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From the Drain

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From the Drain
Directed byDavid Cronenberg
Written byDavid Cronenberg
Produced byStefan Nosko
Starring
  • Mort Ritts
  • Stefan Nosko
CinematographyDavid Cronenberg
Edited byDavid Cronenberg
Release date
  • June 1967 (1967-06) (Cinethon)
Running time
14 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$500

From the Drain is a 1967 Canadian short film directed by David Cronenberg.

Plot summary

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The film is centered on two men in a bathtub; it is implied that they are veterans of some past conflict but revealed that they are currently in a mental institution. The first man is paranoid about the drain of the tub, the second indifferent to it. After the conversation between the two men progresses, a vine-like tendril emerges from the drain to strangle the first man. The second shows no emotion to this sudden turn of events and the film ends.

Production

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Cronenberg wrote, shot, directed, and edited the film using $500 (equivalent to $4,340 in 2023).[1]

Release

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The film was shown in June 1967 at the Cinethon festival.[2]

Home video

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The short was included along with Cronenberg's other early films on a bonus disc in Arrow Video's 2015 UK Blu-ray release of Videodrome.[3] This bonus disc, entitled David Cronenberg's Early Works was later released on its own a year later.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Rodley 1997, p. 13.
  2. ^ Broomer, Stephen (2016-01-01). Hamilton Babylon: A History of the McMaster Film Board. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-1-4426-4778-7.
  3. ^ "Videodrome UK Blu-ray Release Detailed". Blu-ray.com. June 20, 2015. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  4. ^ "Upcoming Arrow Video Blu-ray Releases". Blu-ray.com. May 6, 2016. Retrieved 2018-04-19.

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