Chainsaw Sally (2004)

A young woman, traumatized after witnessing the murder of her parents as a young girl, grows up to be a serial killer whom gets her inspiration for killing from horror films.

Director:

Jimmyo Burril

Writer:

Jimmyo Burril

Stars:

April Monique Burril, Mark Redfield, Alec Joseph

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
April Monique Burril	...	Sally Diamon
Mark Redfield	...	Steve Kellerman
Alec Joseph	...	Ruby Diamon
David R. Calhoun	...	Harvey Benton
Kristen Hudson	...	Cynthia Prescott
Aaron Martinek	...	Officer Zeke Patrillo / Intruder #1
Brad Smoley	...	Officer Earl Nylund
Jennifer Rouse	...	Ice Cream Girl
Lesley Vernot	...	Tina Gray
Gunnar Hansen	...	Daddy
Herschell Gordon Lewis	...	Mr. Gordon
Suzi Lorraine	...	Miss Busybee
Shawn Jones	...	Stan
Melissa Griffith	...	Vickie
Andy Wentsel	...	Brad

Storyline

Sally is a young woman living in a small Maryland town who lives two lives: a calmly librarian by day, and a brutal serial killer by night where she randomly targets any man or woman whom even slightly upsets her. Sally lives with her reclusive, transvestite younger brother Rudy whom assists in her with the killings. Both Sally and Ruby were traumatized as youngsters when both of them witnessed three lunatics murder their mother and father before they, with 'Daddy's' help, killed the three murderous psychos. In the meantime, a young businessman, named Steve Kellerman, arrives in town to buy a piece of land which a ruthless land developer, named Harvey Benton, wants to develop condos on which is the land of Sally and Ruby's former house, vacant since the night of their parents murder. Not wanting to have change in their lives, Sally plots to eliminate the interlopers to ensure she continue her killing spree lifestyle.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | serial killer | transvestite | land developer | overdue library book | 

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Taglines:

Killing is in Her Blood!

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Genres:

Horror | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for horror violence and gore, language, some sexuality and nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 October 2004 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Forbidden Pictures, It Came From Planet X, Redfield Arts

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

April Monique Burril was pregnant during filming.

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Quotes

Sally: Ruby, give me the knife or I swear I'll rip out your tongue by the roots and feed it to the dog!
Ruby Diamon: We don't have a dog. We ate it, remember?
Sally: Well, then I'll get another one and then we'll see what happens!

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Crazy Credits

The doubles used in the film are listed as Dr. Tom, so named after Dr. Tom who took over the role of "the old man" in Plan 9 From Outer Space after Bela Lugosi had passed away.

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Connections

References Psycho (1960)

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Soundtracks

"Homing Dive, Chain Me"
Written and Performed by Brian Huddle

User Reviews

Bloody Great

This is one of those films that make me like independent horror films over mainstream Hollywood ones. Chainsaw Sally has a very simple premise. A young girl and her brother witness the brutal murder of their parents but their father (played by the great Gunnar Hansen) hands out his own brand of justice prior to dying courtesy of his trusty chainsaw. So the very young older sister raises her younger brother away from the eyes of society. Jump forward to the present and we see the grown up Sally, by day a normal librarian but by night a one woman avenging angel. Her brother is a stay home dress up kind of guy (he is neither gay nor a cross dressing person but a guy who was raised by a young girl who didn't know any other way to dress him). He keeps the house pretty while Sally saves them from evil developers, cops, and the occasional moron who didn't shut up in the library. The movies boasts great cameos from Gunnar and HG Lewis who plays the hardware store owner Mr. Gordon(take a wild guess who is his best customer for power tools). I heard about this film at least 2 years prior to it's release and have to say that it lived up to the hype. Shot and acted very well, it is a model for other independent film makers to follow. Don't over due it. Stay true to your story and let the characters take you on a great journey. I can't wait to see what Forbidden Films comes up with next.