Scar (2007)

Joan Burrows returns to her hometown for her niece's graduation, only to be confronted by the serial killer she thought she offed years ago -- after he kidnapped and tormented her and her best friend.

Director:

Jed Weintrob

Writer:

Zack Ford (screenplay)

Stars:

Angela Bettis, Kirby Bliss Blanton, Ben Cotton

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Angela Bettis	...	Joan Burrows
Kirby Bliss Blanton	...	Olympia
Ben Cotton	...	Bishop
Devon Graye	...	Paul
Al Sapienza	...	Delgado
Monika MarLee	...	Sandra (as Monika Mar-Lee)
Tegan Moss	...	Susie
Brittney Wilson	...	Teenage Joan
Bill Baksa	...	Melvin
Carey Feehan	...	Brian
Kristin Kowalski	...	April
Brandon Jay McLaren	...	Howard
Christopher Titus	...	Jeff
Jeryn Church	...	Party Girl
James D. Hopkin	...	Mr. Watts

Storyline

While driving to her hometown Ovid, Colorado, to visit her brother and local sheriff Jeff and her niece Olympia, Joan Burrows recalls her traumatic experience with her best friend Susie when they were teenagers. Joan and Susie are smoking pot in the cemetery and decide to snoop on the caretaker Bishop in the funeral home. Joan falls and hurts her knee, and Bishop invites the girls to enter in the house to clean the wound. Soon they are sedated with chloroform and submitted to a cruel torture in a sick game where Bishop tells each girl to ask to kill the other to stop the suffering. When a copycat killer kills Olympia's friends, Joan tells the police officers that Bishop is back but nobody believes her.

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Plot Keywords:

crazy boyfriend | topless female nudity | murdered brother | severed toe | purple bra | 

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Genres:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sadistic bloody violence and torture, language, some drug use and sexual content/nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [fr] Official site [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 April 2008 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Scar 3D

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Norman Twain Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References The Wolf Man (1941)

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Soundtracks

"Least Favorite Situation"
Written by Ariel Rechtshaid, Josh Kessler, Marc Ferrari, Matthew Popieluch, and Lewis Pesacov
Performed by Mattew Popieluch

User Reviews

A very gory serial killer movie along the lines of "Saw", equally as good as the later ones. Much better then expected. I say B

How far would you go to save your friend? After finally returning to her hometown after escaping a serial killer, Joan (Bettis) notices things that are all too familiar. This movie goes back and forth between flashbacks and present day. As a teen Joan and her best friend are taken and brutally tortured by a sadistic man. In order to get the torture to stop Joan must tell him to kill her friend. Upon returning to her hometown, Joan begins to witness dead bodies piling up and it seems all too familiar. She begins to wonder if the person she thought she killed years ago is actually dead. Honstly I expected this to be totally lame. It was not that bad. It was very gory, but it also had a plot, which doesn't always go hand-in-hand. The use of flashback is pretty well done. This is not an edge-of-your-seat type movie, but it will keep you watching until the end, as well as keep you entertained. This is another movie this week that surprised me. I give it a B-.