Hectic Knife

Hectic Knife is a superhero comedy film about a knife-wielding vigilante who fights against drug dealers, murderers and other "baddies," including Piggly Doctor, a villain bent on world domination.

The film is a deconstruction of the generic character-types and origin-story tropes of big-budget Hollywood movies featuring dark and brooding anti-hero/vigilantes, such as Batman and The Punisher.

In an interview with Film Threat, DeLiso listed some of the influences, which included Assault on Precinct 13 and Scanners, Kill Bill, Marvel and DC comic book movies, Clerks, Indiana Jones and Star Wars.

DeLiso and Litvin finished Hectic Knife in 2015, and secured distribution via Troma Entertainment shortly after its completion.

Hectic Knife premiered at Druid Underground Film Festival in Brooklyn, New York at a screening hosted by Troma Entertainment co-founder Lloyd Kaufman.