Debbie,
I am so excited to be talking to you again. First
off, can you give us a visual and set the scene
for the Racks and Razors readers by describing
the room where you are answering these questions?
Alright Owen,
let's get this "Racks & Razors"
party started! I'm so happy to have another
"Conversation with Owen" and I noticed
that you are also my NEW friend on MySpace! So
you want me to describe my secret boudoir where I
create my Art? I love to be alone, as Garbo would
say, in my bedroom & dream & manifest my
dreams. I have my computer, BIG T.V. screen,
& BEAUTIFUL paintings hung on lavendar walls.
The ceiling is sky blue. My bed is antique brass
given to me by my beloved Grammy & is draped
with a white mesh canopy adorned in Roses. Over
my bed is a beautiful Guardian Angel painting, an
Angel emerging from the mystic Cosmos in a
flowing gown of light with 7 rainbows protecting
me. The other paintings include a huge, infinite
blue sky, scattered with white fluffy clouds on
the wall facing my bed, on the side wall is an
original Marilyn Monroe print as
"Cherie" in Bus Stop, one of my
favorite roles, and the other side an original
Vargas painting of "The Woman bearing her
breast smelling a Rose". My favorite
painting though, is by the famous artist Yorga,
called CREATION, that is on the front wall. I
also am surrounded by lots of scented candles, a
red-orange lava lamp, and about 100 stuffed
animals that I love as if they're REAL!
I
first met you at the Son of RezNHead convention
several years ago. The convention experience
seems like it would be very wild. Does it provide
a lot of networking between folks in the horror
business? Have you gotten a lot of jobs by
appearing? Who are some of your fellow horror
colleagues that you always love running into
there? Sorry, that's kind of a whole clump of
questions.
Oh Owen,
I remember when I met you and Reznhedz! It seems
like yesterday,or another lifetime. I miss you! I
LOVE CONS! I have SO MUCH FUN meeting my fans
& seeing old friends & meeting NEW ones!
It's so WONDERFUL! I appear at Horror, Sci-Fi
Fantasy, Comicons, Memorabilia & Erotica
shows! It's a BLAST to be so Multi-Con! I've
gotten some Fabulous jobs bcause I connect with
everyone in the Industry, from actors to writers,
directors & producers! There's ALWAYS FUN
events going on! I LOVE the parties, and since
the cons are always in or near a cool hotel, the
parties are WILD & Rock on till dawn!
Tell me about 'Absolute
Horror' with Adam Larson, Lisa
Dowling, Victoria De Mare, and Beth Storarczyk.
Give me a teaser that is going to make the movie
irresistable to all the racks and razors readers.
ABSOLUTE
HORROR was a really FUN flick! It debuted at the
AFM last season, and went off well. We filmed at
a location way up in the L.A. mountains at an
authentic "haunted mansion" with a
AMAZING sacrificial altar overlooking the valley.
It was a treacherous drive to get there. We drove
up a narrow dirt road winding up the mountain
with high cliffs at our wheels. We had to cross a
bridge that literally was falling part. It
definitely got us in the "ABSOLUTE
HORROR" mood. But then I'm a "method
actress"! The Black night sky was overhead
& the stars & moon were made to order. We
filmed through the night, & had lots of FUN!
There were several up & coming MTV reality
stars & the scene was very dramatic &
scary! Steve directs very creatively & knows
what sells, lots of beautiful and sexy women! I
play the High Priestess "Exaltina", the
Devil's lover. We sacrificed the young reality
stars! I danced, wore an awesome sexy costume
that I created for my character & intensely
penetrated the screen with my eyes, the windows
to my immortal soul. I was one with my "High
Priestess Anima"
I've also read
you have another project in the works, Brian
Albanese's 'Dead Metropolis!'
which sounds very interesting. Would you please
tell me a bit about that?
I'm VERY EXCITED
about Brian Albanese's & Kevin Slovick's
"DEAD METROPOLIS"! It's such a cool
story with an AMAZING all star cast! I can't tell
too much about the film, I can't give it away,
but Brian has a website. I want it to be a
surprise when it opens on the Big Screen, but I
will say that it's like a modern day "RETURN
OF THE ZOMBIES"! There are AMAZING special
effects, including the destruction of the
Brooklyn Bridge. That's interesting karma since
my family built the bridge. It will be like a BIG
BUDGET studio picture! I met Brian & Kevin at
the AFM when I was PRing Absolute Horror. I met
with Brian in N.Y.C. & he attached me to the
project. I'm so excited & honored to be a
part of "DEAD METROPOLIS".
Do you have
any other upcoming projects you would like to let
our readers know about?
My most
exciting up-coming project is my own feature film
"ATHENA WARRIOR GODDESS"! It's my dream
project, and the apex of my career as an actress.
It is the manifestation of making my dreams come
true and how I can encourage others and the world
to "Never give up on your Dreams" and
always look to the "Dawn of Hope" for
humanity! It is written & directed by Frank
Domon of Necrollusion films & produced by
Morgana Morgan of Cariad Pictures. We're working
with a cool production company in Bulgaria &
already have AMAZING locations, including
authentic medieval Castles, villages &
BEAUTIFUL landscapes at our access. The cast
& crew are fabulous & very talented. The
story has a classic, legendary theme, "GOOD
BATTLES EVIL AND IS VICTORIOUS"! I play
ATHENA, the starring role.
That sounds
great Debbie. Congrats. You've done so many
wonderful movies from 'Protocol'
with Goldie Hawn to 'Action
Jackson' with Carl Weathers and
Sharon Stone to much more typically scream queeny
fare as well. I love you in Jim Wynorski's
wonderful flick 'The Haunting of
Morella' with David McCallum,
Nicole Eggert and of course the late Lana
Clarkson. Do you have some overriding memory of
Lana you would like to put in a time capsule or
like to let people know about?
Owen,
I've been asked that question alot since her
untimely death, and Phil Specter is on trial for
her murder. She was a sweet woman, very beautiful
& ambitious. She was statuesque & always
professional. We worked in Roger Corman flix in
the same time frame. It was the "Scream
Queen" peak era. I'm so saddened that Lana
was taken away from life too soon to enjoy the
rewards of her hard earned career and that she's
become so famous post-mortem.
Another of
your movies '976-Evil II' uses
the telephone as an instrument of menace. What
household appliance or instrument currently in
use do you think is most clearly some instrument
from "the dark side"?
I loved
976-Evil 2! I remember being up for Brigitte's
role, and Jim gave me the cute role of the Peg
Bundy Commercial Wife. Jim is so wonderful! I
love him! I've worked with Jim Wynorski in many
popular movies. He's incredible, and knows him to
make a hit! Without a doubt I think the computer
is the "Instrument from the dark side".
I
also love you in 'Sorority Girls
and the Creature from Hell'. Do
you recall what the director had you do for your
original audition to be cast in that film?
"Sorority
Girls & the Creature from Hell" is the
horror film that launched my career as a Scream
Queen. It was shown on USA's Up All Night with
Rhonda Shear and became a cult classic. The
Scream Queen Company that published Scream Queen
Illustrated contacted me & I went on the
cover of issue #5, and on the trading cards. They
made coffee mugs with my lip prints & more.
It was a BLAST! It all happened very simply. I
was studying at The Playhouse West & the
Director, John McBrearty was in my acting class.
He saw my work & wanted me for the lead part,
MaryAnne. He wrote the part for me. The film has
a wonderful ensemble of young actors and the plot
is great, campy yet intriquing! The combination
works! It was so much FUN filming it! We all
would drive together in a big van up to the top
of Mt. Baldy & filmed over several long
weekends in a real log cabin surrounded by wild
racoons & even mountain lions! We filmed
mostly all night till the sun came up so it was
real spooky which added to the suspense! It was a
tough shoot. I call it "guerilla film
making", but we were young and full of
enthusiasm. I knew it was going to be a hit! We
knew we had to finish shooting the fist week in
Oct. because the snow was coming & I was
running around in a sexy little white tee &
short shorts! I would bundle up in a heavy
leather jacket in between shots towards the end.
I didn't mind. We were high on our dreams! We
were making a SAG movie!
Speaking of
wonderful there's also Fred Olen Ray's
'The Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold' with
you and Jay North, Michelle Bauer, Tammy Parks,
etc. You've done so many movies that feature a
bevy of scream queens. Is there a lot of
competition out there amongst you all? Is it
overall friendly with just a couple bad eggs? I'm
curious about how you all socialize and/or get
along.
I get
along with ALL the Scream Queens.I love Brinke,
Linnea, Michelle, Debbie D and have a mutual
respect for Tammy & Jay. We've become GFF! We
are all so alike & love being Scream Queens.
It is a chosen honor that we all treasure! We
have a karmic bond that I feel is a sacred,
mystic sisterhood in this lifetime from past
lifetimes into our next incarnation. I know we've
been in Egypt, Medieval times & most likely
Salem together & bring this karma to
Hollywood today! I'm sure we'll be Scream Queens
for all Eternity.
As a scream
queen who's been in on things since pretty much
the onset, what advice do you have for the newer
girls about making it in the horror film
business?
My advice
to the "newbies" is to always work on
your craft as an artist & an actress. Never
be swayed by the 8 winds. Sometimes you're HOT
& sometimes not. I can remember having a
co-starring role in an Al Pacino movie, being
picked up in a limo, flying 2 N.Y.C First class
& then looking for my next gig. As Nina so
eloquently says in "The Seagull" by
Anton Chekov, by the way one of my fave roles
that I've played, "In our work, in acting,
what matters is not fame, not glory, not what I
dreamed of, but knowing how to be patient. To
bear one's cross and have faith." I know
that you have to believe in yourself &
believe that you can have your dreams come true
so that we can fullfill our mission as an artist
& share our art with the world &
encourage others to make their dreams come true!
This is enlightening our life experience through
our art spreading world peace & happiness
throughout the world & humanity
Okay, we're
pulling the car into The Debbie Dutch Drive-In.
What three horror flicks are on the triple bill
for tonight and what goodies are they going to be
serving up at the concession stand?
I love
this question Owen! This SO MUCH FUN! I loved
going to the Drive-In & making out with my
steady BF in High School! I also was in
"Bikini Drive-In" directed by Fred Olen
Ray! We have to have fresh popped popcorn &
diet Dr.Pepper, & I might sneak in some
Champagne & Godiva Chocolates. Let's start
the bill with "Sorority Girls...",
follow up with Jim Wynorski's smash "Hard To
Die" & finish up with the erotic
Thriller "Death Dancers". I have Star
Billing in all three! This is a super cool dream
come true!
Since it's
October I need to ask - what are you dressing up
for this Halloween and what has been the best
costume you've ever had?
I have my
standard costume of a Sexy, Vampire, Rock n Roll
Fantasy Goddess. Complete with my "Alpha-One
custom Fangs" by Dracula House, velvet cape,
fish net stockings, spike heels & various
lingerie/bustieres, (mostly red, gold &
black) wild full hair with rhinestone tiara &
earrings, necklace, rings & bracelets,
Dramatic make-up with shimmering gold eye liner
& blood red lips, all is subject to
variations on the theme depending on the event.
So Debbie from our
earlier chat I know that you are quite studied in
astrology. What do you think likes ahead for you
as a Taurus in 2009?
Saturn is
direct in Virgo which is conjunct my natal Virgo
Saturn. Saturn is called,the "Celestrial
Task Master" - so it is the karma planet.
The truth will be revealed & I will be
rewarded for my life long efforts in my career.
It's all about the Law of causality, the mystic
law of cause & effect. I practice Buddhism
& chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, which means
devotion to the mystic law of cause & effect
through sound or vibration. I'm confident that
all my dreams will come true & I want to
spread world peace & happiness to all!
Thanks Debbie,
it's so nice chatting with you. Did you know you
were my first interview for this site?
I LOVE
YOU OWEN! Thanks SO MUCH for asking me to do your
fabulous interview! I'm honored & humbled!
Love ya forever. |