Some movies become memorable precisely because they fail so spectacularly. According to the report, Champagne and Bullets, which also circulated under the titles GetEven and Road to Revenge, sits comfortably alongside cult oddities such as The Room, Troll 2, and Fateful Findings as a film whose ambition far outruns its polish. The result is a strange piece of outsider cinema that is hard to look away from.
The movie is largely the creation of John De Hart, who wrote, directed, and stars as Rick Bode. He also performs an early musical number called “Shimmy Slide,” a sequence described as stiff and deeply uncomfortable, with Hart reportedly performing while dealing with painkillers after injuring his back. That awkwardness is only one part of the film’s appeal as a so-bad-it’s-good curiosity.
The plot follows Bode and his partner Huck Finney, two cops who quickly lose their badges. From there, Finney spirals through divorce, erratic behavior, and even a possible cult turn, while Bode reconnects with an old girlfriend, Cindy, who is running from a satanic coven said to have sacrificed a human baby. Although the film is framed as an action story, it includes only a few fight scenes, and those are described as unconvincing and poorly staged.
Instead, the film leans heavily into nudity and sex scenes. According to the report, there are three especially long scenes with Pamela Bryant, who plays Cindy, and they account for 12 minutes of a 90-minute runtime. Those scenes are set to songs sung by Hart, and one jacuzzi sequence reportedly even contributed to a breakup with Hart’s girlfriend at the time. The article also notes that one sexual assault scene appears in the film. For viewers drawn to notorious bad movies and cult favorites, Champagne and Bullets is positioned as essential viewing and is available on Hoopla, Amazon Prime, and Tubi.
Source: theverge.com
