The Chick Chop Flick Shop (1 Nov. 2007)

The investigation into the death of a popular slasher movie actress is complicated by a series of frame-ups, double crosses, and blackmail attempts.

Director:

Richard J. Lewis

Writers:

Anthony E. Zuiker (creator), Evan Dunsky

Stars:

William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
William Petersen	...	Gil Grissom
Marg Helgenberger	...	Catherine Willows
Gary Dourdan	...	Warrick Brown (credit only)
George Eads	...	Nick Stokes
Jorja Fox	...	Sara Sidle
Eric Szmanda	...	Greg Sanders
Robert David Hall	...	Dr. Al Robbins
Wallace Langham	...	David Hodges
Paul Guilfoyle	...	Captain Jim Brass
Liz Vassey	...	Wendy Simms
Chris Diamantopoulos	...	Oliver Zarco
John Asher	...	Zack Putrid
Jessica Lucas	...	Ronnie Lake
Will Sasso	...	Mason Lafoon
Martin Klebba	...	Dickie Jones

Storyline

The team investigates the murder of Weatherley Adams, a horror/slasher film actress found on the set with an ax in her back. The autopsy reveals that she was gored but that the ax wasn't the murder weapon. There was also too little blood at the scene leading them to believe the body was moved. When Ronnie Lake discovers a second body at the studio hanging from the rafters, she also comes face to face with the killer. Sara Sidle despairs at having to face 'death everyday.

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Plot Keywords:

blackmail | brother brother relationship | axe

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 November 2007 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jerry Bruckheimer Television, Alliance Atlantis Productions, CBS Paramount Network Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When they are watching the horror film that Wendy acted in, between two shots, Sara's hands change from being clasped in front of her to being crossed in front of her chest instantly.

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Connections

References Apocalypse Now (1979)

User Reviews

'What Is Wrong With You?'

Wow, we are back to the bizarre, once again, on this CSI Las Vegas show. Here, almost all the suspects are real weirdos but sadly a couple of the CSI workers are just as weird. Is anyone normal on this show? A horror film production company has one of its stars found dead at the studio, an ax in her back. Who did it? The suspects, from the owner of the studio, down to the director and actors, are all over-the-top, especially some guy named "Zack Putrid"

Meanwhile, at CSI the assistant ME "David" and lab rat "Wendy" act and say similarly-sick things. At least "Gil" (William Peterson) asks Wendy, the question, "What is wrong with you?"

Good question.

Oh, well.....the cheap horror effects and goofy people made the episode go by fast and be pretty entertaining, even if we had to listen to a dwarf make all these sexually-inappropriate remarks to "Catherine," who just laughed them off. It's pretty distasteful, like the mouthful of fake blood some horror actress took in the opening scene.