Austin Film Festival 2007

In the dystopian future of the day after tomorrow, gas prices are at an all time high, nearing almost forty dollars a gallon. A vegan school teacher, Archie Andrews, is determined to save the world with a brilliant invention: the wheatgrass powered car. But the engine refuses to start until the day Archie stumbles upon a solution: blood. Human blood. And in order to keep the attentions of the sex and car starved Denise Archie decides to, let’s say, bend his moral values. Alex Orr’s tight comedy blends likeable performances, social commentary and brilliant black comedy for a film certain to make you consider our dependence on foreign oil. And how many air-rifle shots it takes to kill a squirrel.