A judge locked up killer Clifton Bloomfield for 195 years, but now the multiple murderer is out–on video–in a movie role he filmed between homicides.
Bloomfield described himself as trustworthy and reliable a year and a half ago when casting director David Córdova was auditioning extras for the Sony Pictures movie ” Felon ” starring Steven Dorff and New Mexico resident Val Kilmer.
And he got the movie role he was seeking playing a convict in a violent prison drama. He already had killed two people, and a month after “Felon” wrapped he resumed his real-life killing spree.
“We’re expecting actors to come to our casting calls,” Córdova told KRQE News 13. “I’m not expecting the real thing to come through. I don’t think anybody else was actually aware that we had cast a mass murderer on the film.”
Córdova says he can’t afford to background check the thousands of background actors he uses but he wishes he could.
Now serving five life sentences Bloomfield won’t be auditioning for any more movies after being cast in the permanent role of a prison inmate.
Unless, of course, someone in the prison system does something really stupid like let him out by mistake. It happens here with some frequency.
Art imitates life. DVD at 11.
“He already had killed two people, and a month after “Felon” wrapped he resumed his real-life killing spree.”
“I don’t think anybody else was actually aware that we had cast a mass murderer on the film.”
Discerning mass murderers the world over disagree with this description.
Smart ass comments aside, I’m willing to bet Córdova and associates were wetting their pants with excitement at how “edgy” and “artistic” they were being by being in the same general area as this guy.
#2 – Why would they think they were “edgy” or “artistic”? He was simply another guy coming in for a movie role.
I’m a bit confused about the director’s comment about background checks.
What the hell does this idiot think he would have found in a background check?!
Background checks are NOT the end all, be all. Stop deluding yourself into thinking that they really solve everything.
Clueless moron…
That is not Val Kilmer. That is a look-a-like that hasn’t eaten double cheeseburgers for the last 10 years.
#3 RodMHGL
“I don’t think anybody else was actually aware that we had cast a mass murderer on the film.”
They knew they were hiring a murderer.
To be in their movie about felons.
Simplistic observation on my part, but simplistic and Hollywood seem to go hand in hand lately.
Criminals work in Hollywood. That is news?
He was a BACKGROUND PERFORMER not a cast actor. The get sent from some central casting agency, like cattle, often times by the hundreds.
I’m sure there are plenty of killers that show up at 7-11s and McDonald’s all the time.
Big deal… we have killers in our political offices. We even honor the ones that killed innocent dark skinned people in other countries.
And all he had to do was … act naturally!
Brings new meaning to “reality shows.”
And the movies still guide our youth…
Now why are people against Capital Punishement?
See, if this guy had actually had made a career of acting he probably wouldn’t have started killing again. There is something to be said about steady employment.
Can I ask what the point of giving him FIVE life sentences is? There’s got to be a reason for this.
Ha! I didn’t think anyone would have a good reason!
Okay, never mind. I Googled it. There is a good reason. (It has to do with parole.)