A Horrible Way to Die (2010)

An escaped murderer is in pursuit of his ex-girlfriend, who has fled to start a new life in a small town.

Director:

Adam Wingard

Writer:

Simon Barrett

Stars:

AJ Bowen, Amy Seimetz, Joe Swanberg

3 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
AJ Bowen	...	Garrick Turrell
Amy Seimetz	...	Sarah
Joe Swanberg	...	Kevin
Brandon Carroll	...	Rusty
Lane Hughes	...	Reed
Holly Voges	...	Carla
Kelsey Munger	...	Elisabeth
Michael Anthony Miller	...	Steven
Ed Hanson	...	Mr. Harper
Frank Stack	...	Elderly Man
Whitney Moore	...	Daphne
Gabriel Wallace	...	Warner
Kirstin Denise Racicot	...	Chelsea
Travis Stevens	...	Craig
Cathe Frank	...	Maddy

Storyline

An escaped murderer is in pursuit of his ex-girlfriend, who has fled to start a new life in a small town.

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Plot Keywords:

hung upside down | bound and gagged | vomiting | stabbed in the head | gash in the face | 

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for disturbing bloody violence and images, language, some sexuality and nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

Multiple members of the cast, namely AJ Bowen, Amy Seimetz, Joe Swanberg, and Lane Hughes, went on to play characters in You're Next (2011) a year later.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Garrick Turrell: I must have... I must have dozed off or something. I apologize.

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Connections

Features Cat-Women of the Moon (1953)

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Soundtracks

The Hippy Menace
Written and Performed by Fumes
Courtesy of Louis Nevins

User Reviews

Your Boyfriend's a WHAT?!!

Well, the title ain't lying. Lots of people die in this movie, either on screen or off, and one person comes very close to dying, and all of the methods used are pretty horrible.

"A Horrible Way to Die" brings an admittedly unique spin to the serial killer movie. It uses mixed up chronology to tell the story of a woman whose boyfriend, a convicted serial killer, escapes from prison and comes back to find her, and the efforts of a new love interest to help her and keep her safe. The wacky order in which the story is told makes it feel richer than it probably is, and there are some major plot twists toward the end (up there with some of the biggest) that are handled less than delicately (you can practically hear the gears grinding at one point as the movie shifts into an entirely new direction). And stylistically it feels like a film made by a film student who's been itching to get his hands on a camera and can't control himself once he has -- the camera is always, I mean ALWAYS, moving, randomly zooming, drifting off to the edges of the frame, going out of focus. It's exceedingly annoying.

But the film does have a morbidly grim appeal to it. I can't say I necessarily enjoyed watching it, but I can say that it was memorable.

Grade: B-

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 August 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Užasan Način za Umiranje

Filming Locations:

Columbia, Missouri, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Snowfort Pictures, Arable Entertainment, Site B

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1