Smash Cut (2009)

After his latest film is met with horrible reviews, Able Whitman sets out to prove the critics wrong by finding inspiration in his cast and crew. Sometimes great art requires great sacrifice- and the director always gets final cut!

Director:

Lee Demarbre

Writer:

Ian Driscoll

Stars:

David Hess, Jesse Buck, Michael Berryman

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Hess	...	Able Whitman
Jesse Buck	...	Isaac Beaumonde
Michael Berryman	...	Philip Farmsworth Jr.
Ray Sager	...	Reverend Roscoe Boone
Sasha Grey	...	April Carson
Jennilee Murray	...	Georgina Carson / Gigi Spot
Michael Dubue	...	Alan Dackman
Barry Blake	...	Armand Parys
Parisa Kasaei	...	Intern
Peter Michael Dillon	...	Oswald 'Ozzie' Kohlberg
Meghanne Kessels	...	Mitzi Jackel
Jeff Lawson	...	R.L. Smith
Mercedes Papalia	...	Doctor / Stripper
Herschell Gordon Lewis	...	Fred Sandy / Radio Announcer
Cinthia Burke	...	Starla

Storyline

Frustrated with his most recent film doing poorly, film director Able Whitman finds himself at a strip club where he meets and takes home one of the strippers, Gigi Stops. They have an accident on the road which kills Gigi leaving Able to figure out what to do with the body. He conveniently decides to "disguise" the body parts as set pieces to his new horror film. When this new design style is met with much praise, Able decides he needs more parts to fulfill his new "project".

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Plot Keywords:

body part | stripper | strip club | sexy nurse | topless dancing | 

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Taglines:

Lights ... Camera ... Body Parts

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 September 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Zontano ptoma

Filming Locations:

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 350,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zed Filmworks

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Michael Berryman worked only one day on this film.

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Goofs

The red convertible car that Able was driving had the top up when he started to drive to work. In the next scene, the top was down.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Fred Sandy: Ladies and gentlemen, the announcement we are about to make has been made only three times before in motion picture history. Each time, it has preseated that the showing of motion pictures that have become reguarded as the most unsual of their type ever filmed. And now... we make this announcement for the fourth time. We are about to show you a new movie which is called Smash Cut. Watch if you must. But remember... you were warned.

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Connections

References Just for the Hell of It (1968)

User Reviews

Silly

Watched this one at the Fright Fest in London. I enjoy David Hess and his performance. Unfortunately the movie itself is just way too silly. And even though it is quite likable, in it's low budget way, most jokes just don't work (for me). I appreciate the effort (look out for gazillion posters hanging around, with awesome movie titles, that haven't been used yet), but on the other hand, you really have to set your expectations low with this one.

Another revelation, but unfortunately of the bad kind, is the actress Sasha Grey. Although famous for her adult roles, she came (no pun intended) to the attention of the mainstream public audience, with her landing the role in the new Soderbergh movie (Girlfriend Experiment). While I haven't watched that movie yet, her performance in "Smash Cut" is really bad! While it isn't a movie to really judge someones acting abilities, she has a major role here and does disappoint. But I'm still curious of the Soderbergh movie, so I'm looking out for that. This movie can only be enjoyed, if you are in a really good/silly mood