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How to Be a Serial Killer (2008)
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Luke Ricci (writer)
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A serial killer decides to teach the secrets of his satisfying career to a video store clerk. | full synopsis
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2 wins
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Dameon Clarke | ... | Mike |
 | Ryan Smith | ... | Thug (as Ryan K. Smith) |
 | Laura Regan | ... | Abigail |
 | George Wyner | ... | Dr. Goldberg |
 | Mary Jo Catlett | ... | Mrs. Wilson |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Douglas Dickerman | ... | Rob |
 | Mark R. Gerson | ... | Young Man |
 | Matthew Gray Gubler | ... | Bart |
 | Ramon Hilario | ... | Juan |
 | Gonzalo Menendez | ... | Officer Rico Chavez |
| Joe Ordaz | ... | Town sheriff |
 | Lindsay Stidham | ... | Young Girl |
 | Ari Welkom | ... | Garcia |
 | Gary Wolf | ... | Johnny the Dick |
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Rated R for violence, grisly images and language.
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Germany:91 min (European Film Market)
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1.78 : 1 more
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USA:R (certificate #45448)
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Continuity: Mike and Bart are sitting in the car preparing for their next action. Mike wants to put a camera on his head and he flaps down the sun visor to see himself in the mirror. But he gets distracted by telling Bart some trivia about the camera. After that there is a cut in cinematography and he flaps the sun visor down again.
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When my buddies asked me to check out the Horror Film Festival this weekend, I did not suspect to view such a modern twist on the traditional "horror" genre. Rather than drinking in the normally comedic levels of blood and gore, this film let the audience laugh with it. Interestingly, it was at its least gory at the most cinematic points, whether it was the entertaining relationship between Mike and Bart, or the conjured fantasies of the former. The acting of both Dameon Clarke and Matthew Gray Gubler were refreshingly believable, given the set up. I call this a darkumentary because that it takes on the form of a crew following around a spontaneous (not quite serial) killer, Mike, and his apprentice/pupil/friend/video store employee, Bart. As with other "mockumentaries," this creation has a tongue-in-cheek tone throughout. Nonetheless, its humor surpasses what has become banal in horror films of a more traditional ilk. I haven't a strong background when it comes to Horror, and was bashful of my lack thereof while at this horror festival, but I recognized this movie as a new breed of horror. I laughed at the sheer inhumanity because the movie was at that level; I did not laugh when Mike questioned Bart's loyalty, nor when Bart hypothesized worst-case scenarios of getting found out. In fact, the characters in this horror might be its most distinguishing element. Most horror films, even Army of Darkness, are carried by a single lead role. In "How to be a Serial Killer," we follow the progression of 2 men, albeit one in the shadow of the other. Thanks to its documentary side scenes, we get a chance to separate the fourth wall in a genre that is rarely looked at as being multi-dimensional. The more I think about this movie, the more I like it. Funny, well written, impeccable blood and gore, and more thought provoking than I had initially felt. I'll say it here, I think this movie could shed new light on what horror is really all about. Apparently Matthew Gray Gubler has somewhat of a following, and I agree that both leading actors are deserving of future roles.