Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)

Writers:

Rachel Belofsky
Michael Derek Bohusz
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Release Date:

13 October 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

A documentary on the history of the slasher film.

Plot Keywords:

Writer | Producer | Director | Film Director | Murder

Cast

Ed Green	...	Narrator (voice)
John Carpenter	...	Himself
Wes Craven	...	Himself
Herb Freed	...	Himself
Stan Winston	...	Himself
Tom Savini	...	Himself
John Dunning	...	Himself
Joseph Stefano	...	Himself
Jeff Katz	...	Himself
Debra Hill	...	Herself (archive footage)
Malek Akkad	...	Himself
Gregory Nicotero	...	Himself (as Greg Nicotero)
Amy Holden Jones	...	Herself (as Amy Holden-Jones)
Rob Zombie	...	Himself
Anthony Timpone	...	Himself (as Tony Timpone)
Sean S. Cunningham	...	Himself
Betsy Palmer	...	Herself
Harry Manfredini	...	Himself
Paul Lynch	...	Himself
Joseph Zito	...	Himself
Armand Mastroianni	...	Himself
Felissa Rose	...	Herself
Chela Johnson	...	Herself
Fred Walton	...	Himself
Lilyan Chauvin	...	Herself
Robert Shaye	...	Himself
Robert Oppenheimer	...	Himself
Christa Campbell	...	Herself
Aine Leicht	...	Herself
Gage Leicht	...	Himself
Natasha Talonz	...	Herself
Michael Powell	...	Himself (archive footage)
Karlheinz Böhm	...	Himself (archive footage) (as Carl Boehm)
Anna Massey	...	Herself (archive footage)
Brenda Bruce	...	Herself (archive footage)
Maxine Audley	...	Herself (archive footage)
Alfred Hitchcock	...	Himself (archive footage)
Janet Leigh	...	Herself (archive footage)
Anthony Perkins	...	Himself (archive footage)
Lucy Grantham	...	Herself (archive footage)
Sandra Peabody	...	Herself (archive footage)
David Hess	...	Himself (archive footage)
Fred J. Lincoln	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jeramie Rain	...	Herself (archive footage)
Lynne Griffin	...	Herself (archive footage)
Marian Waldman	...	Herself (archive footage)
Michael Berryman	...	Himself (archive footage)
Moustapha Akkad	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jamie Lee Curtis	...	Herself (archive footage)
Donald Pleasence	...	Himself (archive footage)
Nancy Kyes	...	Herself (archive footage)
P.J. Soles	...	Herself (archive footage)
Charles Cyphers	...	Himself (archive footage)
Brian Andrews	...	Himself (archive footage)
Kyle Richards	...	Herself (archive footage)
John Michael Graham	...	Himself (archive footage)
Nick Castle	...	Himself (archive footage)
Gwen Van Dam	...	Herself (archive footage)
Will Sandin	...	Himself (archive footage)
George O'Hanlon Jr.	...	Himself (archive footage)
Tony Moran	...	Himself (archive footage)
Adrienne King	...	Herself (archive footage)
Robbi Morgan	...	Herself (archive footage)
Jeannine Taylor	...	Herself (archive footage)
Kevin Bacon	...	Himself (archive footage)
Harry Crosby	...	Himself (archive footage)
Walt Gorney	...	Himself (archive footage)
Willie Adams	...	Himself (archive footage)
Debra S. Hayes	...	Herself (archive footage)
Ari Lehman	...	Himself (archive footage)
Michael Tough	...	Himself (archive footage)
Leslie Nielsen	...	Himself (archive footage)
Joy Thompson	...	Herself (archive footage)
Pita Oliver	...	Herself (archive footage)
Casey Stevens	...	Himself (archive footage)
Anne-Marie Martin	...	Herself (archive footage) (as Eddie Benton)
David Mucci	...	Himself (archive footage)
Sheldon Rybowski	...	Himself (archive footage)
Tammy Bourne	...	Herself (archive footage)
Dean Bosacki	...	Himself (archive footage)
Leslie Scott	...	Herself (archive footage)
Joyce Kite	...	Herself (archive footage)
Brock Simpson	...	Himself (archive footage)
Karen Forbes	...	Herself (archive footage)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Karen Abbott	...	Herself (archive footage)
Jason Alexander	...	Himself (archive footage)
Melissa Sue Anderson	...	Herself (archive footage)
Dario Argento	...	Himself (archive footage)
David Arquette	...	Himself (archive footage)
Patricia Arquette	...	Herself (archive footage)
Priscilla Barnes	...	Herself (archive footage)
Drew Barrymore	...	Herself (archive footage)
Mario Bava	...	Himself (archive footage)
Kimberly Beck	...	Herself (archive footage)
Tobin Bell	...	Himself (archive footage)
Camilla Belle	...	Herself (archive footage)
Joseph Beruh	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jessica Biel	...	Herself (archive footage)
Ronee Blakley	...	Herself (archive footage)
Hart Bochner	...	Himself (archive footage)
David Boreanaz	...	Himself (archive footage)
Dominick Brascia	...	Himself (archive footage)
Richard Brooker	...	Himself (archive footage)
Rita Mae Brown	...	Herself (archive footage)
W. Earl Brown	...	Himself (archive footage)
Andrew Bryniarski	...	Himself (archive footage)
Howard Busgang	...	Himself (archive footage)
Neve Campbell	...	Herself (archive footage)
Jimmy Carter	...	Himself (archive footage)
Denise Cheshire	...	Herself (archive footage)
George Clooney	...	Himself (archive footage)
Christopher Collet	...	Himself (archive footage)
Courteney Cox	...	Herself (archive footage)
Matt Craven	...	Himself (archive footage)
Sandee Currie	...	Herself (archive footage)
Lou David	...	Himself (archive footage)
Vicky Dawson	...	Herself (archive footage)
Debra De Liso	...	Herself (archive footage) (as Debra Deliso)
Jonathan Demme	...	Himself (archive footage)
Johnny Depp	...	Himself (archive footage)
Heather Donahue	...	Herself (archive footage)
Lisa Dunsheath	...	Herself (archive footage)
Rodney Eastman	...	Himself (archive footage)
Roger Ebert	...	Himself (archive footage)
Cary Elwes	...	Himself (archive footage)
Robert Englund	...	Himself (archive footage)
Corey Feldman	...	Himself (archive footage)
Glenn Ford	...	Himself (archive footage)
Deborah Foreman	...	Herself (archive footage)
Jodie Foster	...	Herself (archive footage)
Jsu Garcia	...	Himself (archive footage)
Rebecca Gayheart	...	Herself (archive footage)
Sarah Michelle Gellar	...	Herself (archive footage)
Warrington Gillette	...	Himself (archive footage)
Joy Glaccum	...	Herself (archive footage)
Farley Granger	...	Himself (archive footage)
Sid Haig	...	Himself (archive footage)
Tom Hanks	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jessica Harper	...	Herself (archive footage)
Jay Hernandez	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jennifer Love Hewitt	...	Herself (archive footage)
Andree Honore	...	Herself (archive footage)
Anthony Hopkins	...	Himself (archive footage)
Gina Smika Hunter	...	Herself (archive footage)
Holly Hunter	...	Herself (archive footage)
Joshua Jackson	...	Himself (archive footage)
Katherine Kamhi	...	Herself (archive footage)
Jamie Kennedy	...	Himself (archive footage)
Dana Kimmell	...	Herself (archive footage)
Ken Kirzinger	...	Himself (archive footage)
Marta Kober	...	Herself (archive footage)
Heather Langenkamp	...	Herself (archive footage)
Edgar Lansbury	...	Himself (archive footage)
J. Lee Thompson	...	Himself (archive footage)
Matthew Lillard	...	Himself (archive footage)
Aaron Lipstadt	...	Himself (archive footage)
Suzanna Love	...	Herself (archive footage)
Frank Mancuso Jr.	...	Himself (archive footage)
Matthew McConaughey	...	Himself (archive footage)
Rose McGowan	...	Herself (archive footage)
Derek McKinnon	...	Himself (archive footage)
Kate McNeil	...	Herself (archive footage)
Dina Meyer	...	Herself (archive footage)
Michelle Michaels	...	Herself (archive footage)
Bill Moseley	...	Himself (archive footage)
Caitlin O'Heaney	...	Herself (archive footage)
Ken Olandt	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ryan Phillippe	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jada Pinkett Smith	...	Maureen (archive footage) (as Jada Pinkett)
Freddie Prinze Jr.	...	Himself (archive footage)
Linnea Quigley	...	Herself (archive footage)
Bill Randolph	...	Himself (archive footage)
James Read	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan	...	Himself (archive footage)
Kelly Rowland	...	Herself (archive footage)
David Sederholm	...	Himself (archive footage)
Linda Shayne	...	Herself (archive footage)
Marc Sheffler	...	Himself (archive footage)
Anthony Sherwood	...	Himself (archive footage)
Gene Siskel	...	Himself (archive footage)
Shawnee Smith	...	Herself (archive footage)
Joe Spinell	...	Himself (archive footage)
Amy Steel	...	Herself (archive footage)
Fisher Stevens	...	Himself (archive footage)
Penelope Sudrow	...	Herself (archive footage)
Carlos Sério	...	Himself (archive footage) (as Charles Serio)
Skeet Ulrich	...	Himself (archive footage)
Mark Venturini	...	Himself (archive footage)
Michael Villella	...	Himself (archive footage)
Timothy Wahrer	...	Himself (archive footage)
Rachel Ward	...	Herself (archive footage)
Timothy Webber	...	Himself (archive footage)
Bob Weinstein	...	Himself (archive footage)
Harvey Weinstein	...	Himself (archive footage)
Cindy Weintraub	...	Herself (archive footage)
Tom Welling	...	Himself (archive footage)
Leigh Whannell	...	Himself (archive footage)
Vanna White	...	Herself (archive footage)
Dick Wieand	...	Himself (archive footage)
Thomas F. Wilson	...	Himself (archive footage)
Alicia Witt	...	Herself (archive footage)
Amanda Wyss	...	Herself (archive footage)
Renée Zellweger	...	Herself (archive footage)
Sheri Moon Zombie	...	Herself (archive footage)
Daphne Zuniga	...	Herself (archive footage)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
J. Albert Bell
Rachel Belofsky
Michael Derek Bohusz
Adam Rockoff		book
Rudy Scalese

Produced by
Michael Baker	....	executive producer
Rachel Belofsky	....	producer
Christopher Black	....	associate producer
Randy Manis	....	executive producer
Michael Ruggiero	....	executive producer
Rudy Scalese	....	producer

Original Music by
Harry Manfredini

Cinematography by
Michael Fimognari
Armando Salas

Film Editing by
Michael Derek Bohusz		(as Michael Bohusz)

Makeup Department
Vanessa Cartier	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Stephan Shelanski	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stewart Hopewell	....	second unit director
Jeff McQueen	....	field director

Sound Department
Eric Dosch	....	sound mixer
Andrew Edelman	....	sound mixer
Karl W. Lohninger	....	sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Kelly Herrin	....	gaffer
Stewart Hopewell	....	assistant camera
Erwin Landau	....	Steadicam operator
Erwin Landau	....	camera operator
Peter Mezei	....	additional photography
Patrick Murphy	....	gaffer
Jon Myers	....	Steadicam operator
Ricardo Smith	....	grip

Editorial Department
Peter Mezei	....	additional editing
Kevin O'Connor	....	colorist
Jacob Vaughan	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Donald Webb	....	composer: additional music

Other crew
Marc Barson	....	legal counsel
Steven Belgard	....	publicist
Karen Falzone	....	legal counsel
Jessie Gietl	....	legal counsel (as Jesse Gietl)
Stewart Hopewell	....	title designer
Ashley Kravitz	....	clearances

Thanks
Laurie Agard	....	special thanks
Daniel Farrands	....	special thanks (as Dan Farrands)
Bryan Norton	....	special thanks
Joseph Stefano	....	in memory of

Production Companies

• Starz Entertainment
• thinkfilm
• Candy Heart Productions

Distributors

• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• THINKFilm (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2007) (United Arab Emirates) (all media) (Middle East)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (2010) (Finland) (TV)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

Germany:88 min (European Film Market)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Germany:18 | UK:18 | Chile:18 | Canada:18 | Colombia:18 | Brazil:18 | USA:Unrated | Australia:R | Finland:K-18 (TV rating) (2010)

Company:

Starz Entertainment

Movie Connections:

References Tomorrow (1988)

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