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Cast
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| Andy Signore | ... | Lionel | |
| Bruce Cronander | ... | Mr. Growbo | |
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Crystal LeBard | ... | Mary |
| G. Larry Butler | ... | Mr. Bouillabaisse (as Larry Butler) | |
| Skip Pipo | ... | Agent Page | |
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John Carreon | ... | Willis |
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Rachael Ann Bennett | ... | Stacy (as Rachael Bennett) |
| Kelly S. King | ... | Bree (as Kelly King) | |
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Stephanie Christine Medina | ... | Glory (as Stephanie Medina) |
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Logan Christopher | ... | Robert |
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Allison Alley | ... | Pillow Fight Sorority Girl |
| Jerry G. Angelo | ... | Brad | |
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Kit Bateman | ... | Lab Technician |
| Heather Black | ... | Sorority Murder Victim | |
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Jason Blackburn | ... | Grover |
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Lionel is a custodian that longs for more. Bombarded with daily disrespect and insults from his co-workers, Lionel sets on a path of revenge and begins to brutally murder everyone in his path.
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EnglishRelease Date:
28 December 2003 (USA) See more »Filming Locations:
Encino, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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It is not often that I give a movie 10/10. This one, for sure, is not for everyone at all times, but for the intended mood and audience, it is perfect.
Every scene has high production values, when you consider that the intent is to produce confusion. Some call this a "B-grade movie", but no, they did not lack the budget to do a good movie. They intentionally, by careful purpose, made something which never suspends disbelief because the world is intrinsically unbelievable.
The result involves everything from audio re-dubbing to key plot points, all used to make you see the mistakes, not as errors, but as intentional. They aren't mistakes at all, they are just... unreal.
This movie should not exist, but it does. A whole crew sat down and made sure that in no moment can you get complacent, thinking that you finally understand the "world rules" can just sit and "be entertained". No, every single moment has obvious wrong things, less obvious wrong elements, and is all constructed upon a premise which is wrong both morally and in consistency with any fantasy or real world laws or order.
This is not total chaos, however. It is a straightforwards story offset, twisted, and then twisted again. At every scene, for every character, in every way.
The acting team is competent, the writing makes for a time-line with no plot holes, and the directing and editing are spot on to keep a great pacing. On purpose, all of the characters are not only odd in some way, but are also exaggerated to the point where their lack of self-awareness is the only consistent plot point.
The audio mix is well done, but on purpose some things are out of sync (e.g. intentional off-sync audio dubbing), as if making reference to other films that do it due to constraints, rather than due to the purposeful effect of parody of an entire genre.
This is not to say that, on a deeper level, this is worth watching - - no, this movie is shallow, gross at times, sets bad examples, and cannot be shown to anyone who takes their time seriously.
However, if you do find yourself taking life too seriously, and struggling with any problem which seems impossible, then this movie will take your mind totally off of those things, and help you to feel emotions that are directed, ultimately, at a well constructed respite from the folly of human society.
I would not suggest that this movie was made by aliens from outer space, but rather, from the comedian from inner space. It is a reflection of those thoughts that we normally ignore and dismiss as way out of possibility and utility, and thus discard.
This movie is trash, on purpose, made to draw attention and then waste it... and it say so in the synopsis. Thus, if that is what you want, a distraction, and an absurdity, then it does it well.
It does not lack in any technical point, either, and greatly appreciate that. The scenes, story, and characters, may all repulse, but never will you be straining to hear a line, complaining about the acting, or thinking that they should have edited the script or timing more.
Rather, you may want to know... what was it that I just watched, how could they possibly get funding for this, and why can't I have as much fun?
I hope that this inspires a new generation of film-makers to make more films with high objective qualities, no matter their budgets, and to spend the extra time and money to polish it in editing.
It may sound like a contradiction, but this is well presented garbage, and that makes it a great movie. If that is what you are looking for, if you have a bunch of friends or some alone time to get distracted and challenged to see life through less serious lenses, then this will definitely help you there.
Please enjoy this as much as I did... just don't judge it as anything than what it plans to be.
Not details about story, plot, or character because every scene is its own "what the ---" moment, and all I want to do is hope that others also can enjoy it. It might even be a new genre: the super never serious consistently inconsistent unpredictable details chaos based horrible emotion invoking movie, or BI SCC DUNS WHIM for short (anagram). Why did I make that anagram?
If you watch this movie, arbitrary things like that will be filling your mind. It is curiously contradictory.