The Limey on Willow St.

"You tell him I'm f*@&ing cominnnnggggg!" (Click image for full size.) © William Anthony

A neighbor told me one of my favorite motion pictures, The Limey was filmed here at the Biscuit Building. After a few minutes searching on YouTube and one evening on my bike, I discovered that the infamous quadruple murder scene was actually shot at a warehouse on Willow St., not far from here.

I decided to take some newly acquired five-years-past-expiration 4x5 Polaroid film I recently uncovered down to the location to re-shoot it. The look of the Polaroid film just seemed to fit the tone of the scene.

And here's that scene. (NSFW: Language, Violence, Terence Stampitude.)



It's a great flick. I watched it for the first time as a second-run art film in an empty La Paloma theater in Encinitas, CA circa '99. In addition to excellent casting and a hallmark performance by Terence Stamp, Steven Soderbergh's use of washed out colors, disjointed timeline and beautiful lens blooming in the dream sequences make this one of my top 10.