A Bucket of Blood (1995)

Walter Paisley, a busboy at a cappuccino bar called the Jabberjaw, is praised as a genius after he kills his landlady's cat and covers it in plaster. Pressured to produce more work, he goes after bigger subjects.

Director:

Michael McDonald (as Michael James McDonald)

Writers:

Brendan Broderick, Charles B. Griffith

Stars:

Anthony Michael Hall, Justine Bateman, Shadoe Stevens

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anthony Michael Hall	...	Walter
Justine Bateman	...	Carla
Shadoe Stevens	...	Maxwell
Sam Lloyd	...	Leonard
Jesse D. Goins	...	Art
Kin Shriner	...	Lou
Sheila Travis	...	Mayolia
David Cross	...	Charlie
Victor Wilson	...	Cuff
Patrick Bristow	...	Link
Paul Bartel	...	Older Man
Mink Stole	...	Older Woman
Julianna McCarthy	...	Mrs. Swicker
Will Ferrell	...	Young Man
Alan Sues	...	Art Buyer

Storyline

A talentless artist accidently kills a cat and covers it up in plaster. He then sells it as a statue, and starts gaining the respect of the snobby group of artist that used to ridicule him. But now he has to come up with more and more statues, so he starts to kill humans and cover them up...

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Plot Keywords:

psychotronic | cult film | remake | murder of a nude woman | female nudity | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and some nudity

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 September 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Walter

Company Credits

Production Co:

Concorde-New Horizons, Showtime Networks

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Will Ferrell's television film debut.

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Quotes

Maxwell: Life is nothing but a homeless traveler on the RTD of art.

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Connections

Remake of A Bucket of Blood (1959)

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Soundtracks

Dead Cat
Written by Zack Indrizzo
Published by Roger & Julie Music (ASCAP) & Ziti Publishing (ASCAP)

User Reviews

Not horror. Better!

This film is a bit quirky (what room full of "beatnicks" isn't?), but there's an aspect of dark comedy here that makes this film worth watching. It tries to make itself out to be a horror flick, but by the time the cat gets it, it's too funny to be even remotely scary.

If you enjoy dark humor and some off-the-wall dialog, watch this film. It's a B-grade flick, sure, but there's some very good acting here and some great "dark alley" cinematography!