Satan's Little Helper (2004)

A naïve young boy uknowingly becomes the pawn of a serial killer.

Director:

Jeff Lieberman

Writer:

Jeff Lieberman

Stars:

Alexander Brickel, Katheryn Winnick, Stephen Graham

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alexander Brickel	...	Douglas Whooly
Katheryn Winnick	...	Jenna Whooly
Stephen Graham	...	Alex
Amanda Plummer	...	Merrill Whooly
Wass Stevens	...	Dean Whooly
Dan Ziskie	...	Vernon
Melisa McGregor	...	Nicole
Joshua Annex	...	Satan Man
Joyce R. Korbin	...	Mrs. Tishbaum (as Joyce Korbin)
Anthony Ardolino	...	Hunter
Mary Kay Adams	...	Fran
Christian Robert Varley	...	He Head
JoAnna Beckson	...	She Head (as Joanna Bechsen)
Larry 'Ratso' Sloman	...	Mayor Flarin
Lisa Barnes	...	Mrs. Flarin

Storyline

During Halloween, theater student Jenna Whooly returns to Bell Island to spend the holiday with her family and her boyfriend Alex Martin, a classmate of hers who was also raised on the island. Her younger brother Douglas "Dougie" Whooly is very attached to Jenna and is fascinated with the video game "Satan's Little Helper," and he becomes jealous with the presence of Alex. He leaves home wearing his costume of Satan's little helper, seeking Satan himself on the streets so he can ask him to kill Alex. Dougie meets a serial killer who, coincidently, is wearing a costume of Satan and decides to help him. He brings the insane murderer home, and Jenna and her mother Merrill Whooly believe that the masked killer is Alex acting like Satan to please Dougie. Later, the boy walks with the maniac along the streets, helping him to terrorize the locals.

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Plot Keywords:

serial killer | island | cat | fingernails | cellar | 

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Taglines:

Evil can dwell in the most innocent of places.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence/gore, some sexual content and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Website

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 May 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Au service de Satan

Filming Locations:

Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Satan's Little Company LLC, Intrinsic Value Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min 100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

A pill bottle reappears on one of the shelves as Satan steals the bottles.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Douglas "Dougie" Whooly: [off-camera] Ten points. Fifty points. Bonus points! A hundred points! Mom, he's ripping his guts out!

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Crazy Credits

This film is dedicated in loving memory to Ernest Pintoff.

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Movie Review: Halloween Horror Top 25, nr. 24: Satan's Little Helper (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Anarchy"
Written by Ed Walsh / Jon Fields / Joe Sears
Performed by WTW3

User Reviews

Creepy, Sick, Disgusting, Yet Slightly Comical

This film is exactly what a horror should aim to be. The film itself is sick, twisted and has a creepy sense of humour that is always lurking underneath the atmosphere. This film is by far no means perfect and you can very easily tell that the budget was not very high. But the director works well with what he has and gives the viewer something that up mostly scares them and makes them feel for the characters. This film is a great horror/slasher movie and whoever enjoys films like the Texas Chainsaw Massacre or House of 1000 corpses should definitely pick this up as it is well worth watching.

A scary 7/10