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Masters of Horror
S1.E11
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Pick Me Up

  • Episode aired Jan 20, 2006
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 58m
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6.4/10
3.4K
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Pick Me Up (2006)
Horror
In the middle of nowhere, with only a two-lane highway to connect it to anywhere, a recently divorced woman traveler, who's a passenger on a bus that has broken down, gets caught in a bizarr... Read allIn the middle of nowhere, with only a two-lane highway to connect it to anywhere, a recently divorced woman traveler, who's a passenger on a bus that has broken down, gets caught in a bizarre and violent turf war between serial killers.In the middle of nowhere, with only a two-lane highway to connect it to anywhere, a recently divorced woman traveler, who's a passenger on a bus that has broken down, gets caught in a bizarre and violent turf war between serial killers.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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    • Larry Cohen
    • Mick Garris
    • David J. Schow(teleplay)
  • Stars
    • Fairuza Balk
    • Michael Moriarty
    • Warren Kole
    • Larry Cohen
    • Mick Garris
    • David J. Schow(teleplay)
  • Stars
    • Fairuza Balk
    • Michael Moriarty
    • Warren Kole
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    • 41User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Fairuza Balk, Michael Moriarty, and Warren Kole in Masters of Horror (2005)
    Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe in Masters of Horror (2005)
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    Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe in Masters of Horror (2005)
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    Larry Cohen in Masters of Horror (2005)

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    Fairuza Balk
    Fairuza Balk
    • Stacia
    Michael Moriarty
    Michael Moriarty
    • Jim Wheeler
    Warren Kole
    Warren Kole
    • Walker
    Laurene Landon
    Laurene Landon
    • Birdy
    Malcolm Kennard
    Malcolm Kennard
    • Danny
    Tom Pickett
    Tom Pickett
    • Bus Driver
    Peter Benson
    Peter Benson
    • Deuce
    Kristie Marsden
    • Marie
    Michael Eklund
    Michael Eklund
    • Cashier
    Paul Anthony
    Paul Anthony
    • Stoney
    Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe
    Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe
    • Lily
    • (as Crystal Lowe)
    Michael Petroni
    Michael Petroni
    • Ambulance Attendant
    Mar Andersons
    Mar Andersons
    • Ambulance Driver
    Danielle Rees
    Danielle Rees
    • Pepper
    • (uncredited)
      • Larry Cohen
      • Mick Garris
      • David J. Schow(teleplay) (short story)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The first and only film Larry Cohen directed that he did not write. He took the job in part to prove to people that he could direct someone else's material.
    • Goofs
      When the punk women is tied to the bed in the motel room she is wearing red underwear, the scene cuts to the TV being turned off, then the women is now wearing white underwear.
    • Quotes

      Walker: Now, our judgmental trucker friend here, he's the type of guy who likes to hunt. He likes to theorize about prey, and he likes to think about worthy opponents and fair game, and just with all that bullshit. He loves it. Very romantic. Now, he thinks he ain't a predator. You should have seen him back at that bus.

      [inhales]

      Walker: [pause] You see all these little trinkets? These little souvenirs? Look at that. He never saw the Horrible Thing. He just kept the button.

      [chuckles]

      Walker: Now, your genuinely dangerous individuals, they almost never look... crazy. They don't have any weird tattoos, they don't have any weird stitches on their face, no funny-shaped heads - they are *not*

      [licks his lips]

      Walker: predictable.

    • Connections
      Features C-Bear and Jamal (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Snakes in the Snow
      Written and Performed by Michael Moriarty.

    User reviews41

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    8/10
    Michael Moriarty carries this episode
    Ahaaa, this is a special entry in the Masters Of Horrors series. There's almost no blood to spot and still it's pure horror made only by characterisation and especially done by Michael Moriarty who plays the trucker. The way he acted levitates this episode to a higher level.

    Even as the story is simple and the ending is predictable I still enjoyed it. When a bus breaks down on a highway two serial killers are trying to help them but they don't know that they are both serial killers. It's a game of hunting down and being hunted until the end. Sure I said that there's almost no blood and that's correct, only the two in the van are really slaughtered, one sliced and the girl being tortured and skinned alive in a motel room. But it surely never becomes gory. This really needs the characters and it really worked out fine.

    One of the better episodes.

    Gore 1/5 Nudity 0,5/5 Effects 3/5 Story 4/5 Comedy 0/5
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    • Jun 19, 2013

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    • Release date
      • January 20, 2006 (United States)
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      • United States
      • English
    • Production companies
      • IDT Entertainment
      • Industry Entertainment
      • Nice Guy Productions
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    • 58 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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