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John Carpenter's Cigarette Burns

  • Episode aired Dec 16, 2005
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  • 59m
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7.5/10
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John Carpenter and Christopher Redman in John Carpenter's Cigarette Burns (2005)
Horror
With a torrid past that haunts him, a movie theatre owner is hired to search for the only existing print of a film so notorious that its single screening caused the viewers to become homicid... Read allWith a torrid past that haunts him, a movie theatre owner is hired to search for the only existing print of a film so notorious that its single screening caused the viewers to become homicidally insane.With a torrid past that haunts him, a movie theatre owner is hired to search for the only existing print of a film so notorious that its single screening caused the viewers to become homicidally insane.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
9.4K
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    • John Carpenter
    • Mick Garris
    • Drew McWeeny
    • Rebecca Swan
  • Stars
    • Norman Reedus
    • Colin Foo
    • Udo Kier
    • John Carpenter
    • Mick Garris
    • Drew McWeeny
    • Rebecca Swan
  • Stars
    • Norman Reedus
    • Colin Foo
    • Udo Kier
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    Cigarette Burns
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    Udo Kier in Masters of Horror (2005)
    Norman Reedus in Masters of Horror (2005)
    Udo Kier and Norman Reedus in Masters of Horror (2005)
    Udo Kier, Norman Reedus, and Christopher Redman in Masters of Horror (2005)
    Udo Kier, Norman Reedus, and Christopher Redman in Masters of Horror (2005)
    Udo Kier, Norman Reedus, and Christopher Redman in Masters of Horror (2005)
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    Norman Reedus
    Norman Reedus
    • Kirby
    Colin Foo
    Colin Foo
    • Fung
    Udo Kier
    Udo Kier
    • Bellinger
    Christopher Redman
    Christopher Redman
    • Willowy Being
    Chris Gauthier
    Chris Gauthier
    • Timpson
    • (as Christopher Gauthier)
    Zara Taylor
    Zara Taylor
    • Annie
    Gary Hetherington
    Gary Hetherington
    • Walter
    Chris Britton
    Chris Britton
    • Meyers
    Julius Chapple
    • Henri Cotillard
    Taras Kostyuk
    Taras Kostyuk
    • Kaspar
    • (as Taras)
    Brad Kelly
    Brad Kelly
    • Horst
    Lynn Wahl
    • Cab Driver
    Douglas Arthurs
    Douglas Arthurs
    • Dalibor
    • (as Douglas H. Arthurs)
    Gwynyth Walsh
    Gwynyth Walsh
    • Katja
    Brahm Taylor
    Brahm Taylor
    • Protagonist
    Rikki Gagne
    • Woman #1
    Crystal Mudry
    Crystal Mudry
    • Woman #2
    Christian Bocher
    Christian Bocher
    • Hans Backovic
    • (uncredited)
      • John Carpenter
      • Mick Garris
      • Drew McWeeny
      • Rebecca Swan
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    • Trivia
      Highest rated episode of the series on IMDB.
    • Goofs
      When Kirby is confronted by Walter about the money he owes, Walter tells Kirby he's got one week to come up with it. Kirby towards the end of the movie gets the money and finds the theater chained up. When on the phone with one of the employees from the theater he says that he was given *two* weeks to get the money.
    • Quotes

      Fung: I know what you want, you want to see the movie!

    • Connections
      Referenced in Post Mortem with Mick Garris: John Carpenter (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Le Fin De Mond Theme
      Written by John Roome

      Courtesy of Mekong Records

    User reviews83

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    8/10
    The Cursed Movie
    The bankrupted owner of the movie theater Vogue, Kirby Sweetman (Norman Reedus), is hired by the eccentric private collector Mr. Bellinger (Udo Kier) to search and find the cursed horror movie "Le Fin Absolue du Monde". This film is considered lost and magic, and has been presented only once in the Sitges Festival, driving the audience insane and violent, causing bloodshed in the theater. The director, crew and everybody involved in its production has also died. Kirby owes US$ 200,000.00 to his father-in-law, who blames Kirby for the death of his daughter Annie (Zara Taylor), and accepts the assignment to pay his debt and for his own satisfaction. Bellinger shows him a souvenir from the film in his basement, a chained angel that had his wings torn off in the movie. Kirby travels to France to meet his contact and has glimpses of his beloved Annie, initiating his journey to hell.

    "Cigarette Burns" is the best episode of "Masters of Horror" so far among the ones that I have watched. The dark story slightly recalls in some moments "In the Mouth of Madness", also directed by the awesome John Carpenter, the best director of horror movies that should win an Oscar for his magnificent filmography and contribution to this genre. The uncomfortable and surrealistic story has the atmosphere of a nightmare, with excellent performances, and a great potential of cult-movie. My vote is eight.

    Title (Brazil): "Pesadelo Mortal" ("Mortal Nightmare")
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    • Release date
      • December 16, 2005 (United States)
      • United States
      • Canada
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Vogue Theatre, 918 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • IDT Entertainment
      • Industry Entertainment
      • Nice Guy Productions
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    • 59 minutes
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      • Dolby Digital

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