Cornered! (2009)

During their nightly poker game a group of lowlifes are terrorized in their own convenience store by a masked killer.

Director:

Daniel Maze

Writers:

Darrin Grimwood (screenplay), Daniel Maze (story)

Stars:

Steve Guttenberg, James Duval, Peter Story

2 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Steve Guttenberg	...	Morty
James Duval	...	Jimmy
Peter Story	...	Donny
Elizabeth Nicole	...	Jess
Eduardo Antonio Garcia	...	Steve
Ellia English	...	Mona
David Basila	...	Teddy
David Jean Thomas	...	Jacko
Annie McKnight	...	Female Customer
Josiah Trager	...	Male Customer
Alexander Yurchikov	...	Store Owner
Jod Soraci	...	Detective Jod
Roger C. Ambrose	...	Coroner #1
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Saskia Boedt	...	Detective Calimera
Rolando Boyce	...	TJ

Storyline

In Los Angeles, a serial-killer with unknown identity is slaughtering clients in convenience stores. He steals the surveillance tapes and the police department offers a US$ 500,000 reward for him. In a trashy convenience store, the owner Steve, his clients, phone sex worker Mona, and the whore Jess, his employee Donny Donut and his junky nephew Jimmy discuss with the carrier Morty what they would do with the serial-killer if they caught him. Out of the blue, they are attacked by a masked killer during a night of terror.

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Plot Keywords:

serial killer | reward | donut | phone sex | poker | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody violence, sexual content and pervasive language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA Belgium

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

22 November 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cornered - Das Killerspiel

Filming Locations:

Belgium

Box Office

Budget:

$3,250,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

MAZEfilms

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title of the movie is hidden at least twice in the film itself. (1) Near the beginning of the film, the newspaper that's magnified by the pair of reading glasses next to it has text that reads, "Chief Wilson proclaimed 'WE WON'T QUIT TILL WE HAVE THIS SICKO CORNERED!'" (2) Near the end of the film, the camera pans across some cans and boxes on a shelf. A can of corn is placed next to a quarter-turned box so that the word "corn" from the can, and "ered" from the end of text written on the box, spells out the name of the film.

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Crazy Credits

No animals were injured in the making of this movie. The cockroaches, Joey and Freddy, were adopted by producer Alan Noel Vega and are living a life of luxury!

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Connections

References Pimp My Ride (2004)

User Reviews

Unpleasant and Stupid Low-Budget Film with Fake Reviews

In Los Angeles, a serial-killer with unknown identity is slaughtering clients in convenience stores. The steals the surveillance tapes and the police department has offered a US$ 500,000.00 reward for him.

In a trashy convenience store, the owner Steve (Eduardo Antonio Garcia), his clients Mona (Ellia English) that works with phone sex and the whore Jess (Elizabeth Nicole), his employee Donny Donut (Peter Story) and his junky nephew Jimmy (James Duval) discuss with the carrier Morty (Steve Guttenberg) what they would do with the serial-killer if they capture him.

Morty goes away and Steve invites the group to play a poker game, with Jimmy is affected by the forced abstinence. Out of the blue, they are attacked by a masked killer during a night of terror.

"Cornered!" is an unpleasant and stupid low-budget film with fake reviews promoting it. The uninteresting and dull story has lowlife characters and never holds the attention of the viewer. My vote is three.

Title (Brazil): "Brutal! A Face do Demônio" ("Brutal! – The Face of the Demon")