| Vicious Circles | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | Vicious Circles |
| Directed by: | Marcel Sarmiento |
| Written by: | Marcel Sarmiento; David White; T.J. Cimfel |
| Produced by: | Adam Hendricks; John Lang; Morgan Patterson; Chris White |
| Cinematography: | Harris Charalambous |
| Edited by: | Phillip Blackford |
| Production | |
| Released: | August 25th, 2014 |
| Running time: | 24 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
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"Vicious Circles" is an American film short. It is a multi-segmented story that serves as the framing sequence for the 2014 film V/H/S: Viral. It was written and directed by Marcel Sarmiento with a script co-written by David White and T.J. Cimfel. The film short stars Patrick Lawrie as Kev, a videographer who hopes to cash in big by filming a high-speed police chase in Los Angeles County. Starring opposite of Lawrie is Emilia Zoryan as Iris - Kev's girlfriend who finds herself the victim of another sort of viral video.
Plot[]
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Patrick Lawrie | Kev |
| Emilia Zoryan | Iris |
| Celia K. Milius | Grandma |
| Steven Berens | Cop |
| Garrett Bales | Spooked guy |
| Ashley Rivers | Railing guy |
| Stephanie Silver | Eva |
| Charles Johnson | BMX #1 |
| Ryan Staats | BMX #2 |
| Robert Andrew Sallberg | BMX #3 |
| Brad Collin | BMX #4 |
| Donald Taylor Knott | Bum |
| Val Vega | Gabriella |
| Angela Garcia | Carolina |
| Vanessa Siqueiros | Little girl |
| Lilliana Aliyah Delahoussaye | Little girl |
| Chad Guerrero | Uncle Alberto |
| Chad Guerrero, Jr. | Kid |
| Jorge Marquez | Carlos |
| Steve Robles | Cesar |
| Gary Sugarman | Lewis |
| Noelle Ann Mabry | Lulu |
| Gary Anderson | Newscaster |
| Richard Neil | Newscaster |
Notes & Trivia[]
- "Vicious Circles" redirects to this page.
- This short was filmed specifically for the V/H/S film series, which is to say that it did not previously exist as an independent project that was later incorporated into the series.
- Producer John H. Lang is credited as John Lang in this film short.
- Actress Emilia Ares, who plays Iris, is credited as Emilia Zoryan in this film short.
- Actress Emilia Ares also played Anastasia in the "Fire and Reign" episode of American Horror Story, which was part of the "Apocalypse" storyline.
Explicit content[]
- Female topless nudity: A brief glimpse of some saggy granny boobs is shown. Eww.
- Gore: Head injuries, animal deaths, mass stabbings, severed limbs, self mutilation and falling from a great height.
- Profanity: Strong language is used consistently throughout this film short.
Recommendations[]
- VHS: Dante the Great
- VHS: Parallel Monsters
- VHS: Bonestorm
External Links[]
- "Vicious Circles" at Trakt.TV
- "Vicious Circles" at the V/H/S Wiki
- "Vicious Circles" at Letterboxd.com
- "Vicious Circles" at Themoviedb.org
References[]
Automobile accident | Bicycle | Birds | California | Dead animals | Dogs | Exploding building | Falling from a great height | Female topless nudity | Head injury | Helicopter | Knife | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Police Department | Mutilation | Police car | Profanity | Revolver | Severed limbs | Smoking marijuana | Stabbings | Strangulation | Taxicab | Truck | Video tape