Interview with Ken Foree - June 2005

Oh My Gore : "Hello. Could you introduce yourself to the readers of Oh My Gore! who might not know about you yet?"

Oh My Gore : "Before talking about your career in cinema, could you tell us more about you? Why, when and how did you career oriented towards cinema?"

Oh My Gore : "Given that you had a part in many movies and TV series, the interview will only deal with the horror movies that you made. Your first, and not the least, as it made you famous in the whole world playing the part of Peter, is "DAWN OF THE DEAD" shot in 1978. How did the cast process go on?"

Oh My Gore : "What memory do you have of your first meeting with the great George A. Romero?"

Oh My Gore : "Were you a horror fan before getting involved in this project? By then, did you watch "NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD" and if you did, what did you think about it?"

Oh My Gore : "It seems you went on having good relationships within the “team” as three years later, we can find you back with many actors from "DAWN OF THE DEAD" (Tom Savini, Scott H. Reiniger, John Amplas, David Early, John Harrison & James A. Baffico) in Romero's "KNIGHTRIDERS"."

Oh My Gore : "How was the atmosphere on the set? You knew each other and you began to have an
important experience of the shooting?"

Oh My Gore : "Do you still get to meet David, Scott & Gaylen, your fellows of "DAWN OF THE DEAD" ?"

Oh My Gore : "There was two different versions of "DAWN OF THE DEAD", one for the United-States edited by George A. Romero himself very much socially oriented, and another one destined to Europe edited by Dario Argento much lighter on the themes that Romero stressed. Did you get to watch both versions? And if you did which one do you prefer? Why?"

Oh My Gore : "Then, you can be noticed in the cast of "STUART GORDON'S FROM BEYOND", another important name in cinema. Could you tell us about your collaboration with him?"

Oh My Gore : "Then followed four movies by Peter Maris amongst which "TERROR SQUAD". Why did you choose to make so many films with the same director?"

Oh My Gore : "We can then see you in Jeff Burr's "LEATHERFACE: TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE III" in 1990. How did you feel about taking part to a more than cult franchise?"

Oh My Gore : "Have you watched the remake of "TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE" ? And if you have, what did you think of it?"

Oh My Gore : "In 1996, one of the big names in cinema was still missing in your resume, something you corrected by playing the part of Detective Gibbs in Brian Yuzna's "THE DENTIST" ! What did you keep from experiencing working with important people in horror cinema?"

Oh My Gore : "Could you talk to us about Corbin Bernsen who played the part of Dr Alan Feinstone? This man is amazing; he played in more than 100 movies and 20 films for TV these last twenty years. How was he on the set? Are you still in touch with him?"

Oh My Gore : "Finally, in 2004, you're back on screen with the remake of "DAWN OF THE DEAD". Did you really care about being involved in the project?"

Oh My Gore : "What did you think about this movie? Which faults and which qualities did you find in it compared to the original?"

Oh My Gore : "Don't you think that there are many remakes done nowadays in cinema ("DAWN OF THE DEAD", "TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE", "HOUSE OF WAX"...) without speaking of Asian movies or comic books adaptations and other sequels? As far as you're concerned, what are the causes of that phenomenon? Do you think it's because of a lack of inspiration from the Hollywood scriptwriters?"

Oh My Gore : "We now finish with your incredible career by talking about your part in Rob Zombie's "DEVIL'S REJECT". How did you happen to work on this project?"

Oh My Gore : "Have you seen "HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES" before accepting the part in this movie?"

Oh My Gore : "What do you think of the way Rob Zombie directs?"

Oh My Gore : "What are you going to do with your career now? Do you have any project in preparation after the release of "DEVIL'S REJECTS" ?"

Oh My Gore : "In your whole career, what are you the proudest of (movie, part...)? And the least proud of?"

Oh My Gore : "If you had to redo something differently in your career, what would that be?"

Oh My Gore : "Which is the most striking event that happened to you during the shooting of a movie?"

Oh My Gore : "Which is the fellow actor / actress that impressed you the most (actor play, charisma etc...)?"

Oh My Gore : "Have you ever wanted to change and go behind the camera and direct your own movie? If you could, what kind of movie would you make?"

Oh My Gore : "Let's talk about your tastes now. As a US citizen, what do you think about the films “made in the USA”?"

Oh My Gore : "As Oh My Gore! Is a French website, we'd like to know if you appreciate the cinema made here?"

Oh My Gore : "Generally speaking, which are you favorite horror movies? And the ones which scared you the most?"

Oh My Gore : "What do you think of the horror movies made nowadays? Is there any really outstanding according to you lately?"

Oh My Gore : "Which actor would you like or would have liked to play with?"

Oh My Gore : "Is there any movie in which you would have liked to appear in the cast?"

Oh My Gore : "Could you talk to us a bit about your hobbies aside from cinema? I noticed that
you give your voice to a character in GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS. Are you a video game fan?"

Oh My Gore : "Anyway, we congratulate you for you AMAZING cinematographic career! Did you imagine when it all began that there would be figures made of you? Did it feel kind of strange when you saw it for the first time?"

Oh My Gore : "What do you think of Oh My Gore!?"

Oh My Gore : "Thank you so much for taking the time to answer this long interview. Is there anything you'd like to add?"