Directed by Pamela Moriarty
Written by Eric Wolf
Starring Lori Petty, Corbin Bernsen and Judd Hirsch
Running time 97 minutes

by Nikk Nelson

I have a soft spot for independent filmmaking. I’ve participated in several short film competitions as a writer, script supervisor and assistant editor and what I’ve learned more than anything from those experiences is that making a movie, even one that’s five minutes long, is a very long and difficult process. Any completed feature film is a miracle. When you’re working independently with things like inexperienced actors and a microbudget that limits everything from locations to props and effects, it’s even more of one. A Deadly Legend (2020) is as independent as they come. What drew me to reviewing it were the names in the cast. Growing up watching L.A. Law (TV) and Major League (1989), Corbin Bernsen has always been one of my favorite actors and Lori Petty starred in a trio of films that were on a constant rotating basis for young me: Point Break (1991), Free Willy (1993), and In the Army Now (1994). Throw in Judd Hirsch and I’m double sold.