Nude Nuns with Big Guns
A nun in a white habit holding a gun in each hand, two gunbelts around her waist, and motorbikes behind her in the distance
Theatrical poster
Directed byJoseph Guzman
Written byJoseph Guzman
Robert James Hayes II
Produced byJoseph Guzman
Robert James Hayes II
Maysam Mortazavi
Jamie R. Thompson
StarringAsun Ortega
David Castro
Perry D'Marco
CinematographyEdwin M. Figueroa
Edited byJoseph Guzman
Robert James Hayes II
Music byDan Gross
Release date
  • September 24, 2010 (2010-09-24) (Arizona Underground Film Festival)
CountryUnited States

Nude Nuns with Big Guns is a 2010 nunsploitation vigilante action film directed by Joseph Guzman and starring Asun Ortega, David Castro, and Perry D'Marco.

The film was the subject of one of the largest copyright lawsuits in California.[1] The two lawsuits are the first time that two different companies claiming the intellectual-property rights of the same movie are each suing the same alleged 5,865 BitTorrent downloaders.[2]

Plot

A young Mexican nun, named Sister Sarah, is neglected and abused by a corrupt priest who produces and distributes heroin. After a bad drug deal, she is handed over to thugs to be used as an instrument as sex for money. On the verge of death after being heavily drugged and wounded and raped, the nun receives a commandment from God to take revenge. Acquiring heavy weapons (including big guns and vibrators), Sister Sarah sets out to kill those who had abused her and are using the church for their own personal gain. The frightened drug lords in the church hires "Los Muertos", a violent motorcycle gang, to track her down and eliminate her. Los Muertos' base of operations is the local brothel "Titty Flickers", where they try to gather more information on the vigilante nun. After being wounded in a shootout, Sister Sarah hides out in a fleabag motel where she recovers and finally achieves vengeance by killing Los Muertos, emasculating the gang's leader Chavo, and saving her female lover who had been raped. But in the final scene, the cardinal drug lord, known only as the Monsignor, hires another hit man to track down the vigilante nun, setting up a sequel hook.

Cast

BitTorrent lawsuit

On March 7, 2011, Camelot Entertainment Group, a film company based in Los Angeles, filed a federal lawsuit, Case No. CV 11-1949 DDP (FMOx), in the District Court for the Central District of California, against BitTorrent users who allegedly downloaded the movie between January and March 2011.[3][4] The lawsuit which targeted 5,865 IP addresses, sought to compel ISPs to identify the defendants from their IP addresses.[3][5] The company had until May 13 2011 to "show cause why the Doe defendants should not be severed and/or dismissed from this action based on improper joinder of parties or lack of personal jurisdiction".[6] The Electronic Frontier Foundation acted as amicus counsel on the side of the defendants, who at that stage were known only by their internet IP addresses and rough geographic location.[6]

The lawsuit is seen as part of a courtroom-based strategy in which defendants are asked to settle or risk being named in a public lawsuit.[7][8] If successful, the lawsuit could end up collecting more money than the movie earned at the box office.[9]

Incentive Capital of Utah also filed a nearly identical lawsuit against the same IP addresses with the same judge on May 6, 2011.[2]

On May 23, 2011, Camelot filed to dismiss their case, though the distribution group stated that they may refile the case in San Francisco.[10] The lawsuit filed by Incentive Capital was dropped on June 10, 2011.[11]

Film rights

Following the filing of the BitTorrent lawsuit, concerns have been raised as to whether Camelot Distribution Group actually owns the rights to the film.[1][6][12][13] Camelot defaulted on a loan financed by Incentive Capital used to purchase the movie rights.[6] Though Incentive Capital has already foreclosed on the film, Camelot has stated that the foreclosure was an improper "usurpation of its assets".[6]

Reception

Felix Vasquez Jr. of Cinema Crazed gave the film a positive review, praising the lead performance of Asun Ortega, and called it "a fun and demented revenge pic that will surely please any respecting grindhouse buff".[14]

References

  1. ^ a b Gardner, Eriq (March 31, 2011). "Film Company Suing Thousands of Pirates Might Have A Big Problem (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
  2. ^ a b Kravets, David (May 9, 2011). "Two Firms Battle for Right to Sue Nude Nuns Downloaders". Wired. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Kravets, David (March 31, 2011). "How Mass BitTorrent Lawsuits Turn Low-Budget Movies Into Big Bucks". Wired News. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
  4. ^ "Utynam's Heirs: Barefaced Cheek". Managing IP Magazine. May 3, 2011.
  5. ^ "Porn Distributor 'joins 'em, to beat 'em' in P2P fight". International Business Times. April 1, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
  6. ^ a b c d e Poulsen, Kevin (April 22, 2011). "Nude Nuns Judge Questions Mass BitTorrent Lawsuit". Wired News. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
  7. ^ "Tech wrap: Microsoft cries foul". Reuters. March 31, 2011. Archived from the original on April 2, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
  8. ^ Cohn, Cindy (April 19, 2011). "Mass Copyright Litigation: New Challenge for the Federal Courts". Daily Journal. Electronic Frontier Foundation. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
  9. ^ Smith, Matt (April 18, 2011). "BitTorrent Downloaders Sued Over 'Punk Rock Orgy' Movie". SF Weekly. San Francisco, CA: Village Voice Media. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
  10. ^ Kravets, David (May 24, 2011). "Nude Nuns Mass BitTorrent Lawsuit Killed, Clone Lives On". Threat Level. Wired. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
  11. ^ Kravets, David (June 10, 2011). "Nude Nuns Mass BitTorrent Lawsuit is Terminated". Wired News. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  12. ^ Kravets, David (April 1, 2011). "Studio Suing BitTorrent Pirates Does Not Own the Movie, Records Show". Wired News. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
  13. ^ Masnick, Mike (April 1, 2011). "Film Company That's Sued Thousands Might Not Even Own Rights To Film It's Suing Over". TechDirt. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
  14. ^ Felix Vasquez Jr. (31 December 2010). "Nude Nuns with Big Guns (2010) |". Cinema Crazed.

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