horror Movie, DVD, & Book Reviews, News, Interviews at Dread Central". Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ "Eworldwire Mobile Version". E4mobile.com. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ Dixon, Hayley (5 June 2013). "Hollywood legends starred in movie funded with VAT fraud". The Daily Telegraph. London.
- ^ a b "British Filmmaker Found Guilty of $2.3 Million Tax Fraud". The Hollywood Reporter. 6 June 2013.
- ^ "Film producer Richard Driscoll jailed for three years for VAT fraud". BBC News. 1 July 2013.