Devil in the Flesh (1998) (V)

User Rating:

4.5/10   

Director:

Steve Cohen

Writers:

Kurt Anderson (story)
Richard Brandes (story)

Release Date:

23 September 2000 (South Korea)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

She's a cold-blooded killer.

Plot:

When a girl lays eyes on her teacher, sparks fly and so do some heads.

Plot Keywords:

Teacher | Grandmother | Fisticuffs | Televangelist | Kitchen

Cast

Rose McGowan	...	Debbie Strand
Alex McArthur	...	Peter Rinaldi
Peg Shirley	...	Fiona Long
J.C. Brandy	...	Janie Magray
Phil Morris	...	Det. Joe Rosales
Robert Silver	...	Det. Phil Archer
Sherrie Rose	...	Marilyn
Ryan Bittle	...	Greg Straffer
Julia Nickson-Soul	...	Anna Nakashi (as Julia Nickson)
Krissy Carlson	...	Meegan Wright
Wendy Robie	...	Joyce Saunders
Philip Boyd	...	Todd Sauser
Richard Barnes	...	Mr. Monsour (as Milton James)
Morgan Distefano	...	Student
Aloma Wright	...	Secretary

Also Known As:

Dearly Devoted (UK) (TV title) (USA)

Runtime:

Canada:99 min | Germany:88 min (25 fps) (video version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/16 (video premiere) | USA:R | UK:18 (video premiere)

Company:

Le Monde Entertainment

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When her neighbor takes Rose's modern shirt you see Rose's nails are short, but when she unsnaps her bra they are long and manicured.

Quotes:

Debbie Strand: No means no. Don't you guys get that? What is it, you stop understanding English when you get a hard-on?

Movie Connections:

Followed by Teacher's Pet (2000)

Soundtrack:

SEX

Over-the-top and predictable slasher fare.

My buddy Oscar has been on my butt for months to get me to watch this film... and I protested saying it looked stupid. Well, I finally saw it. It wasn't that bad, but it was stupid. I'd give it one star. Rose McGowan (Jawbreaker, Phantoms, Scream) plays a psycho-teen who is basically a poorly written Norman Bates. It's basically a bad POISON IVY rip-off, without the nudity and sex to keep it halfway interesting ;) The violence is far more graphic, too, making this one a candidate for the "slasher film" genre. It's predictable throughout. I'd love to say that McGowan does well in the role, but at times she appears over-the-top and hammy, so I can't even give her credit for great acting. I've seen countless B-movies which were far better and had better actors. This one looks like a bad attempt to cash in on McGowen's somewhat celebrity -- or her connection to Marilyn Mansun. Stupid.

It's too bad, too. Actor Alex McCarthur (Kiss the Girls, Conspiracy, Ladykiller) has been in a long list of B-films, and does great. He was good in this one, too... but he couldn't save it.