Curdled (1996)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Reb Braddock

Writers:

Reb Braddock (1991 screenplay) &
John Maass (1991 screenplay) ...

Release Date:

27 September 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

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

Plot:

Gabriella, a Columbian immigrant, is obsessed with understanding violent crime. The current string of...

Plot Keywords:

Post Murder Cleaning Service | Blood | Scrapbook | Remake | Animated Title Sequence

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

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 J. Tucker	...	San the Barback

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/gore, and for brief language.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | UK:18 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Netherlands:16 | Spain:18 | USA:R | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Coral Gables, Florida, USA

Company:

A Band Apart

Trivia:

The Gecko brothers from From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) are depicted as fugitives on a crime TV show spotlighting the "Blue Blood Killer".

Goofs:

Continuity: Early in the movie, one of Paul's victims writes his name on a tile floor just before she dies. The penmanship changes from shaky and faint, to steady and thick.

Movie Connections:

References From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

Soundtrack:

OBSESSION

The heads...do they talk?

In my opinion, this is one of the most underrated movies of the 90s, featuring one of my all-time favorite performances by the enchanting Angela Jones. It is based on a short made in 1991, about a childlike murder-obsessed Colombian-American who takes a job as a maid...who cleans up after violent murders. Apparently, Tarantino liked the short so much that he cast Jones in Pulp Fiction and produced a full length version of "Curdled" with Jones and William Baldwin (who is surprisingly great.) This is one of my favorite black comedies and easily the funniest serial killer thriller ever. Angela Jones lights up the screen with her animated facial expressions (think Audrey Tautou) and quirky delivery. Oh, and this movie features one of the best dance sequences in a movie (yes, even better than Britt Ekland's in "The Wicker Man"). The recently released DVD is a blessing and surprisingly chockful of extras (including the original short film) for a movie that is apparently so reviled. The worst thing I can say about "Curdled" is that Braddock didn't go on to make another film and Jones went on to do a freakin "Children of the Corn" sequel. Recommend to all fans of serial killer movies and dark comedies. My rating: 10/10