The film was released in 1989 and shown in select theaters, mostly located in eastern Iowa. In a two night theatrical run, the film grossed over $25,000. It also premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
The film was written by and cast with members of the Duck's Breath Mystery Theater, a successful comic acting troupe. The idea was originally introduced Merle Kessler, who was inspired by "Zarda", a dairy in Kansas City, that had a statue of a giant cow. The film was shot in and around Iowa City, Tipton, Solon and Mount Vernon, Iowa.
The plot of the movie revolves around a struggling Hollywood director who wished to return to his home state of Iowa and create a successful horror film. However, upon arriving in Iowa, the young director (played by Merle Kessler) is immediately distracted by old friends and family, a problem which will plague him throughout the making of his film, Zadar! Cow from Hell.
...from Hell is a one-hour ITV documentary shown in the United Kingdom on a semi-regular basis. It discusses and shows real-life footage of the experiences that people (mainly the British public) have witnessed on the subject of programme. For example, Weddings from Hell.
The programme began in 1997 with Neighbours from Hell. This was originally a one-off documentary to compete against the BBC with their current boom of docusoaps including Airport and The Cruise. This was soon followed up with the popular Holidays from Hell. The two aforementioned programmes are the most well known of the series.
The documentary was originally best noted for its dramatic 'flame-filled' title sequence, indicating a situation that could have originated literally 'from hell'.
From Hell is a graphic novel by writer Alan Moore and artist Eddie Campbell, originally published in serial form from 1989 to 1996 and collected in 1999, speculating upon the identity and motives of Jack the Ripper. The title is taken from the first words of the "From Hell" letter, which some authorities believe was an authentic message sent from the killer in 1888. The collected edition is 572 pages long. The 2000 and later editions are the most common prints. The comic was loosely adapted into a film of the same title, released in 2001.
About the book
From Hell was originally serialized as one of several features in Taboo, an anthology comic book published by Steve Bissette's Spiderbaby Grafix. After running in Taboo #2–7 (1989–1992), Moore and Campbell moved the project to its own series, published first by Tundra Publishing, then by Kitchen Sink Press. The series was published in ten volumes between 1991 and 1996, and an appendix, From Hell: The Dance of the Gull-catchers, was published in 1998. The entire series was collected in a trade paperback and published by Eddie Campbell Comics in 1999; trade paperback and hardcover versions are now published by Top Shelf Productions in the USA and Knockabout Comics in the UK.
In 1888, Mary Kelly (Heather Graham) and her small group of London prostitutes trudge through unrelenting daily misery. When their friend Ann Crook (Joanna Page) is kidnapped, they are drawn into a conspiracy with links higher up than they could possibly imagine. The kidnapping is soon followed by the gruesome murder of another woman, Martha Tabram (Samantha Spiro); and it becomes apparent that they are being hunted down, one by one as various prostitutes are murdered and mutilated post-mortem.
The murder of Martha and her companions grabs the attention of WhitechapelPolice InspectorFrederick Abberline (Johnny Depp), a brilliant, yet troubled, man whose police work is often aided by his psychic "visions." His colleague, Sergeant Peter Godley, tries to grasp his friend's wild theories. Abberline's investigations reveal that the murders, while gruesome, imply that an educated person is responsible due to the precise and almost surgical method used. Ann is found a few days later in a workhouse having been lobotomized after officials and doctors supposedly found her to be insane.
Zadar (Croatian pronunciation:[zâdar]; see other names) is a city in Croatia, situated on the Adriatic Sea. It is the centre of Zadar County and the wider northern Dalmatian region. In the last official census of 2011 the population of Zadar was 75,082, making it the fifth largest city in the country. Zadar is a historical centre of Dalmatia as well as the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zadar: it has a rich history dating from prehistoric times.
Etymology and historical names
The name of the city of Zadar emerged as Iadera and Iader in ancient times, but the origin of the name is older. It was most probably related to a hydrographical term, coined by an ancient Mediterranean people and their Pre-Indo-European language. They transmitted it to later settlers, the Liburnians. The name of the Liburnian settlement was first mentioned by a Greek inscription from Pharos (Stari grad) on the island of Hvar in 384 BC, where the citizens of Zadar were noted as Ίαδασινοί (Iadasinoi). According to the Greek source Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax the city was Ίδασσα (Idassa), probably a Greek transcription of the original Liburnian expression.
Wendol Jarvis conceptualized and managed the Iowa Film Office from its inception in 1984 until 2003. During Wendol's tenure at the Iowa Film Office he recruited and coordinated 59 motion pictures, 500 television shows and 2,000 commercials including "Field of Dreams", "Twister", "Michael" and "The Bridges of Madison County," resulting in $1.4 billion in community reinvestment for Iowa.
published: 30 Oct 2012
ZADAR Episode 30
Hard Core Grocery Store.
The adventure begins.
published: 03 Jul 2023
ZADAR Playlist Introduction
Zadar: Cow From Hell is a legendary Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre comedy film. The 90 minute surreal vision is about a Hollywood film crew shooting a film about a large mythical cow in Iowa.
Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre
Bill Allard
Dan Coffey
Merle Kessler
Leon Martell
Jim Turner
published: 15 May 2023
Cow From Hell!
published: 17 Dec 2009
I don't want to be a cow anymore. - ZADAR
published: 26 Mar 2011
Cows from Hell
Bovine Brutality at it's finest! Pantera: Live from Mos-Cow!
published: 08 Dec 2013
Converse Access Television, Zadar Cow from (heck) by Ducks Breath Mystery Theatre
Congratulations to Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre, taking their final bow in Berkeley, California this fall after four decades of screwball comedy. More information at: www.ducksbreathmysterytheatre.com
published: 14 Oct 2015
When Faced With Killer Cow Foetuses...
Isolation.
published: 24 Jan 2011
Project Hell Cow - 5 - Technical Difficulties
Episode 5 - Hell Cow runs into some technical difficulties recording to a click track, and with the drums again!
http://www.ProjectHellCow.com
Wendol Jarvis conceptualized and managed the Iowa Film Office from its inception in 1984 until 2003. During Wendol's tenure at the Iowa Film Office he recruite...
Wendol Jarvis conceptualized and managed the Iowa Film Office from its inception in 1984 until 2003. During Wendol's tenure at the Iowa Film Office he recruited and coordinated 59 motion pictures, 500 television shows and 2,000 commercials including "Field of Dreams", "Twister", "Michael" and "The Bridges of Madison County," resulting in $1.4 billion in community reinvestment for Iowa.
Wendol Jarvis conceptualized and managed the Iowa Film Office from its inception in 1984 until 2003. During Wendol's tenure at the Iowa Film Office he recruited and coordinated 59 motion pictures, 500 television shows and 2,000 commercials including "Field of Dreams", "Twister", "Michael" and "The Bridges of Madison County," resulting in $1.4 billion in community reinvestment for Iowa.
Zadar: Cow From Hell is a legendary Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre comedy film. The 90 minute surreal vision is about a Hollywood film crew shooting a film abou...
Zadar: Cow From Hell is a legendary Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre comedy film. The 90 minute surreal vision is about a Hollywood film crew shooting a film about a large mythical cow in Iowa.
Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre
Bill Allard
Dan Coffey
Merle Kessler
Leon Martell
Jim Turner
Zadar: Cow From Hell is a legendary Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre comedy film. The 90 minute surreal vision is about a Hollywood film crew shooting a film about a large mythical cow in Iowa.
Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre
Bill Allard
Dan Coffey
Merle Kessler
Leon Martell
Jim Turner
Congratulations to Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre, taking their final bow in Berkeley, California this fall after four decades of screwball comedy. More inform...
Congratulations to Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre, taking their final bow in Berkeley, California this fall after four decades of screwball comedy. More information at: www.ducksbreathmysterytheatre.com
Congratulations to Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre, taking their final bow in Berkeley, California this fall after four decades of screwball comedy. More information at: www.ducksbreathmysterytheatre.com
Wendol Jarvis conceptualized and managed the Iowa Film Office from its inception in 1984 until 2003. During Wendol's tenure at the Iowa Film Office he recruited and coordinated 59 motion pictures, 500 television shows and 2,000 commercials including "Field of Dreams", "Twister", "Michael" and "The Bridges of Madison County," resulting in $1.4 billion in community reinvestment for Iowa.
Zadar: Cow From Hell is a legendary Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre comedy film. The 90 minute surreal vision is about a Hollywood film crew shooting a film about a large mythical cow in Iowa.
Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre
Bill Allard
Dan Coffey
Merle Kessler
Leon Martell
Jim Turner
Congratulations to Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre, taking their final bow in Berkeley, California this fall after four decades of screwball comedy. More information at: www.ducksbreathmysterytheatre.com
The film was released in 1989 and shown in select theaters, mostly located in eastern Iowa. In a two night theatrical run, the film grossed over $25,000. It also premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
The film was written by and cast with members of the Duck's Breath Mystery Theater, a successful comic acting troupe. The idea was originally introduced Merle Kessler, who was inspired by "Zarda", a dairy in Kansas City, that had a statue of a giant cow. The film was shot in and around Iowa City, Tipton, Solon and Mount Vernon, Iowa.
The plot of the movie revolves around a struggling Hollywood director who wished to return to his home state of Iowa and create a successful horror film. However, upon arriving in Iowa, the young director (played by Merle Kessler) is immediately distracted by old friends and family, a problem which will plague him throughout the making of his film, Zadar! Cow from Hell.
So fuckin here I am again, I bet you missed me much, `cause I know all the ways, ways to destiny of yours. Don`t tell me your no good, I just don`t do no good, But again I`ll ask you this: GOOD FOR ME OR GOOD FOR YOU? ref: From hell we came to take you away, Away from this fucking world, To a place: better - worse, a place - only god knows. I`m not some stupid freak, I have to do my job And if you like it, who cares if you don`t ... I don't give a fuck? They always say not me But I don`t envolve emotions, Some people call me ripper, But I just do my job! ref... You must believe my word, No mather what they say, I`ll take you to a place To bottom-sky you pay. You always pay the price, sometimes not enough, For you, for him the same