Horror Queen

THE PLOT

The film centers on a small group of residents in a New York City apartment complex that just learned they were evicted. A bunch of rats are running loose through the city carrying a strange virus that they’re passing to humans. Clutch is the main character and a former boxer who just wants his daughter to come home safely from overseas where she’s been serving her country. The rest of the residents are equally excited about her return, but when the rats attack they also have to be concerned with saving themselves.

FUN TRIVIA

Apparently the director needed to cast these movies quickly and ended up using friends and friends of friends to fill the roles. Since he was working with very little money the cast did this as a favor and none were paid initially for their roles.

Released as part of the After Dark Horror Fest in 2007.

THOUGHTS/OPINIONS

I actually didn’t like Mulberry Street the first time I saw it, but on the second viewing it got a little better. I wasn’t crazy about the ending, which actually pissed me off. Too many people who have seen it focus too much on the rats and the virus and completely disregard the main characters, which are the real heart of the movie. This isn’t so much about some mysterious virus as it is what happens to people when they’re placed in an impossible situation. Do you fight for yourself or do you fight for the people you love? That’s the central question at the heart of Mulberry Street.