"Masters of Horror" Right to Die (2007)

Director:

Rob Schmidt

Writer (WGA):

John Esposito (written by)

TV Series:

"Masters of Horror" (2005)

Original Air Date:

5 January 2007 (Season 2, Episode 9)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

When a grisly car accident put his wife into a coma, a man reluctantly pulls the plug only to realize her spirit has turned vengeful against the living.

Plot Keywords:

Adultery | Nightmare | Airbag | Revenge | Cell Phone

Cast

Martin Donovan	...	Cliff Addison
Julia Benson	...	Abbey Addison (as Julia Anderson)
Robin Sydney	...	Trish
Anna Galvin	...	Dr. Loring
Linda Sorenson	...	Pam (as Linda Sorensen)
Corbin Bernsen	...	Ira
Xantha Radley	...	Abbey Thing
Derek Green	...	Reporter
Norman Misura	...	Mr. Schoening
Yvonne Myers	...	Nurse
Bryan Elliot	...	Doctor
Walcott E. Morgan	...	Orderly

Runtime:

58 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-MA | Australia:R (2007) | Italy:VM14 | Germany:18

Company:

Starz Productions

Movie Connections:

References "The Montel Williams Show" (1991)

Good Episode

Right to Die (2007)

*** (out of 4)

Pretty good Masters of Horror entry about a husband (Martin Donovan) who cheats on his wife (Julie Anderson). Later that night they get in a car wreck and the wife is burned 100% over her body and the husband agrees that his wife wouldn't want to be kept alive. However, the girl's mother starts a legal battle to keep her alive so every time the woman dies she is brought back. By doing this, her spirit gets irritated and every time she's brought back, the spirit comes back to haunt the husband. It would seem there would be all sorts of political jabs in this but thankfully director Rob Schmidt keeps that out and instead goes for the horror. There's some pretty gory moments including one scene where they give the burned wife a bath. The revenge segment is pretty good and the performances are better than average.