A female psychologist wants to understand the minds of a confessed serial killer who spent the last five years in a mental hospital because of his state.
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| Paolo Rotondo | ... | Simon Cartwright | |
| Paul Glover | ... | Phillip | |
| Chris Graham | ... | Robert | |
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Darien Takle | ... | Marge |
| Rebecca Hobbs | ... | Dr. Karen Schumaker | |
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Roy Ward | ... | Dr. Marlowe |
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Cath McWhirter | ... | Helen Ann Millar |
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Carolyn Beaver | ... | Helen's friend |
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Caelem Pope | ... | Simon, aged 4 |
| Jennifer Ward-Lealand | ... | Evelyn Cartwright | |
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Finn Johnsen | ... | Future cop |
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Phillip Brown | ... | Future cop |
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Tau Luke | ... | Future cop |
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Tim Barlow | ... | Police photographer |
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Sam Wallace | ... | Simon, aged 13 |
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Simon is a confessed serial killer who spent the last five years in a mental hospital because of his state. Dr.Karen Shoemaker wants to get through to him and starts visiting him in the hospital, and his previous life comes to us in flashbacks. Written by Anonymous
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1 May 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Dr. Karen Shoemaker: It says here you attacked an orderly.
Simon Cartwright: He burnt me with a cigarette.
Dr. Karen Shoemaker: He's in a wheelchair now!
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Director Scott Reynolds changes things up by making all of the blood in the movie a dark, black color. Author John Kenneth Muir writes in his book, Horror Films of the 1990s, about how this visual cue may suggest that Simon never saw his victims as being human, making it easier for him to kill. See more »Quotes
Simon Cartwright: [struggling against the handcuffs] Can we take these off? I haven't hurt anyone in six years.Dr. Karen Shoemaker: It says here you attacked an orderly.
Simon Cartwright: He burnt me with a cigarette.
Dr. Karen Shoemaker: He's in a wheelchair now!
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The successful psychologist Dr. Karen Schumaker (Rebecca Hobbs) comes to a mental institution directed by Dr. Marlowe (Roy Ward) to evaluate the dyslexic serial-killer Simon "The Ugly" Cartwright (Paolo Rotondo). Simon discloses the sad story of his life, bullied at school and abused by his mother Evelyn Cartwright (Jennifer Ward-Lealand). His only friend Julie was separated from him by his mother when he was a teenager. Simon claims that he hears voices that force him to kill. When Dr. Schumaker earns his trust, she discovers what is going inside Simon's head.
"The Ugly" is an original film with a different combination of drama, thriller and horror. The two nurses are nasty and the plot keeps the attention of the viewer until the very last scene. Unfortunately the conclusion is disappointing and gives the sensation that something is missing to be a great film. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "The Ugly- O Maníaco" ("The Ugly – The Maniac")