So it shocked me to find out that Murray had made just one lone feature and, like a victim of Hellfire, seemingly vaporized.Ī halfhearted investigation to find Murray began but Google always lead me either to a Christian minister or everyone’s favorite Ghostbuster. Matching the ambitious nature of the script, the director provided plenty of visual style in assembling his grimy future. The screenplay was filled with twists and turns as sharp as the dialogue as futuristic private eye Corby McHale (Kenneth McGregor) tries to figure out what is going on with a new killer fuel codenamed Hellfire. Although low budget, it was ambitious in nearly every department despite being made outside of Hollywood. Murray amusingly confessed), there was much to admire about the film. While the plot was a tad confusing (“I hope I never have to sit on a bench in a court to weed out who is who and what was going on,” director William J. My initial viewing of it left me mystified. Thanks to the power of eBay, I soon had a copy.

A quick cross reference of the actors listed brought up the info that it had been re-titled PRIMAL SCREAM and put out by Magnum Home Video in 1987. I first spied the ad in 2008 and was instantly intrigued by the subtle combination of sci-fi and exploitation. The film HELLFIRE entered my life like my old girlfriends – namely, it caught me unaware, slapped me in the face and screamed, “Pay attention to me!” This happened via a full page advertisement (see left) that appeared in an American Film Market issue of Variety in February 1986. “If you have a story that seems worth telling, and you think you can tell it worthily, then the thing for you to do is to tell it”

To hellfire and back