Teresa's Tattoo
| Teresa's Tattoo | |
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| Directed by | Julie Cypher |
| Produced by |
Samuel Benedict Lisa M. Hansen Philip McKeon Marc Rocco |
| Written by |
Georgie Huntington Marc Cushman (additional dialogue) |
| Story by | Samuel Benedict |
| Starring |
C. Thomas Howell Adrienne Shelly Nancy McKeon Lou Diamond Phillips |
| Music by | Andrew Keresztes |
| Cinematography | Sven Kirsten |
| Edited by | Christopher Rouse |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Trimark Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Teresa's Tattoo (also known as Natural Selection) is a 1994 American action-comedy-crime film directed by Julie Cypher. The film stars C. Thomas Howell, Nancy McKeon, Lou Diamond Phillips, Melissa Etheridge, who also performed songs for the film, Casey Siemaszko, and Adrienne Shelly. It was filmed in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Teresa's Tattoo was produced by CineTel Films, Trimark Pictures, and Yankee Entertainment Group Inc. It was distributed by Trimark Pictures.
Plot
Mathematician Teresa (Adrienne Shelly) just wanted to study during the College spring break. But her friends, who wanted her to live a little, dragged her out to parties. The next thing she knows, she has been drugged, kidnapped, made a redhead, tattooed, and is wearing leather! It's the old switcheroo in this action comedy that follows the exploits of desperate extortionists. Gloria is a fluffhead with a Chinese dragon tattooed upon her chest. She wears lovely holograph earrings that just happen to contain classified detail of the U.S. space program. She is taken hostage by the bumbling extortionists and their leader Carl (C. Thomas Howell), former head of a freezer treat company. Unfortunately for them, Gloria accidentally drowns in their pool when she tangles with a beach ball. Now the crooks must find a lookalike for Gloria. They find her in Teresa, a college girl with a talent for mathematics. She is captured and tattooed. She soon escapes leading the crooks on a merry chase. Joining in the hunt for Teresa is an FBI agent and her new boyfriend.[1][2]
Cast
- C. Thomas Howell as Carl
- Nancy McKeon as Sara
- Lou Diamond Phillips as Wheeler
- Casey Siemaszko as Michael
- Brian Davila as Elvis
- Jonathan Silverman as Rick
- Melissa Etheridge as the hooker
- Adrienne Shelly as Teresa / Gloria
- Anthony Clark as Mooney
- Tippi Hedren as Evelyn Hill
- Matt Adler as Titus
- K.D. Lang as Michelle
- Sean Astin (Uncredited) as Step Brother
- Kiefer Sutherland (Uncredited) as Roadblock Officer
Availability
The movie was released on VHS in the U.S. by Vidmark Entertainment and in Canada by Malofilm Video. The movie has been released on DVD in the UK, but as of December 26, 2009, Lions Gate has not yet announced any plans to release the movie onto a Region 1 DVD, most likely because of music copyrights.
Soundtrack
- "2001" – Written and Performed by Melissa Etheridge
- "I Really Must Be Going" – Written and Performed by Melissa Etheridge
- "All American Girl" – Written and Performed by Melissa Etheridge
- "Do It For The Rush" – Written and Performed by Melissa Etheridge
- "Save Myself" – Written by Melissa Etheridge Performed by Mare Winningham
- "No Strings Attached" – Written by Simone Lazer and Audrey Koz Performed by Betty Ball
- "When You're Near" – Written and Performed by David Adjian
- "Pool Cue Music" – Written and Performed by Richard Friedman
- "All Night Long" – Written by Mark Gast Performed by Raging Storm
- "Betrayal of Kings" – Written by Mark Gast Performed by Salem's Wych
- "Lover Lay Down" – Written and Performed by K.O.
- "Alah" – Written and Performed by Andrew Kereazies
- "I Feel You" – Written and Performed by Andrew Kereazies
- "Silver Bullet" – Written by Leigh Lawson & Jack Marsh Performed by Leigh Lawson
- "Coming Down On Me" – Written by Leigh Lawson & Pete Sadony Performed by Leigh Lawson
Production crew
- Samuel Benedict (producer)
- Lisa M. Hansen (producer)
- Philip McKeon (producer)
- Paul Hertzberg (executive producer)
- Marc Rocco (executive producer)
- Georgie Huntington (associate producer)
- Catalaine Knell (co-producer)
- Donald C. McKeon (co-producer)
- Russell D. Markkowitz (line producer)