Flick (2008)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

David Howard

Writer:

David Howard (writer)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

The fifties are back with a vengeance

Plot:

Memphis cop Lieutenant McKenzie is called in to investigate a series of strange deaths and wierd sightings...

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Hugh O'Conor	...	Johnny 'Flick' Taylor
Liz Smith	...	Ma Taylor
Michelle Ryan	...	Sandra Martin
Mark Benton	...	Detective Sergeant Miller
Julia Foster	...	Sally Martin
Terence Rigby	...	Creeper Martin
Faye Dunaway	...	Lieutenant McKenzie
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David A. Bowen	...	Dock Worker
Boyd Clack	...	Detective Goldie
Sara Harris Davies	...	Diane
Richard Hawley	...	Bobby Blade
Duane Henry	...	Mark
Brian Hibbard	...	Archie Mason
Geoffrey Hughes
Mossie Smith	...	Bev
Hayley Angel Wardle	...	Young Sally Andrews
John Woodvine	...	Dr. Nickel

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Briton Ferry Industrial Estate, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK

Company:

Arts Council of Wales

Trivia:

Last film of Terence Rigby.

A rockabilly zombie comedy bonanza.

The plot is feeble at times, and the character's motivation unconvincing but the flawless style of the movie more than makes up for it, including the teddy boy clothing, zombie gore and classic comic book style framing with actual illustrated comic panels used in place of montages for the plot links. The cast is also very impressive including the Oscar winning Faye Dunaway as Lieutenant McKenzie , the one armed American cop partnered with detective sergeant Miller played by Mark Benton who had her flown in to catch a rockabilly serial killer in the dark decrepit environment of a modern Welsh city which lends itself well to the horror genre. There are some great one-liners and amusing Monty pythonesque blood squirting wounds that provide the comic relief from the rampaging zombie teddy boy murderer Johnny Taylor, whose insane mother played by Liz Smith (Royle Family) is the best part of the film.