Home Sick (2007)

A maniac with a suitcase full of razorblades unleashes a super human killer upon a group of kids in a small Alabama town. They must take up arms with a insane Chili enthusiast if they want to survive.

Director:

Adam Wingard

Writer:

E.L. Katz

Stars:

Lindley Praytor, Tiffany Shepis, Forrest Pitts

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lindley Praytor	...	Claire (as Lindley Evans)
Tiffany Shepis	...	Candice
Forrest Pitts	...	Mark
Will Akers	...	Robert
Matt Lero	...	Tim
Brandon Carroll	...	Devin
Tom Towles	...	Uncle Johnny
Bill Moseley	...	Mr. Suitcase
Jeff Dylan Graham	...	Ben
L.C. Holt	...	Anthony
Patrick Engel	...	Mathew
Shaina Fewell	...	Alexis
Jonathan Thornton	...	Boss
James Donahue	...	The Killer
Ramona Thornton	...	Candice's Mom

Storyline

A maniac with a suitcase full of razorblades unleashes a super human killer upon a group of kids in a small Alabama town. They must take up arms with a insane Chili enthusiast if they want to survive.

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Plot Keywords:

evil businessman | delusion | razor blade | broken bone | screaming | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

MySpace page Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 October 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Alabama, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Population 1280 Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Features Evil Dead Trap 2 (1992)

User Reviews

Superb gorehound delight

Bill Moseley portrays the Suitcase Man, who crashes a party of twenty somethings and asks each of them, who is one person they hate and would like to see dead. His suitcase is full of razor blades, btw. Pretty upset that old Suitcase stopped in and a little scared, they all give him a name, but one guy makes the mistake of naming the whole bunch at the party should die (the guy is an idiot, and was just being a dick). Soooooooo, not only do the people they named start to end up in ultra gory deaths, but the whole group is now under siege from a creepy superhuman death machine. This is a film that could have been made by Herschell Gordon Lewis, and would be a gore classic. The gore effects are pretty cheap, but effective, and the story is pretty original. After several deaths have all ready occurred, the head goofball, decides the best place for the survivors to go to fight off the killer, is with Uncle Johnny (Tom Towles) who is a chili connoisseur, and also has a house full of many many weapons. This is a seventies style slasher movie, but with a real attitude, and way over the top on just about every level. All I can say, is "Home Sick" could have been a Masters of Horror 2-part episode, and might have been the best one. Very very gross, extremely and I mean extremely gory, and a good sense of humour that gives a wink and a nod to gorehounds. Take a look at the reviews at IMDb, and they all pretty much agree with me, that this is a must-have. Although Moseley's role is pretty small, he is highly effective in his usually creepy self. But most of the kudos go to Tom Towles, in one of his best and funniest roles ever. If you don't like small independent productions operating on a shoestring, but making the most out of every nickel, you should probably stay away, because this is for the fans that consider H G Lewis, the Godfather of Gore, and would love see more of his brand of gore films. "Home Sick" is his brand of gore, and mine too.

The DVD is great, and has a commentary which I expect to watch tonight. It should be a hoot.