Faust: Love of the Damned

Faust: Love of the Damned is a 2000 American English-language Spanish superhero horror film directed by Brian Yuzna. It is adapted from a screenplay by David Quinn and Miguel Tejada-Flores based on the comic book of the same name by Tim Vigil and David Quinn. It was produced by Ted Chalmers, Carlos, Julio and Antonio Fernández, Bea Morillas, Miguel Torrente and Brian Yuzna. It premiered at the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival on 12 October 2000.

Faust: Love of the Damned
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Brian Yuzna
Produced by	Ted Chalmers Carlos Fernández Julio Fernández Antonio González Bea Morillas Miguel Torrente Brian Yuzna
Screenplay by	David Quinn Miguel Tejada-Flores
Based on	Faust (comics) by Tim Vigil and David Quinn
Starring	Mark Frost Isabel Brook Jennifer Rope Jeffrey Combs Andrew Divoff
Music by	Xavier Capellas
Cinematography	Jacques Haitkin
Edited by	Luis de la Madrid
Production company	Castelao Producciones[1]
Release date	12 October 2000 (2000-10-12) (Sitges Film Festival)[2]
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Spain[1]
Language	English

The film, which was the first of nine to be produced by Filmax's Fantastic Factory label, won the award for Best Special Effects at the 2000 Catalan International Film Festival in Sitges, Spain.[3]

Plot

An artist, John Jaspers (Mark Frost), sells his soul to the mysterious M (as for Mephistopheles) (Andrew Divoff) in order to avenge the death of his girlfriend, Blue (Jennifer Rope), at the hands of a gangster. However, the deal has an unexpected price, and he is periodically transformed into a horned demon with a passion for killing and becomes M's assassin. After meeting psychologist Jade De Camp, he rediscovers love and turns against M and his psychotic lover, Claire. He discovers that M plans to release a giant monster called the Homunculus, thereby opening the gates of Hell, and sets out to stop him.

Cast

• Mark Frost as Jonathan "John" Jaspers / Faust
• Isabel Brook as Jade de Camp
• Jennifer Rope as Blue
• Jeffrey Combs as Lt. Dan Margolies
• Andrew Divoff as M (Mephistopheles)
• Mónica Van Campen as Claire

Release

Faust: Love of the Damned premiered at Sitges Film Festival on 12 October 2000.[2] It was released theatrically in late October 2000.[4]

Trimark released it on DVD in 2001,[5] and Mosaic released a DVD in the UK in January 2002.[6] Arrow Video re-released the DVD on 18 April 2011, containing several special features.[7]

Reception

AllMovie's review of the film was mixed, writing, "Check your brain at the door and eat up this grisly eye candy."[8] Jonathan Holland of Variety described it as "entertaining in a voyeuristic way but also as corny, crude and excessive as they come."[9] Gareth Jones of Dread Central rated it 2/5 stars and called it "utter, utter trash" that is a guilty pleasure.[10] Bloody Disgusting rated it 4/5 stars and wrote that it was much better than expected, though cheesy and corny in spots.[11] Patrick Naugle of DVD Verdict called it "low budget horror slop with lots of T&A" of interest mostly to Yuzna fans.[5]

Soundtrack

Faust: Love of the Damned: Music from and Inspired by the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Various
Released	September 25, 2001
Genre	Groove metal nu metal industrial metal extreme metal alternative metal
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Michelle Van Arendonk (executive)

The film's soundtrack was released through Roadrunner Records and featured songs by groove metal, nu metal and industrial metal artists. Machine Head's "Take My Scars" was used as the film's theme song, playing over the film's opening credits. The band's song "The Blood, the Sweat, the Tears" is also featured in the film, but not on the soundtrack. Other songs included in the film, but not the soundtrack, are "Remanufacture" by Fear Factory, "Lady Bird" by Baby Fox, "Def Beat" by Junkie XL, and "Breed Apart" by Sepultura.

Track listing

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Replica"	Fear Factory	3:56
2.	"Loco"	Coal Chamber	4:15
3.	"Colas de Rata" ("Rat Tails")	Brujeria	1:32
4.	"Old Earth"	Sepultura	4:28
5.	"Everyone I Love Is Dead"	Type O Negative	6:11
6.	"Take My Scars"	Machine Head	4:24
7.	"By the River"	Vision of Disorder feat. Phil Anselmo of Pantera	3:36
8.	"Chopped in Half"	Obituary	3:43
9.	"From the Cradle to Enslave"	Cradle of Filth	6:37
10.	"Bleed"	Soulfly feat. Fred Durst and DJ Lethal of Limp Bizkit	4:07
11.	"Nothing's Clear"	Ill Niño	3:22
12.	"Asthmatic"	Spineshank	3:34
13.	"Choke"	Sepultura	3:36
14.	"Everything Is Untrue"	Amen	4:19
15.	"Babe"	Glassjaw	1:43
16.	"For Fuck's Sake"	Nailbomb	5:44
17.	"Bible Basher"	Deicide	2:23
18.	"Sex and Violence"	Carnivore	3:51
19.	"Timelessness"	Fear Factory	4:08

References

1. "FAUST (2001)". British Film Institute. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
2. "'Gein' grabs top kudos at Sitges fest". Variety. 18 October 2000. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
3. "filmax International". filmaxinternational.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
4. Frater, Patrick (24 October 2000). "Filmax seeks partners for Fantastic fare". Screen Daily. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
5. Naugle, Patrick (5 October 2001). "Faust: Love Of The Damned". DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
6. Mackie, Rob (10 January 2002). "This week's video releases". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
7. Hurtado, J. (18 February 2011). "Arrow Video Preps FANTASTIC FACTORY PRESENTS For April". Twitch Film. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
8. McClain, Buzz. "Faust: Love of the Damned (2001)". AllMovie. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
9. Holland, Jonathan (22 February 2001). "Review: 'Faust: Love of the Damned'". Variety. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
10. Jones, Gareth (27 April 2011). "Fantastic Factory Presents (UK DVD Set)". Dread Central. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
11. "Faust: Love Of The Damned". Bloody Disgusting. 22 October 2004. Retrieved 8 March 2014.

External links

• Faust: Love of the Damned on IMDb
• Faust: Love of the Damned at AllMovie
• Faust: Love of the Damned at Rotten Tomatoes