12/10/2023 0 Comments Deadly prey shit![]() ![]() Early in Killer Workout, we learn that no one should pick a fight with Ted Prior on his first day of work. It’s kind of hard to put a camera a foot from a girl’s ass while she’s doing squats and say that it’s not on purpose!īS: This one’s for Ted. TP: I believe all the T&A was absolutely part of the deal. That happened while we were editing the movie. The real key to how they appear throughout the movie was David Winters’s idea. Everything that was shot was part of the script, but there was some improvisation with the workout numbers. Some of it might be categorized as “suggestive.” Was this part of the script or did it happen spontaneously?ĭP: Of course it was meant to be suggestive! Anyone who doesn’t think so must be dead below the waist. We had to get in when they closed and be gone when they opened.īS: There’s a lot of working out in Killer Workout. Primarily at night, which is how we got the health club. And if you are making a movie that is going to use clichés, then why not go as far as you can with it?īS: How long was the shoot on Killer Workout? Was the budget comparable to your previous movies?ĭP: Comparable budget. LMAO!!!ĭP: It was all pretty much just shooting what was in the script. Of course I see the humor now, but at the time, I was going for an Academy Award. I go to screenings today and hear the insane laughing at what we were doing. TP: I remember ALWAYS taking it seriously. Was this the movie that you set out to make? Or did the absurdist elements develop while you were filming? Killer Workout is a total party, filled with aerobicizing, killings-via-giant-safety pin, and Ted punching people. It was on a keychain that I saw.īS: Each of your first four movies have a distinct mood, from the synth-drone slashering of Sledgehammer to the war-scarred brutality of Killzone. ![]() I was too busy partying and being a maniac! Although, I think I came up with the idea for the giant safety pin. Ted Prior: I really had nothing to do with the concept or movie for that matter. I said, “Yes, of course.” And in six days I went back to see David and handed him a finished script. You raised the bar and created the first “fitness slasher.” Where did the idea come from?ĭavid Prior: This was the brainchild of David Winters, who called me, told me the idea and asked me if I could make the movie on a somewhat low budget. We hit the gym with filmmaker David Prior and actor Ted Prior to find out how it all happened.īS: From Pulsebeat to Heavenly Bodies, the early 1980s home video landscape was filled with low budget movies that centered around getting fit. Ultra-cheap, immersed in bizarro situations, and straining to make sense of events that require no explanation, Killer Workout is a benchmark in 1980s trash-horror absurdity. Shot in Hollywood over a few weeks in 1985, Killer Workout was the first-ever “fitness slasher.” The movie kicked off an entire sub-genre of workout-related horror movies, which included Death Spa, Dance Or Die, and Slashdance. And lots of sexually suggestive aerobics while a maniac with a giant safety pin terrorizes a spa. Formidable synth-pop (“Animal Workout” “Woman On Fire”). But by far, the Priors’ most triumphant contribution to mankind is Killer Workout. Home Video, their own independent production and distribution label. The brothers even co-founded the legendary A.I.P. Then, using that arm to beat the same man to death. With Deadly Prey, they proved that Ted Prior was capable of ripping a man’s arm off with his bare hands. With Sledgehammer, they created the first shot-on-video (SOV) horror movie that was produced exclusively for home video distribution. Since 1983, the Priors - Ted, and the late David - double-handedly influenced the direction of home video entertainment. Note: This interview was originally conducted in 2015, and is one of the last known interviews with the late David Prior. ![]()
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