Glenn McQuid, director and co -author of horror comedy “The Restoration at Grayson Manor”, built the film around his favorite things – even if the genres seem distant. But as a growing homosexual in Ireland in the 1970s and 80s, there were certain touches of pop culture that helped him cross his youth.
“I found a lot of relief in the escape of horror, but also in the escape of the soap opera,” explains McQuid. “I was sucked in” Falcon Crest “,” Dallas “,” Dynasty “,” Latte des nodes “. It is self-mediation.
The result is a badly funny, bloody and shameless shooting that takes place to have its world premiere this evening at the Fantastic Fest in Austin. Chris Colfer embodies Boyd Grayson, a devious musician who is involved in a scandalous accident in which he loses his hands. Fortunately, her best mother Frenemy Jacqueline (Alice Krige) is investing in experimental hand surgery, and things are just out of control from there.
McQuid, who wrote the film with Clay McLeod Chapman, found inspiration for the central torsion of real technology.
“I saw a YouTube clip of an amputee using a remote control robotic hand with his conscious mind,” he says. “I said to myself,” Well, what if it was the subconscious? ” What if the subconscious was soiled? From there, I started playing with the idea of drawing from the subgenre Killer Hands. »»
At the heart of the film is the antagonistic relationship between Jacqueline and Boyd, who had to hit just the good tone to make history work.
“We were really inspired by the melodrama,” explains McQuid. “I joked with Clay since the start that I wanted to make” the lion in winter “of Killer hand movies. So we just run with it.
Another essential part of the film was the normalization of Boyd’s sexuality, which begins with a first scene involving a one -night stand which includes poppers and male nudity – elements not often seen in horror.
“In the end, I really didn’t want to censor myself,” said McQuid. “I read a lot of scripts, I watch a lot of movies and I just wanted to do something I didn’t really see there.
McQuid should continue to explore the intersection of queerness and genre with its next film.
“I love horror,” said McQuid. “I feel like it’s a great way to talk about the subjects that affect me. The next part is to tackle dead homophobia, but through the objective of a haunted house in Ireland. For any reason, horror spoke to me very early. It was my escape, and I guess it has continued to date. Homophobia effortlessly for me.
Glenn McQuid on the set of “Restoration in Grayson Manor”.
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