Sweetback (SB): Do you see THE LASHMAN as a tribute to the slasher films you grew up with, or as a continuation of that original tradition of slasher films? Are there specific films you had in mind when you were writing the film? Cameron McCasland (CM): A little of both I suppose. I’d like it to stand on its own merits, and I do think that the legend we built in the film has an opportunity to expand. In that regard I think it continues the genre. I had never really thought “homage” while making it, as much as I
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