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David Hess on 'House on the Edge of the Park' (2007)

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David Hess gets thirty-five minutes to discuss his life, work and various behind-the-scenes stories of HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK. Hess goes throughout countless topics during the interview including what he thought about his co-stars, what it was like shooting in Italy as well as his thoughts on the picture. There's also some discussion about how much of himself is in his character as well as his thoughts on people being scared of him due to the characters he played. If you're a fan of Hess then you're going to find this featurette wonderful because it tackles so many issues and the actor is just how you'd expect him to be. The interview gets off to a tense start when the interviewee asks a question that he wasn't supposed to. From here we get to hear all sorts of great stories with Hess always being honest and you can just feel how intense of a person he was. The interview is certainly a lot of fun and has some great bits of information.

David Hess talks about his juicy starring role as vicious blue collar psychopath Alex in Ruggero Deodato's brutal and controversial shocker "The House on the Edge of the Park." Hess remembers that the film's producer was a flamboyant guy who spoke in broken English and smoked huge cigars. Hess also talks about the homorerotic relationship between Alex and his buddy Ricky as well as notes that co-star Giovanni Lombardo Radice was all for it. Hess speaks candidly about the other cast members: He describes Annie Bell as totally real and open for anything (he claims that his sex scene with Bell wasn't simulated), recalls that Brigitte Petronio was extremely awkward during the filming of the scene in which Alex caresses her nude body with a razor, admits that he thought Christian Borromeo was out of his league as an actor, and points out that Lorraine De Salle was very aloof and contained. In addition, Hess reveals that he improvised the "Roots" line. The best stuff in the interview occurs when Hess frankly discusses playing rugby when he was younger, growing up in a rich family, and problems he had with alcoholism in the past. Worth a watch for Hess fans.