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On October 24th in 1990 (in West Germany), Megaville enjoyed its first theatrical exhibition ever when it was screened for audiences of the Internationale Hofer Filmtage. Written (in part) and directed by Peter Lehner, the film starred Billy Zane, J.C. Quinn, Grace Zabriskie, and others.
According to our friends at IMDB.com, here's the plot summary:
"A sci-fi fantasy about a world where it is illegal to enjoy any kind of media except in a place called Megaville. After catching a brutal killer named Jenson, the media police send an agent, Palinov, to infiltrate Jenson's circle of criminals in Megaville because Palinov bears a striking resemblance to Jenson. Palinov, however, begins to suffer intense headaches and has visions of the killings. His mission becomes even more confusing when the president of Megaville is assassinated and the media police seem more interested in doing business with the criminals than catching them."
For the record:
To the film's credit, Megaville earned a wee bit of extra attention from a screening on the film festival circuit.
Editor's Note:
Technically, the original theatrical premiere date is presently lost to history. What I can confirmed is that -- according to IMDB.com -- the film's first engagement was at the aforementioned Internationale Hofer Filmtage which -- according to Google.com -- was held from October 24th through October 28th in 1990. Therefore, I am using the festival opening date as a temporary placeholder for Megaville so that the feature isn't fully lost to history.
-- EZ
On October 24th in 1990 (in West Germany), Megaville enjoyed its first theatrical exhibition ever when it was screened for audiences of the Internationale Hofer Filmtage. Written (in part) and directed by Peter Lehner, the film starred Billy Zane, J.C. Quinn, Grace Zabriskie, and others.
According to our friends at IMDB.com, here's the plot summary:
"A sci-fi fantasy about a world where it is illegal to enjoy any kind of media except in a place called Megaville. After catching a brutal killer named Jenson, the media police send an agent, Palinov, to infiltrate Jenson's circle of criminals in Megaville because Palinov bears a striking resemblance to Jenson. Palinov, however, begins to suffer intense headaches and has visions of the killings. His mission becomes even more confusing when the president of Megaville is assassinated and the media police seem more interested in doing business with the criminals than catching them."
For the record:
To the film's credit, Megaville earned a wee bit of extra attention from a screening on the film festival circuit.
Editor's Note:
Technically, the original theatrical premiere date is presently lost to history. What I can confirmed is that -- according to IMDB.com -- the film's first engagement was at the aforementioned Internationale Hofer Filmtage which -- according to Google.com -- was held from October 24th through October 28th in 1990. Therefore, I am using the festival opening date as a temporary placeholder for Megaville so that the feature isn't fully lost to history.
-- EZ
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