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A film editor gets embroiled in a string of murders.A film editor gets embroiled in a string of murders.A film editor gets embroiled in a string of murders.
- Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations total
Sheila Campbell
- Margarit Porfiry
- (as Sheila E. Campbell)
Lance 'The Snake' Cartwright
- Cesare
- (as Lance Cartwright)
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This only makes sense if you are a fan of Italian "giallo" movies (Argento, Fulci, Bava etc.) If you have watched a lot of these then you will immediately feel familiar with the visual style, the soundtrack, the acting, the bad dialogue overdubs, the often wooden acting. Production-wise, this is a faithful recreation of the originals, and generally competently executed.
The problem is that it somewhat stops there. It wants to be both a homage and a prohibited-by-IMDb-term-for-urine-take at the same time, but for me failed at both. There are plenty of good scenes, but the number of direct quotes and allusions to old movies means that it is stylistically to uneven to fully enjoy as a homage, and the jokes mostly fell flat for me.
My advice: Give this a try if you're a giallo fan, but have one of the originals ready in case the joke runs out halfway for you. Otherwise: Stay well away - this will be completely incomprehensible to you.
The problem is that it somewhat stops there. It wants to be both a homage and a prohibited-by-IMDb-term-for-urine-take at the same time, but for me failed at both. There are plenty of good scenes, but the number of direct quotes and allusions to old movies means that it is stylistically to uneven to fully enjoy as a homage, and the jokes mostly fell flat for me.
My advice: Give this a try if you're a giallo fan, but have one of the originals ready in case the joke runs out halfway for you. Otherwise: Stay well away - this will be completely incomprehensible to you.
- aboingboing
- Apr 6, 2016
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- TriviaGraham Humphreys, famed poster artist for films such as The Evil Dead and Nightmare On Elm Street, personally designed four posters for the film.
- GoofsThe movie supposedly takes place during the late-70's or early-80's, but a modern black truck can be seen a few scenes, particularly the car chase between Porfiry and Rey where several modern cars are seen parked in the background.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Father Knows Best: Laurence R. Harvey on 'The Editor' (2015)
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Written by Trevor Tuminski and Norman Orenstein (SOCAN) Performed by Trevor Tuminski and Norman Orenstein
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- CA$130,000 (estimated)
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