A Bucket of Blood (1995) (TV)

Director:

Michael McDonald

Writers:

Charles B. Griffith (1959 screenplays)
Brendan Broderick (writer)

Release Date:

12 September 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Thriller

Plot:

Walter Paisley, a busboy at a cappuccino bar called the Jabberjaw, is praised as a genius after he kills his landlady's cat and covers it in plaster. Pressured to produce more work, he goes after bigger subjects.

Plot Keywords:

Cat | Artist | Busboy | Police | Undercover Work

Cast

Anthony Michael Hall	...	Walter
Justine Bateman	...	Carla
Shadoe Stevens	...	Maxwell
Sam Lloyd	...	Leonard
Jesse D. Goins	...	Art
Kin Shriner	...	Lou
Sheila Travis	...	Mayolia
David Cross	...	Charlie
Victor Wilson	...	Cuff
Patrick Bristow	...	Link
Paul Bartel	...	Older Man
Mink Stole	...	Older Woman
Julianna McCarthy	...	Mrs. Swicker
Will Ferrell	...	Young Man
Alan Sues	...	Art Buyer

Also Known As:

Dark Secrets
Roger Corman Presents 'Bucket of Blood'
The Death Artist

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and some nudity.

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

USA:R

Company:

Concorde-New Horizons

Trivia:

Will Ferrell's film debut.

Quotes:

Maxwell: Life is nothing but a homeless traveler on the RTD of art.

Movie Connections:

Remake of A Bucket of Blood (1959)

Soundtrack:

Falcon

Interesting to say the least...

I rented this and I liked it, I can honestly say. You could tell what was going to happen before it did (just like any other horror movie) and though there were a few twists, it was nothing special. Personally, I liked seeing Justine Bateman, Anthony Michael Hall, and Darcy Demoss in the same picture which raises the point value but the movie fell in on itself towards the second half. I give this a 7 out of ten.