Satan's Little Helper (2004)

A naive young boy unknowingly becomes the pawn of a serial killer.

Director:

Jeff Lieberman

Writer:

Jeff Lieberman

Stars:

Alexander Brickel, Katheryn Winnick, Stephen Graham

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alexander Brickel	...	Douglas Whooly
Katheryn Winnick	...	Jenna Whooly
Stephen Graham	...	Alex
Amanda Plummer	...	Merrill Whooly
Wass Stevens	...	Dean Whooly
Dan Ziskie	...	Vernon
Melisa McGregor	...	Nicole
Joshua Annex	...	Satan Man
Joyce R. Korbin	...	Mrs. Tishbaum (as Joyce Korbin)
Antonio Ardolino	...	Hunter (as Anthony Ardolino)
Mary Kay Adams	...	Fran
Christian Robert Varley	...	He Head
JoAnna Beckson	...	She Head (as Joanna Bechsen)
Larry 'Ratso' Sloman	...	Mayor Flarin
Lisa Barnes	...	Mrs. Flarin

Storyline

During Halloween, theater student Jenna Whooly returns to Bell Island to spend the holiday with her family and her boyfriend Alex Martin, a classmate of hers who was also raised on the island. Her younger brother Douglas "Dougie" Whooly is very attached to Jenna and is fascinated with the video game "Satan's Little Helper," and he becomes jealous with the presence of Alex. He leaves home wearing his costume of Satan's little helper, seeking Satan himself on the streets so he can ask him to kill Alex. Dougie meets a serial killer who, coincidently, is wearing a costume of Satan and decides to help him. He brings the insane murderer home, and Jenna and her mother Merrill Whooly believe that the masked killer is Alex acting like Satan to please Dougie. Later, the boy walks with the maniac along the streets, helping him to terrorize the locals.

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Plot Keywords:

serial killer | island | halloween | carmen miranda costume | jesus costume | 

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Taglines:

Your house is next.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence/gore, some sexual content and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 May 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Au service de Satan

Filming Locations:

Mount Vernon, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Satan's Little Company LLC, Intrinsic Value Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Near the end, after Doug finds the policeman, he rings the doorbell to his own home - even though he just walked out the door and didn't lock it behind him.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Douglas "Dougie" Whooly: [off-camera] Ten points. Fifty points. Bonus points! A hundred points! Mom, he's ripping his guts out!

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Crazy Credits

This film is dedicated in loving memory to Ernest Pintoff.

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Connections

References Shrek (2001)

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Soundtracks

Man of Peace
Words and Music by Bob Dylan
Performed by Bob Dylan
Courtesy of Columbia Records by arrangement with
Sony Music Licensing.

User Reviews

Absolutely Cult

In Halloween, the student of theater Jenna Whooly (Katheryn Winnick) returns to Bell Island to spend the holiday with her family and her boyfriend Alex Martin (Stephen Graham), who studies in the same class and was also raised in the island. Her young brother Douglas "Dougie" Whooly (Alexander Brickel), who is very attached to Jenna and is fascinated in the video game Satan's Little Helper, becomes jealous with the presence of Alex. He leaves home wearing his costume of Satan's little helper seeking Satan on the streets to kill Alex. Dougie meets a serial-killer that coincidently is wearing a costume of Satan and proposes him to attack Alex. He brings the insane murderer home, and Jenna and her mother Merrill Whooly (Amanda Plummer) believes that the masked killer is Alex acting like Satan to please Dougie. Later the boy walks with the criminal along the streets helping him to kill the locals.

I bought the DVD "Satan's Little Helper" with very low expectations and I found an absolutely cult-movie. The morbid story blends slasher-movie with very dark comedy, and works since it is hilarious mostly because the funny performances of the masked Satan. His piece-of-art with the bodies of his victims could be more explored in the story. The naive little moron that helps him is annoying and imbecile and Katheryn Winnick is extremely gorgeous and seductive wearing her mother's costume. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "O Ajudante de Satã" ("The Satan's Helper")