On a September afternoon in 2003, Jarrod Perrott walked into a hole-in-the-wall business called The Bookcase to speak with Jon McClure, a comic book historian. Little did we know at the time, but this meeting was to set off a series of events that would ultimately result in the creation of the horror/crime/ western/comedy film Face Eater. Jarrod Perrott was in his last semester at Fort Lewis College and was doing research for his senior seminar, the subject of which was old horror comics. Synchronistic events led us to meet at The Bookcase and the expertise and historical knowledge in comic books that Jon McClure held were what gave us a chance to compare notes, become friends, and discover a strong mutual interest in film, particularly the crime- and horror-related genres. When Jarrod's short film Lurid Kiss premiered at the Abbey Theater, Jon went to the screening and suggest that very night they pursue making a film together using Jon's conceptual screenplay which tied into his card game; a game that had been in the works for over 20 years. After Jarrod graduated and returned to his home in Denver, we corresponded for several months while Jon wrote a third of the screenplay and then sent it to Jarrod. Jarrod liked it so much he made the decision to relocate back to Durango and the three-year process of filming began.

We believe that there is a magic to the film Face Eater, which is what helped us keep going and see it through to its end. We took an oath to finish the film, with death the only excuse for failure. There were many obstacles that we had to overcome, the greatest of which was having absolutely no budget! (The entire film was made for just under $4000.) Yet with an excellent camera and pure determination we began to plan, plot, and undertake the project and after casting some of the main characters began shooting at summer's end 2004.

We had many hats to wear. Jarrod took on the roles of director, cinematographer, and editor while Jon was screenwriter, assistant director, lead role, and weapons consultant. Both of us shared the responsibility of casting and script continuity. Jarrod would storyboard the scenes while Jon arranged and located sites for filming. As with every facet of the film we agreed to work on the project with complete respect, open minds and no ego. Good ides for changes or improvements were always welcome and sometimes employed. Our only goal was to create the best quality "B" movie we could manage, something that would truly entertain.

The story in the film evolved over time and what was originally conceived to be a 30-minute film grew into a 100-minute feature. Many times during the making of this film people would ask, "What is the movie about?" Because we had a mixture of crime, horror, western and comedy it was often difficult to summarize a particular explanation other than to say that it had a hit man with a monster in it and that it contained many things looped together. Several scenes were written out due to budget restrictions and others were rewritten several times, including the ending, in order to work with what we had. We had faith it would all come together in the end and we are proud of our work because we believe it did.

We welcome you to enjoy what we consider to be a "first-rate second-rate entertainment" film. Borrowing from comic books, horror movies, John Carpenter, and even the campiness of John Waters, Face Eater delivers a unique glimpse into another world; a world of madness and chaos, comedy and horror, with a little spaghetti western thrown in. We would like to thank the cast and crew, whose efforts earned them a place in the film. They all gave selflessly of their time and themselves in helping us to create Face Eater.

Now sit back and enjoy the ride!

Jarrod J. Perrott and Jon M. McClure