Stars: Guy Coombes, Steve Guttenberg, Clark Gable III, Toyah Wilcox, Nicholas Vince, Madison Clare, Louis Selwyn, Stephanie Leigh Rose, Natasha Starkey, Helena Antonio | Written by Airell Anthony Hayles | Directed by Martyn Pick
Airell Anthony Hayles, who penned and co-directed They’re Outside, is back in the writers chair again with Heckle – a film which channels Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedy by way of 80s slasher movie; an odd combination on paper but one that on-screen works remarkably well.
Opening with the death of comic Ray Kelly (a cameoing Steve Guttenberg), shown in the opener and throughout flashbacks to be a total unlikeable bastard, Heckle tells the story of another unlikeable bastard and stand-up comic, Joe Johnson, who’s at the top of his stand-up comic game, so much so that he’s tapped to play Ray Kelly in a movie of his life… and death.
After a strange encounter at a show,...
Airell Anthony Hayles, who penned and co-directed They’re Outside, is back in the writers chair again with Heckle – a film which channels Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedy by way of 80s slasher movie; an odd combination on paper but one that on-screen works remarkably well.
Opening with the death of comic Ray Kelly (a cameoing Steve Guttenberg), shown in the opener and throughout flashbacks to be a total unlikeable bastard, Heckle tells the story of another unlikeable bastard and stand-up comic, Joe Johnson, who’s at the top of his stand-up comic game, so much so that he’s tapped to play Ray Kelly in a movie of his life… and death.
After a strange encounter at a show,...
- 3/3/2022
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Stars: Guy Coombes, Steve Guttenberg, Clark Gable III, Toyah Wilcox, Nicholas Vince, Madison Clare, Louis Selwyn, Stephanie Leigh Rose, Natasha Starkey, Helena Antonio | Written by Airell Anthony Hayles | Directed by Martyn Pick
Airell Anthony Hayles, who penned and co-directed They’re Outside, the found-footage meets YouTube, pagan-eqsue horror which screened at Frightfest in August, is back at Frightfest again with Heckle – a film which channels Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedy by way of 80s slasher movie; an odd combination on paper but one that on screen works remarkably well.
Opening with the death of comic Ray Kelly (a cameoing Steve Guttenberg), shown in the opener and throughout flashbacks to be a total unlikeable bastard, Heckle tells the story of another unlikeable bastard and stand-up comic, Joe Johnson, who’s at the top of his stand-up comic game, so much so that he’s tapped to play Ray Kelly...
Airell Anthony Hayles, who penned and co-directed They’re Outside, the found-footage meets YouTube, pagan-eqsue horror which screened at Frightfest in August, is back at Frightfest again with Heckle – a film which channels Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedy by way of 80s slasher movie; an odd combination on paper but one that on screen works remarkably well.
Opening with the death of comic Ray Kelly (a cameoing Steve Guttenberg), shown in the opener and throughout flashbacks to be a total unlikeable bastard, Heckle tells the story of another unlikeable bastard and stand-up comic, Joe Johnson, who’s at the top of his stand-up comic game, so much so that he’s tapped to play Ray Kelly...
- 10/25/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Clark Gable III, TV host, sometime actor and grandson of the Hollywood legend who shares his name, died in Dallas today of as-yet-undisclosed causes. He was 30.
Gable’s mother Tracy Yarro Scheff announced his death, posting on Instagram “with an extremely heavy heart we say goodbye to my beautiful son Clark. He passed this morning. I will always be next to you my beautiful son.”
Gable, who recently resumed his hosting job on the syndicated TV show Cheaters after a two-year break, was found unresponsive in bed this morning by his fiancee, according to his sister Kayley Gable, who wrote on Facebook, “My brother was found unresponsive this morning by his fiancé and didn’t wake up .. I Love You Clarkie I’m so sorry we couldn’t save you my heart is broken and shattered Rip.”
Other messages were left on the official Cheaters Facebook page and show website.
Gable’s mother Tracy Yarro Scheff announced his death, posting on Instagram “with an extremely heavy heart we say goodbye to my beautiful son Clark. He passed this morning. I will always be next to you my beautiful son.”
Gable, who recently resumed his hosting job on the syndicated TV show Cheaters after a two-year break, was found unresponsive in bed this morning by his fiancee, according to his sister Kayley Gable, who wrote on Facebook, “My brother was found unresponsive this morning by his fiancé and didn’t wake up .. I Love You Clarkie I’m so sorry we couldn’t save you my heart is broken and shattered Rip.”
Other messages were left on the official Cheaters Facebook page and show website.
- 2/22/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Clark Gable's grandson -- Clark Gable III -- has died in Texas ... according to his family. TMZ has learned the legendary actor's grandson -- an actor himself, as well as a TV host -- was found unresponsive in his bed by his fiance Friday morning. We're told he was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The cause of death is unclear. View this post on Instagram It's is with an extremely...
- 2/22/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Sosie Bacon may only be 21, but she has a lot going for her. On top of being 2014's Miss Golden Globe, through her father Kevin Bacon, she is connected to nearly everyone in Hollywood - including every other previous Miss Golden Globe, most of whom are also the daughters (or sons) of industry power players. And while some have a connection through their famous parents, others, such as Laura Dern (who happens to have famous parents), are also connected through their own work. Don't believe us? Here's how you get from young Ms. Bacon to all of her famous predecessors,...
- 1/11/2014
- by Nate Jones
- PEOPLE.com
John Clark Gable -- the son of Hollywood legend Clark Gable -- just got slapped with a hit-and-run charge in addition to DUI following his crazy arrest back in April ... when he crashed into 6 parked cars.The two charges -- both misdemeanors -- were just filed in L.A. If convicted he faces jail time, but that's very unlikely.Law enforcement sources tell TMZ, Gable was Not drunk at the time of his arrest ... officials...
- 9/2/2013
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
John Clark Gable, the 52-year-old son of Hollywood legend Clark Gable, was arrested for investigation of drunken driving after allegedly plowing his truck into several parked cars. His Ford Raptor collided with another vehicle and then smashed into six parked cars along Pacific Coast Highway near the pier in Malibu, Calif., at about 3 p.m. Tuesday, the Los Angeles Times reports. "It took him a few seconds to get out of his truck," witness Geno Bahena tells Ktla TV. "And finally, when he got out of his truck - I guess he was in shock or something - he just fell on the floor.
- 4/3/2013
- PEOPLE.com
The son of Hollywood legend Clark Gable claims he was not drinking alcohol before the multi-car wreck that led to his DUI arrest -- but does admit he went unconscious ... and says he has a history of brain aneurysms. TMZ broke the story ... John Clark Gable was busted Tuesday in Malibu after allegedly smashing into 6 parked cars on Pacific Coast Highway.Gable tells us he lost consciousness ... and says the last thing he remembers is...
- 4/3/2013
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Clark Gable's son has gone to the police station. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirmed to E! News that the Hollywood legend's 52-year-old son, John Clark Gable, was arrested on suspicion of DUI today. The Malibu/Lost Hills Station watch sergeant told us, "At 2:54 p.m., we received a call of a possible hit-and-run in the city of Malibu," adding that Gable's car allegedly rear-ended another car on Pacific Coast Highway and fled the scene, and that several calls claimed his vehicle was traveling at high speeds. But it wasn't just one car that got hit. "The suspect's vehicle collided into six parked vehicles at 21322 Pacific...
- 4/3/2013
- E! Online
John Clark Gable -- son of Hollywood legend Clark Gable -- was arrested for DUI in Malibu today after allegedly crashing into 6 parked cars after fleeing the scene of another accident ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ. We've learned ... 52-year-old Gable is suspected of initially rear-ending another car on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. But after the crash, we're told he's suspected of fleeing the scene in his car ... and smashing into 6 parked cars along the way.
- 4/2/2013
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The girlfriend of Clark Gable's son has been found dead in Los Angeles.
Celebrity make-up artist Christiane Lange, the live-in lover of John Clark Gable, was discovered unresponsive at their Malibu home on Wednesday afternoon.
Homicide detectives were called to the scene and investigators have now launched a probe into the 41 year old's passing.
A cause of death has not yet been determined but officials do not suspect foul play, according to E! News.
Los Angeles County Chief Coroner Ed Winters says, "It could be a natural (death). It was reported as possible prescriptions. She takes a couple of meds (medications). It may have been a heart attack. There is no indication of foul play or obvious trauma."...
Celebrity make-up artist Christiane Lange, the live-in lover of John Clark Gable, was discovered unresponsive at their Malibu home on Wednesday afternoon.
Homicide detectives were called to the scene and investigators have now launched a probe into the 41 year old's passing.
A cause of death has not yet been determined but officials do not suspect foul play, according to E! News.
Los Angeles County Chief Coroner Ed Winters says, "It could be a natural (death). It was reported as possible prescriptions. She takes a couple of meds (medications). It may have been a heart attack. There is no indication of foul play or obvious trauma."...
- 4/12/2012
- WENN
Los Angeles Sheriff's investigators are probing the death yesterday of a woman believed to be the girlfriend of Clark Gable's son, John Clark Gable, in Malibu. Law enforcement sources say that homicide bureau detectives responded to a call shortly before noon involving the death of a woman at the 30600 block of Morning View Drive in Malibu, where Clark Gable's trust owns a home, E! News has confirmed. The 41-year-old woman, whose name was withheld by authorities (but has been identified in local media reports as Christiane Lange, a celebrity make-up artist), was found unresponsive at the home. A spokesman for the Los Angeles County coroner's office says death may have been natural or...
- 4/12/2012
- E! Online
Clark Gable 's marble tomb at Forest Lawn Cemetery has been so badly damaged it needs a total overhaul -- and it's all because one adoring fan couldn't keep her lips to herself. TMZ spoke with John Clark Gable -- the famous actor's son -- who tells us he noticed the smooch last month during a visit to the mausoleum. Gable tells us that the lipstick bandit has struck several times in the past --...
- 6/6/2010
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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