In the Blood (2006)

Cassidy is a senior at a NYC college and he's trying to balance the demands of school, his role as big brother to Jessica, a freshman at the same school and his role as best buddy to ... See full summary »

Director:

Lou Peterson

Writer:

Lou Peterson

Stars:

Tyler Hanes, James Katharine Flynn, Robert Dionne

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tyler Hanes	...	Cassidy Clarke
James Katharine Flynn	...	Jessica Clarke
Robert Dionne	...	Michael
Carlos Alberto Valencia	...	Victor
Alison Fraser	...	Helen
Graeme Malcolm	...	Dean
Corinne Russell	...	Sandy
Maria Bova	...	Anne
Irma St. Paule	...	Madame Maria
Roslyn Ruff	...	Nurse
Robert Trumbull	...	Administrator
Karla Cavalli	...	Carol Glackman
Gerald Anthony Less	...	Professor
Brian Lesieur	...	Man in Shower
Betsy Carroll	...	Tiffany Lee

Storyline

Cassidy is a senior at a NYC college and he's trying to balance the demands of school, his role as big brother to Jessica, a freshman at the same school and his role as best buddy to horn-dog Mike with his emerging feelings of attraction to men. This is further complicated by a string of co-ed murders on campus for which his sister fits the victim profile. Topping off the mix are vivid dreams of Jessica covered in blood and Mike making a play for his sister.

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Plot Keywords:

blood | college | vision of the future | nightmare | accidental shooting | 

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 June 2006 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Superstitious Entertainment (II)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The song, "Wish You Were Dead," that is used in the film is actually a song by the fictional band The Handy Kaufmans in the D. Charles Griffith film, Thank You, Good Night. Chuck Griffith and Lou Peterson have been longtime collaborators.

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Quotes

Sandy: [jumps on Cassidy from behind] Gottcha!... Did you think I was a psycho killer?
Cassidy Clarke: [Turns to face Sandy and holds her hand] Oh Yeah. Cause um... Cause Psychos have hands this soft.

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Connections

References Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)

User Reviews

Very Low Budget - and shows it

When people talk about low budget films, they tend to think (and therefore comment on) the very visible elements of the film -- often, the criticism is to the camera work, lighting, visible flaws in the film, or more frequently, the acting. In the case, the acting, while not award-winning, isn't the biggest criticism -- although the actors do have to accept some blame for some of the lack of believability of their performances, especially towards the middle and particularly to the end of the plot. However, in this particular case, the low-budget appellation has far more to do with the horror/thriller elements of the plot and how they were conveyed, but the most responsibility lies with the script (which could easily have used more polish and a rewrite of key points) and the director, who ultimately must accept responsibility for the overall finished product, if he uses the script as written.

As a movie, there's not enough over-all, from start to finish -- to recommend this. If I did not have a friend into horror who thought there would be eye candy in the film, I would never had seen it at a film festival last year, on a free ticket. The movie is being offered as a free preview for the Logo channel, on demand to digital subscribers, which is what reminded me of the movie recently, but just watching the first ten minutes of it -- again for free -- reminded me of all the problems this movie had.

Not at all recommended, other than as an experiment on how to finish and finalize a movie.