Fall Down Dead (2007)

In a big American city, the serial killer The Picasso Killer is terrorizing the dwellers and the police department does not have lead to find him. The bartender Christie Wallace dreams on ... See full summary »

Director:

Jon Keeyes

Writer:

Roy Sallows

Stars:

Dominique Swain, Mehmet Günsür, Udo Kier

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dominique Swain	...	Christie Wallace
Mehmet Günsür	...	Detective Stefan Kercheck (as Mehmet Gunsur)
Udo Kier	...	Picasso Killer / Aaron Garvey
David Carradine	...	Wade Douglas
R. Keith Harris	...	Detective Lawrence Kellog
Monica Barladeanu	...	Helen Ritter (as Monica Dean)
Mihaela Radulescu	...	Theresa
Burgess Jenkins	...	Officer Earl Buchyk
Jennifer Alden	...	Marie Zeitser
Lexi DiBenedetto	...	Zoe Wallace
Brett Gentile	...	Officer Paul Gleason
Austin James	...	Michael Yeager
Karine Darrah	...	Yanci Deeds
Jason Hammond	...	Homeless Man
Huyen Thi	...	Young Woman at Elevator (as Huyen Thi Wilson)

Storyline

In a big American city, the serial killer The Picasso Killer is terrorizing the dwellers and the police department does not have lead to find him. The bartender Christie Wallace dreams on moving to the countryside with her six year-old daughter Zoe to have a peaceful life far from the violence of the city. Late night of Christmas Eve, Christie leaves the Tides Bar where she works and walks back home. In an alley, she sees a woman dying covered on blood and The Picasso Killer sees Christie and chases her. She runs to a commercial building where the night watchman Wade is reluctant to open the door and does not give credit to Christie. She calls the police and Detectives Stefan Kerchek and Lawrence Kellog attend the call. When Christie tells that she can recognize the infamous serial-killer, there is a blackout, the phones are dead and the detectives cannot call the precinct. They lock the building waiting for reinforcement but sooner they find that The Picasso Killer has broken in the ...

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Taglines:

Seven strangers. Trapped. Hunted. Carved.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, grisly images, a scene of strong sexuality, some nudity and language

Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

Scene after the end credits - scene shows "Aaron Garvey/The Picasso Killer" sat a chess table of severed fingers and his mother (shown in the last scene before the credits) calls his name and states "It's time to open your presents".

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Connections

References All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

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Soundtracks

Merry Xmas from Hell
Written by Doug Conlon
Performed by Scotty Miles, Doug Conlon, and Annette Conlon

User Reviews

What a Garbage!

In a big American city, the serial killer The Picasso Killer (Udo Kier) is terrorizing the dwellers and the police department does not have lead to find him. The bartender Christie Wallace (Dominique Swain) dreams on moving to the countryside with her six year-old daughter Zoe to have a peaceful life far from the violence of the city.

Late night of Christmas Eve, Christie leaves the Tides Bar where she works and walks back home. In an alley, she sees a woman dying covered on blood and The Picasso Killer sees Christie and chases her. She runs to a commercial building where the night watchman Wade (David Carradine) is reluctant to open the door and does not give credit to Christie. She calls the police and Detectives Stefan Kerchek (Mehmet Günsür) and Lawrence Kellog (R. Keith Harris) attend the call. When Christie tells that she can recognize the infamous serial-killer, there is a blackout, the phones are dead and the detectives cannot call the precinct. They lock the building waiting for reinforcement but sooner they find that The Picasso Killer has broken in the building and their lives are in danger.

The dull and lame "Fall Down Dead" has one of the worst screenplays I have ever seen. The plot begins with the free nudity of the character Marie, performed by Jennifer Alden and that does exist only to show her naked body in the bathroom. Then two experienced detectives and a security guard, all of them armed, are easily subdued by the serial-killer that is unarmed. The self-proclaimed The Picasso Killer tells that Christie would be his Mona Lisa; wouldn't be more appropriate the nickname The Leonardo da Vinci Killer? Last but not the least, Stefan Kerchek is shot three times, stabbed, falls from a significant height and is almost dying; out of the blue, he starts walking as if he would be healed in a laughable situation. My vote is one (awful).

Title (Brazil): "Isolados" ("Isolated")

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 December 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dehşet gecesi

Filming Locations:

North Carolina, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$157,401

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Films International, Highland Myst Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min 93 min (European Film Market)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1