Slaughter of the Innocents (1993)

A seasoned F.B.I. Agent's child-genius son assists him on catching a child-killer, a schizophrenic mohab nut who believes he's been chosen by god to be a new Noah.

Director:

James Glickenhaus

Writer:

James Glickenhaus

Stars:

Jan Broberg, Elizabeth Johnson, Jesse Cameron-Glickenhaus

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jan Broberg	...	Cindy Lockerby (as Jan Gardner)
Elizabeth Johnson	...	Stephanie Lockerby
Jesse Cameron-Glickenhaus	...	Jesse Broderick
Darlanne Fluegel	...	Susan Broderick
Scott Glenn	...	Stephen Broderick
Terri Hawkes	...	Ellen Jenkins
Kevin Sorbo	...	John Willison
Sheila Tousey	...	Agent Lemar
Tim Colceri	...	Warden Bates
Armin Shimerman	...	Dr. Mort Seger
Leo Geter	...	William Barnes
Thom Dillon	...	Mark Denton
Wil Darwin Adams	...	Death Row Guard
J. Stephen Brady	...	Bobby Martel
H.E.D. Redford	...	Prison Chaplain

Storyline

Fast plot about a mohab nut who thinks he is Noah and collects two of every living thing. Detective Broderick, with help from his teenage son, gather evidence and find the ghastly horror of this schizophrenic man who kills and kidnaps for his so assumed god.

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Plot Keywords:

child prodigy | soda | pizzeria | neo noir | kidnapping | 

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Taglines:

A brutal slaying. An elusive killer. The chase is on.

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Genres:

Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 August 1993 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Ark

Filming Locations:

Arches National Park, Utah, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie was originally released under the name "The Ark".

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Quotes

Mordecai Booth: The prophecy is complete! One male... one female! The prophecy shall continue on!

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Connections

References Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)

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Soundtracks

LOUDER LOUDER LOUDER
Lyrics by Simon Stokes
Music by Joe Renzetti
Performed by DE FACTO GAUSSER

User Reviews

Enjoyable If You Ignore The Plot holes

This slightly violent thriller revolves around a serial killer who has now kidnapped a little girl. On his trail are the FBI and the twelve-year-old son of the agent leading the investigation. Although the acting is not too bad with the man playing the killer giving a very creepy performance, Scott Glen came off as being too cocky at times. On the whole, the film is quite enjoyable and stylish if you ignore the person making the most headway in the case is a twelve-year-old child!

The film's main downfall certainly has to be this kid, Jesse, who is far too perfect and intelligent to be credible (although he does make a pleasant change from the snotty, rude brats that often pop up in films these days). Also, he brings about plot holes such, as how can a boy of twelve be allowed to buy himself a plane ticket to traverse the continent, what kind of man takes his young son to a murder scene, why does the FBI give a kid access to their mainframe and why on earth is a grown man intimidated by this boy?

I think if you ignore the fact that there are many non-too-credible moments in the film, it does have the capacity to chill you. Certainly, the guy playing the killer is rather frightening. If not, you'll get a good laugh out of seeing the kid playing 'bad cop' as he tries to question a suspect, using fancy computers that are barely available now let alone in 1992/3 (his personal computer resembles something more suited to 'Star Trek') and solving the case while the grown FBI agents flounder around like incompetents.