The creator of a Disney-inspired horror film has revealed the cast nicknamed a giant prosthetic penis used in the slasher.
Filled to the brim with Disney references, Screamboat – which is released next week – sees a monstrous Mickey Mouse kill princesses.
It features David Howard Thornton as killer Steamboat Willie who begins targeting pᴀssengers on the Staten Island Ferry.
The fairytale-inspired horror film sees a group of drunk girls, Cindi, Bella, Jazzy, Arianna and Rory – a play on the Disney princesses – board the boat, before their trip turns ᴅᴇᴀᴅly.
The gory flick is said to feature a lot of dismembered body parts, and its director, writer and producer Steven LaMorte told MailOnline he always knew he wanted one of those to be a giant penis. ‘Very early on I knew this was a scene that I wanted to do,’ he laughed.
And the gory member became such a focus on set that it even received a nickname from the cast.
The creator of a Disney-inspired horror film, Steven LaMorte (Pictured), has revealed the cast nicknamed a giant prosthetic penis used in the slasher
Filled to the brim with Disney references, Screamboat – which is released next week – sees a monstrous Mickey Mouse kill princesses
‘They gave it a name and they’re like, “OK, Tom’s flying the set”, and we’re like, OK, we know what that means,’ Steven said.
He added: ‘It’s one of the first scenes that I wrote actually because it just made me laugh.
‘I thought it was funny. I said, what if? And then once we started taking these meetings and started having these very serious, very professional discussions, we have to bring in the art department, we have to bring in the makeup department, we have to bring in the prosthetic department, we have to bring in the… oh, well, props has to build one too.
‘So it just turned into this just like mᴀssive meeting after meeting with all of these adult working professionals in the film industry who I have to look in the straight face and say, “Guys, we have to do this”, and we have to do it right, and everyone took it really seriously.
‘But, you know, it turned into like a a game of of synonyms trying to just like use other words, like, “so when the unit is on set”, “well we have to get the large member”.’
The film is filled with Disney references, as it is inspired by the 1928 original Steamboat Willie – for which the copyright expired last January.
It became the first film starring Mickey and Minnie to be distributed, but now media from the 1928 film are available in the US public domain.
Not every Disney nod Steven wanted to made it into the film, as he said: ‘There’s so many references that didn’t make it into the script, only because when I approach a script, to me a script is more of a like a battle plan, right? So it’s an attack plan, it’s a layout for what we’re gonna do.
The fairytale-inspired horror film sees a group of drunk girls, Cindi, Bella, Jazzy, Arianna and Rory – a play on the Disney princesses – board the boat, before their trip turns ᴅᴇᴀᴅly
The gory flick is said to feature a lot of dismembered body parts, and its director, writer and producer Steven told MailOnline he always knew he wanted one of those to be a giant penis
The film is filled with Disney references, as it is inspired by the 1928 original Steamboat Willie – for which the copyright expired last January
‘So the script was much longer than the movie because every page I’ve got alternate versions of jokes. I’ve got, you know, alternate references.
‘I mean, there’s a bunch of Pixar references that didn’t make it into the flick. There’s a bunch of references to rides that didn’t make it into the movie.’
But eagle-eyed viewers should remain on the look-out, as he ᴀssured the film is littered with Easter eggs that did make the cut – and teased ideas for a possible sequel.
‘There’s some, some characters that ended up more in the background than I think I wanted to have them be in the film,’ he said.
‘So you kind of have to watch it to see if you spot some of the Easter eggs. But if we get the chance to make a second one I will dust off the old notepad and try to work them back in.’
But eagle-eyed viewers should remain on the look-out, as he ᴀssured the film is littered with Easter eggs that did make the cut – and teased ideas for a possible sequel
As the trailer for Screamboat opens, a voiceover promises a ‘journey like no other’ before the creepy mouse is seen boarding the boat.
A synopsis reads: ‘Be our guest on a New York City ferry ride that turns into a hilarious nightmare when a mischievous mouse named Steamboat Willie becomes a monstrous reality.
‘As pᴀssengers set sail, their trip turns ᴅᴇᴀᴅly when the tiny terror unleashes murder and mayhem.
‘Packed with big kills, big laughs, and a miniature menace, Screamboat is a cinematic thrill ride that reimagines Steamboat Willie like never before!’
