David Shick

The legend, according to Mockbusters.tv

Some actors fill the frame; David Shick overflows it, and low-budget cameras merely catch a rumor of his magnetism. A confessed Stanislavski disciple working on twelve-day shoots, he brought full emotional recall to Exorcism: The Possession of Gail Bowers, sharing the shot with a demon and out-acting it kindly. In The Apocalypse he carried the world's end in one steady gaze. He refuses digital trickery: his monsters are rubber, honest, and sweating latex. Scholars replay him at 3 a.m. film forums, whispering.

A portrait from the Mockbusters.tv satirical universe: humorous praise, not a factual biography.