Brutal (2007) (V)

Director:

Ethan Wiley

Writer (WGA):

Ethan Wiley (written by)

Release Date:

10 July 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

A young sheriff's deputy, Zoe Adams, investigates a series of murders and soon realizes a serial killer is on the loose...

Plot Keywords:

Gay Action | Funny Hat | Spoof | Homosexual | Rip Off

Cast

Crystal Stone	...	Jamie
Eric Lange	...	Evan
Sarah Thompson	...	Zoe
Jeffrey Combs	...	Sheriff Jimmy
Don O. Knowlton	...	Doc McCall
William Sanford	...	Rick
Whitney Anderson	...	Vicki
Cyrus Alexander	...	Chaz
Jenna Lee	...	Jimmy's Wife
Daniel Torres Copeland	...	Jimmy's Son
Francesca Hazel Copeland	...	Jimmy's Daughter
Marlow	...	Bloodhound #1
Lacey	...	Bloodhound #2
Michael Berryman	...	Leroy
Cameron Daddo	...	Jacob
India Dupré	...	Taffy (as India Dupre)
Brad Barnholtz	...	Bartender
Gareth Morgan	...	Bar Patron
Kristin Kirgan	...	Becky
Jane Le	...	Rona
Stanford Bly	...	Barfly #1
Jimmy Stathis	...	Barfly #2
Lisa Pescia	...	Waitress
Kevin Indio Copeland	...	Barkley (as Kevin Copeland)
Matteo Indelicato	...	Janitor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brad Chance	...	Bartender (as Brad Barnholtz)

Directed by
Ethan Wiley

Writing credits (WGA)
Ethan Wiley		(written by)

Produced by
Barry Barnholtz	....	executive producer
Melvin Butters	....	associate producer
Andrea Melton	....	co-producer
Mark Moran	....	line producer
Roel Reiné	....	producer
John Rogers	....	co-producer (as John 'J.J.' R.K. Rogers)
Deborah Templeton	....	associate producer
Ethan Wiley	....	producer

Original Music by
Joseph Bauer

Film Editing by
Radu Ion
Bayard Stryker

Casting by
Mark Tillman

Production Design by
Rose Shawhan

Art Direction by
Rose Shawhan

Makeup Department
Tracy M. Jackson	....	hair stylist (as Tracy Jackson)
Tracy M. Jackson	....	makeup artist (as Tracy Jackson)
Dennis Ramirez	....	special makeup effects: 1313FX

Production Management
Will Santa Cruz	....	post-production supervisor
Radu Ion	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Andrea Melton	....	first assistant director (as Anrea Melton)
Devin Reeve	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Dustin Grabiner	....	swing gang
Shareen Pena	....	swing gang (as Shareen Peña)

Sound Department
Phillip Blackford	....	re-recording mixer
Edwin Dennis	....	sound mixer

Stunts
Dickey Beer	....	stunt advisor (as Dickey Beers)

Camera and Electrical Department
David Michael Fordham	....	grip (as Dave Fordham)
Ed Fox	....	still photographer
Joseph Lake Guffey	....	key grip
James Hammond	....	first assistant camera
Dilip Isaac	....	electrician
Hank Palan	....	grip (as Henry Palan)
Roel Reiné	....	camera operator (as Rebel Wan)
Scott Resnick	....	second assistant camera
John Rogers	....	gaffer (as John JJ Rogers)
John Rogers	....	second camera operator (as John JJ Rogers)
William Waters	....	best boy electric

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rebecca Fenton Brezovec	....	assistant wardrobe (as Rebecca Fenton)
Tamera VanDyke	....	wardrobe (as Tamera Van Dyke)

Music Department
Joseph Bauer	....	score orchestrated by (as Joe Bauer)
Joseph Bauer	....	score produced by (as Joe Bauer)

Other crew
Stephanie Acosta	....	location consultant
Jo Barnett	....	production accountant
Doug E. Bear	....	extra (as Doug-E-Bear)
Liana Bryer	....	executive assistant: Barnholtz Entertainment
Heather Eaton	....	set production assistant
Ellary Eddy	....	executive: Wiseacre Films
Ellary Eddy	....	script supervisor
Ed Fox	....	extra
Jon Greathouse	....	extra
Lori Hall-Wells	....	animal trainer
Zack Krone	....	key production assistant (as Zachary Krone)
Odile Schalit	....	set production assistant
Bill Simmons	....	extra (as Bill)
Sandra Solanchick	....	extra (as Sandra)
Glenn Taylor	....	extra (as Glen Taylor)
Glenn Taylor	....	set production assistant
Diane Timmons	....	caterer
Robert Wells	....	animal trainer
Robert Wells	....	extra

Thanks
Viola Acosta	....	special thanks
Tracy Ames	....	special thanks
Tom Devlin	....	special thanks
Laura Di Paulo	....	special thanks
India Dupré	....	special thanks (as India Dupre)
Michael Feifer	....	special thanks
Tracy M. Jackson	....	special thanks (as Tracy Jackson)
Chela Johnson	....	special thanks
Zack Krone	....	special thanks (as Zachary Krone)
Scott Resnick	....	special thanks
James Seale	....	special thanks
Iris Stobbelaar	....	special thanks
Danee Torres	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Wiseacre Films
• Rebel Film BV
• Lenz Films
• North American Entertainment

Distributors

• Barnholtz Entertainment (2007) (worldwide) (all media)
• Carisma (2008) (Poland) (DVD)
• Epic Pictures Group (2007) (non-USA) (all media)
• Gryphon Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (DVD)
• Krause & Schneider Multimedia (KSM) (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• MIG Film (2008) (Germany) (video)
• Opening Distribution (2008) (France) (DVD)

Special Effects

• 1313 FX

Also Known As:

Runtime:

USA:91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Germany:Not Rated (SPIO/JK) (cut) (rental version) | Germany:16 (cut) (retail version) | Norway:18 | Australia:MA (2009)

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company:

Wiseacre Films

Goofs:

Factual errors: An aster flower has more than 21 petals so it does not fit in with the pattern of "the golden section". (Aster is the name of the street that Zoe lives on)

Movie Connections:

References "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (1986)

Cheesy, but sort of boring

The box has a quote that says, "Hostel meets Silence of the Lambs in this horrific murder mystery." The movie throws in a couple of "Hostel" style kills during the first fifteen minutes, and the rest of the murders are just routine slasher movie killings. I don't really see the resemblance to Silence of the Lambs, other than that a female is working to catch a serial killer.

This movie seems like an unused episode of a generic network crime drama. That said, the script and acting would suffice for 45-minute TV show episode, but the plot ended up being too simplistic to carry a 90-minute movie. The movie isn't entirely bad; there's some pretty campy b-movie humor if you're into that sort of thing, but there's also a lot of boredom that fills the gaps between the cheesy goodness.