Splatter Disco (2007)

Director:

Richard Griffin

Writers:

Richard Griffin (written by)
Ted Marr (written by)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

The First Slasher Musical

Plot:

The owner of a fetish club finds out that, along with dealing with his wife who wants to leave him, his dying father, and the city wanting to close his club, he now has to deal with a psycho killer that's offing his employees and patrons. |

Cast

Ken Foree	...	Shank Chubb
Lynn Lowry	...	Alma
Trent Haaga	...	Kent Chubb
Debbie Rochon	...	Mrs. Chubb
Sarah Nicklin	...	Danni
Jason McCormick	...	Echo
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brandon Luis Aponte	...	Jay Boyer (as Brandon Aponte)
Carlos Brum	...	Dax
Robert Jude Buco	...	Police Investigator
Christopher Calcagni	...	Acid Trip Angel / Furry Cow / Lounge Singer
Lars Canty	...	Club Bartender
Alexandra Cipolla	...	Kelly
Walter Cotter	...	Owen Tripp
Timmy DeCoff	...	Angry Little Boy
William DeCoff	...	Mayor Rusty
Ashley Eaton	...	Jellybean
Caleb Emerson	...	Max the Dog Boy
Rachel Knutton	...	Santa Dancer
Jason Krangel	...	Dream Man
Ted Marr	...	Cameron
Tony Milano	...	Blind Jimmy Johnson
Brian L. Mullen III	...	Crumbcake
Peter Nulton	...	Knight at bar
Tony Nunes	...	Carpet
Marty O'Connor	...	Club DJ
Ricardo Rebelo	...	Skip Ferrin
Jennifer Scharf	...	Nurse
Thomas Severinghaus	...	Police Officer
Robin L. Watkins	...	Moonbeam (as Robin Watkins)
Jason Witter	...	Froggy

Directed by
Richard Griffin

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Richard Griffin		written by
Ted Marr		written by

Produced by
Samuel Benedict	....	producer
Ken Foree	....	associate producer
Ted Marr	....	producer
Topher Matthews	....	line producer
Michael Raso	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Daniel Hildreth

Cinematography by
Caleb Emerson

Art Direction by
Alan Palo

Costume Design by
Margaret Wolf

Makeup Department
Anna Snyder	....	special makeup effects artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christopher Calcagni	....	first assistant director
Jason Krangel	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Robert Jude Buco	....	art department photographer

Sound Department
Dan Vena	....	boom operator

Camera and Electrical Department
Ricardo Rebelo	....	director of photography: second unit
Gregory Sanders	....	key grip
Thomas Severinghaus	....	lighting director

Music Department
Ted Carroll	....	musician

Other crew
Carlos Brum	....	assistant to director
Maria Gismondi	....	choreographer
Tony Nunes	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Shock-O-Rama Cinema

Distributors

• Pop Cinema (2008) (worldwide) (all media)
• Shock-O-Rama Cinema (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Filming Locations:

Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA

Company:

Shock-O-Rama Cinema

Trivia:

Jason McCormick recommended Sarah Nicklin to director Richard Griffin.

Soundtrack:

Moonbeam's Theme

Enjoyably loopy slasher musical comedy hybrid

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

Amiable and easygoing fetish club owner Kent Chubb (a fine and likable performance by Trent Haaga) finds himself in a real bind: Not only does he have problems with his bitter and fed-up wife (Debbie Rochon in peak snippy form), hearty, but ailing father Shank (marvelously played with infectiously jolly aplomb by Ken Foree), and a local city council that's hellbent on closing down his place, Kent also has a mad psycho killer on his hands who's bumping off club patrons and employees alike. Director Richard Griffin, who also co-wrote the blithely silly'n'wacky with Ted Marr, relates the entertaining story at a zippy pace, stages several gloriously hysterical song and dance numbers with rip-roaring flair, pokes merry fun at hypocritical self-righteous puritanism, ably milks the amusing sense of dippy humor for plenty of solid belly laughs, and delivers a decent smattering of gore as well as a pleasing plethora of yummy female nudity. Moreover, Griffin brings a certain engagingly goofy charm to the off the wall material that's impossible to hate or resist. The cast have a ball with their colorful roles: Lynn Lowry has herself a field day as fierce uptight bluenose Alma, Sarah Nicklin and Jason McCormick are utterly appealing as a pair of young lovers, William DeCoff registers well as the meek and browbeaten Mayor Rusty, and Carlos Brum jerks it up with appropriately hateful panache as jealous and possessive creep Dax. The various kinky fetishes of the club patrons are quite hilarious and even endearing in their strangely innocent sincerity. Caleb Emerson's sharp cinematography gives the picture a bright glittery look and makes cool use of split screen. Daniel Hildreth's groovy score hits the get-down funky spot. A total hoot.