Victim (2010)

A young man finds himself held captive by a mysterious doctor and his brutish henchman.

Directors:

Matt Eskandari (as Matthew Eskandari), Michael A. Pierce (as Michael Pierce)

Writers:

Michael Hultquist, Robert Martinez

Stars:

Stephen Weigand, Bob Bancroft, Brendan Kelly

Cast

Cast overview:
Stephen Weigand	...	Young Man
Bob Bancroft	...	Dr. Volk
Brendan Kelly	...	Mr. George
Jelly Howie	...	Rachel (as Jellie Howie)
Stacy Haiduk	...	Janet
Bru Muller	...	Brian
Wayne Morse	...	Uniformed Officer
Dianne Kwon	...	Bikini Girl

Storyline

A young man finds himself held captive by a mysterious doctor and his brutish henchman.

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Plot Keywords:

sex change | snuff film | torment | shock treatment | diary | 

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Taglines:

It's not always who you think

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Dr. Volk (Bob Bancroft) quotes poetry from Byron and William Blake.

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Goofs

Young Man wakes up barefoot following his abduction, but after his forced injection he's wearing black shoes. When he reawakens, he's barefoot once more.

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Quotes

Dr. Volk: Mr. George is going to shave you. If you move, he'll slit your throat. Understand?

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Connections

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

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Soundtracks

Nocturne in E flat Major Op. 9, No. 2
Written by Frédéric Chopin (as Frederic Chopin)

User Reviews

Pretty Boy Finds His Way Into a Mad Doctor's Cage...

A young man (Stephen Weigand) finds himself held captive by a mysterious doctor (Bob Bancroft) and his brutish henchman (Brendan Kelly).

The opening scene uses the POV camera that, frankly, never works in any film and comes across just as annoying here. Luckily, it is brief. And even more luckily, it never really comes back. (The opening is referenced later, but it is less obnoxious.)

This film has aspects of "Human Centipede", or really any mad scientist movie. Like "Centipede", the doctor has an unwilling victim whom he wishes to transform into something superior. I would dare say the centipede is more disturbing, but the transformation here is more drastic. (I cannot actually say what it is without giving away the plot, but I will say once you catch on the film gets a lot more interesting.)

Overall, I give this a modest recommendation. Certainly not among the best films out there, but it is well produced and the acting is above average (the mad doctor is spot on). If you have other things to see, see them first... but this is better than you might expect.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 November 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Victim

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pierce/Williams Entertainment, Kingdom of Light Entertainment, Zero Gravity Management

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1