The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell is an independently made dark comedy directed by Jonny Gillette, written and co-directed by Kevin Wheatley and produced by Jamie Bullock and Ryan Turi. The film stars Kevin Wheatley and Jamie Bullock, among others.
The plot of the film is based on the concept of "New America" in the year 2097, two decades after a nuclear apocalypse. Tex Kennedy, two robotic ex-secret service agents, and a mythical female cannibal journey to find a famously dangerous area known as the "Threshold of Hell" to gain access to a radio tower to unite the survivors of the apocalypse.
The movie is being touted by its creators as a unique "futuristic historical documentary".
The movie was premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 23, 2006, it then toured the country screening at various film festivals. The movie was recently picked up by National Lampoon for a theatrical release scheduled for October 19, 2007.
Though the movie has received some press in indie-related media, the project has received most of its attention by word of mouth.
Most of the film was shot on Pensacola Beach, Florida in July with an average heat index of 110 degrees.
Two weeks after the end of shooting many of the locations were submerged by Hurricane Ivan.
Most of the cast and crew were flown to Florida from New York and Los Angeles where they lived in the homes of volunteers for the month long shoot.
The film is said to resemble a twisted history channel documentary.
