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1.8/10   258 votes
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Director:
Christian Calson
Writer:
Christian Calson (writer)
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Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Raising the subtext of "Fight Club'' into text, "Shiner'' depicts a pair of amateur boxers gratified by punching each others' lights out... more | add synopsis
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A cinematic mess masquerading as erotica more (15 total)

Cast

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Scott Stepp ... Tony
Derris Nile ... Danny
Nicholas T. King ... Bob

David Zelina ... Tim

Conny Van Dyke ... Bob's Mom

Seth Harrington ... Reg
Carolyn Crotty ... Linda
Ryan Soteres ... Charles
Carl Strecker ... Almost Dead Guy
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Desire Is Relentless (USA) (alternative title)
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Runtime:
89 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
Bruiser Films LLC more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Many of the blurry, unfocused moments in the film, as well as "problems" with angles and sounds, were done intentionally. more
Quotes:
Reg: Don't be mean. You know how it turns me off. more

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4 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
A cinematic mess masquerading as erotica, 12 November 2004
1/10
Author: teeveedub from Los Angeles, CA

OK. So it's a low-budget "film" (I used the quotes because it was shot in Hi-8 video). The acting is universally horrid, the makeup is laughable (the blood looks like it came from Sherwin-Williams and I've seen more convincing bruises made from halloween ghoul kits), and the lighting generally looks like they used someone's borrowed Toyota pickup to shine headlights on the actors.

I might be able to forgive these low-budget traits if there were some actual content, if a movie made an attempt to tell a story. But this collection of video footage can boast of no plot, no real characters, and no momentum. It's a self-indulgent mess.

And don't worry -- no spoilers here, 'cause there's absolutely nothing to spoil.

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