Curdled (1996)

Gabriella, a Colombian immigrant, is obsessed with understanding violent crime. The current string of murders by "The Blue Blood Killer" of affluent Miami socialites provides her with ... See full summary »

Director:

Reb Braddock

Writers:

Reb Braddock, John Maass,

Stars:

William Baldwin, Angela Jones, Bruce Ramsay

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
William Baldwin	...	Paul Guell
Angela Jones	...	Gabriela
Bruce Ramsay	...	Eduardo
Lois Chiles	...	Katrina Brandt
Barry Corbin	...	Lodger
Mel Gorham	...	Elena
Daisy Fuentes	...	Clara
Carmen López	...	Lourdes
Vivienne Sendaydiego	...	Eva
Caridad Ravelo	...	Joan
Sandra Thigpen	...	Grace
Kelly Preston	...	Kelly Hogue
Lupita Ferrer	...	Marie Clement
Sabrina Cowan	...	Red Haired Waitress
Charles Tucker	...	San the Barback (as Charles J. Tucker)

Storyline

Gabriella, a Colombian immigrant, is obsessed with understanding violent crime. The current string of murders by "The Blue Blood Killer" of affluent Miami socialites provides her with fodder for her scrapbook of death. She lands a job with a post-murder cleaning service and during a Blue-Blood clean-up job, discovers evidence that police have overlooked.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | blood | scrapbook | post murder cleaning service | death | 

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Taglines:

After the killer kills, after the living are dead, somebody has to clean up the mess.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence/gore, and for brief language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

27 September 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sang-froid

Filming Locations:

Coral Gables, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,309,723 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

A Band Apart, Tinderbox Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Though he didn't write the theme (as widely believed), and the music is not his usual style, Guns N' Roses guitar god Slash performs on the title theme.

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Goofs

Paul removes the top middle bolt twice.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Young Gabriela: Mommy, is this the house from Hansel and Gretel?
Young Gabriela's Mother: Yes, Gabriela.
Young Gabriela: Where's the witch?
[gunshots outside]

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Crazy Credits

SPOILER At the very end of the credits, after the copyright notice, there is a scene showing Gabriela driving a car, with Eduardo, playing the tape she recorded with Paul's voice saying her name after his death.

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Connections

References Pulp Fiction (1994)

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Soundtracks

"OBSESSION"
Performed by Slash and Marta Sanchez
Courtesy of Geffen Records

User Reviews

Very black and bloody horror comedy

This very black and bloody horror comedy is a real favorite of mine, ever since I first saw it on cable several years ago. Tarantino saw the original short film while promoting his Reservior Dogs at an Italian film festival, and suggested the filmmakers to expand it to a feature film, and he would produce it. They did of course, and to me, this is a work of art, with a film score that fits about as perfect to the scenes as any I have seen. Angela Jones plays Gabriela, a Columbian beauty that has moved to Miami, and has an obsession with bloody crime scenes. She gets a job with a company that cleans up crime scenes, and she starts following the news accounts of a serial killer played by William Baldwin. After his recent murder, she gets assigned the job of cleaning up the bloody mess, and doesn't know it, but the killer is locked in the wine closet because he left a clue to his identity. Soon, there is the grand finale, which is a danse macabre between the two, with an ending that knocked me out of my chair when I first saw it. This is black comedy at it's darkest and most fun, and the DVD is loaded with features including an intro and outro by Tarantino. It also contains the original 30 minute short version of the movie. I absolutely love this movie, and recommend it very highly.