Excision (2012)

Director:

Richard Bates Jr.

Writer:

Richard Bates Jr. (writer)

Release Date:

2 November 2012 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Horror

Plot:

A disturbed and delusional high school student with aspirations of a career in medicine goes to extremes to earn the approval of her controlling mother.

Plot Keywords:

School | Dream | Cystic Fibrosis | Vomit | Mother Daughter Relationship

Awards:

4 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

AnnaLynne McCord	...	Pauline
Traci Lords	...	Phyllis
Ariel Winter	...	Grace
Roger Bart	...	Bob
Jeremy Sumpter	...	Adam
John Waters	...	William
Malcolm McDowell	...	Mr. Cooper
Marlee Matlin	...	Amber
Matthew Gray Gubler	...	Mr. Claybaugh
Ray Wise	...	Principal Campbell
Molly McCook	...	Natalie
Natalie Dreyfuss	...	Abigail
Brennan Bailey	...	Sebastian
Matthew Fahey	...	Nathan
Cole Bernstein	...	Kimberly
Emily Bicks	...	Breanna
Virginia Petrucci	...	Corpse
Sidney Franklin	...	Timothy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nicole Gerth	...	Creature
Aussie Guevara	...	Corpse
Ian Kanzler	...	Bloody Boy
Rachel Ann Mullins	...	Zombie
Nina Nelson	...	Twin Torture Victim
Randa Nelson	...	Twin Torture Victim
Bill Oberst Jr.	...	Courtier
Adam Silver	...	Ryan

Directed by
Richard Bates Jr.

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Richard Bates Jr.		writer

Produced by
Steve Ansell	....	associate producer
Matt Blessing	....	associate producer
Mark Bruner	....	executive producer (as Mark Linehan Bruner)
Michael Collins	....	co-producer
Frank R. Gardner	....	line producer
Sloan Harris	....	co-producer
Chris Hazzard	....	associate producer
Jason Herbers	....	executive producer
Robert Higginbotham	....	executive producer
Dylan Hale Lewis	....	producer
Ross Otterman	....	co-producer
Jud Ryan	....	associate producer
Paul Spellman	....	associate producer
Gary Sumpter	....	associate producer
Ben Uscinski	....	executive producer
Yvonne Valdez	....	associate producer
Thomas Wood Jr.	....	executive producer
Matt Zambetti	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Steve Damstra II
Mads Heldtberg

Cinematography by
Itay Gross

Film Editing by
Steve Ansell
Yvonne Valdez

Casting by
Carmen Aiello

Production Design by
Armen Ra

Art Direction by
Robert Platzer

Set Decoration by
Katharine Glasheen

Costume Design by
Anthony Tran

Makeup Department
Cris Alex	....	special makeup effects artist
Elle Favorule	....	makeup department head
Stephen Imhoff	....	special makeup effects artist
Amanda King	....	key makeup artist
Miko Nishida	....	hair stylist to Ariel Winter
Miko Nishida	....	hair stylist
Robert Rapport	....	makeup artist to AnnaLynne McCord

Production Management
Yaron Kaver	....	production supervisor
Sam Kim	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Elaine Chu	....	second second assistant director
James Cooney	....	first assistant director
Yaron Kaver	....	first assistant director
Neil Kimball	....	second assistant director
Patrick Sanchez Smith	....	second unit director

Art Department
Waylon Bacon	....	conceptual artist
Waylon Bacon	....	dream sequence storyboard artist
Casey Crowe	....	storyboard artist
Eshwin Dhir	....	concept artist
Brian Formo	....	art department coordinator
Melissa Long	....	set dresser
Scott May	....	graphic designer (as Scott Woodland May)
Craig Potter	....	property master
Gary Sumpter	....	construction coordinator
Lauren Reeves Thomas	....	seamstress (as Lauren Thomas)

Sound Department
Henry Auerbach	....	sound re-recording mixer
Henry Auerbach	....	supervising sound editor
Marcos Butron Jr.	....	boom operator
Ryan Collins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ryan Collins	....	supervising sound designer
Casey Genton	....	sound effects editor
Brian Hackett	....	production sound mixer: day player
Michael Halper	....	production sound mixer
Matt Hovland	....	adr mixer
Scott Kramer	....	foley mixer
Eric Offin	....	dialogue editor
Lianto Poedijono	....	boom operator

Camera and Electrical Department
Ivan Acero	....	first assistant camera: b unit
Mike Berg	....	grip (as Michael Berg)
Alex Brunelle	....	second assistant camera: a unit
Victoria Chenoweth	....	lighting technician
Brandon Dimit	....	Steadicam operator
Brandon Dimit	....	b camera operator
Brandon Dimit	....	second unit director of photography
David Dubian	....	second assistant camera: b unit
Scott Fecteau	....	grip
Jeremy Graham	....	gaffer
Lucas Lee Graham	....	director of photography: pick-ups
Jasper Granderath	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Oliver Imfeld	....	camera operator
Oliver Imfeld	....	director of photography: second unit
Edith Laflamme	....	still photographer
Matthias Martin	....	still photographer
Josh Miller	....	key grip
Peter C. Schooley	....	grip
Andrew Wilsak	....	digital imaging technician

Casting Department
Karen Ryan	....	additional extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Karina Rosales	....	assistant costume designer
DeMar Tebo	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
James Brill	....	colorist
Zachary Dehm	....	assistant editor
Eric M. Klein	....	digital intermediate producer
Toby Martisius	....	digital intermediate editor
Jon Mendenhall	....	red transcoder
Christos Voutsinas	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Michl Britsch	....	composer: trailer
Andrea von Foerster	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Nathan Castiel	....	production assistant
David Danberg	....	caterer
Lucy Doty	....	central city studio owner
Jeffrey Giles	....	international distribution
Paul Hammond	....	commentary
Erica Kram	....	commentary coordinator
Marguerite Lliteras	....	central city studio operations manager
Ralph Lliteras	....	central city studio manager
Cassie Lopez	....	craft service
Cassie Lopez	....	production assistant
Viki Lopez	....	key production assistant
Michael Lurie	....	international distribution
Shawn Matlock	....	script supervisor
Devin McClernan	....	production assistant
Aisha Ragheb	....	production assistant
Elsa Ramo	....	distribution legal
Lisa Schreifels	....	production assistant
Lila Scott	....	production assistant
Martin Joseph Smith	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• BXR Productions

Distributors

• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Anchor Bay (2012) (Canada) (all media)
• CN Entertainment (2013) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• Intergroove Media (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
• Monster Pictures (2012) (Australia) (all media)
• Monster Pictures (2012) (UK) (all media)

Other Companies

• Anarchy Post  adr and foley recording
• Central City Studio  location services and facilities
• Digital Post Services  digital intermediate
• Digital Post Services  quality control and deliverables
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Pivotal Post  Avid HD editing equipment provided by
• Post Haste Sound  post-production sound services

Also Known As:

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:Not Rated | Australia:R (2012) | UK:18 | France:-16 | Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company:

BXR Productions

Movie Connections:

Version of Excision (2008)

like a flower from the wound

I didn't expect this movie to be actually interesting. it surprised me. It produced a series of behaviors that are usually promoted by the suburban lifestyle. the hysteric mother, the passive father, the children, wounded by the scars of their parents and the rest of the adults who curb with the appearance of normalcy. this reminded me of a lot of other crazy films. in a flash I thought about - we need to talk about Kevin- and -teeth-. it created a repulsive yet addicting chemistry by adding the overly styled mother and the nude- faced and imperfect daughter in the mix. delusions, sociopathy or simply cursed a non-compos mentis state, the daughter dreams climactic deaths drenched in blood and surgical cuts. It totally caught my attention and it managed to evoke the madness that stalks American families.