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Release Date:
15 September 1995 (USA) moreTagline:
She Can't Speak. She Can't Scream. She Can't Beg For Mercy. morePlot:
Billy Hughes, a mute makeup artist working on a slasher film being shot in Moscow, is locked in the studio after hours... more | full synopsisAwards:
3 wins & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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It FEELS like Hitchcock, but it certainly isn't as good as the real stuff more (58 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Marina Zudina | ... | Billy Hughes (as Marina Sudina) | |
| Fay Ripley | ... | Karen Hughes | |
| Evan Richards | ... | Andy Clarke | |
| Oleg Yankovskiy | ... | Larsen (as Oleg Jankowskij) | |
| Igor Volkov | ... | Arkadi | |
| Sergei Karlenkov | ... | Lyosha | |
| Alec Guinness | ... | The Reaper (as Mystery Guest Star) | |
| Nikolai Pastukhov | ... | Janitor | |
| Stephen Bouser | ... | Lovett | |
| Valeri Barakhtin | ... | Mitja (as Valeri Barahtin) | |
| Olga Tolstetskaya | ... | Actress | |
| Denis Karasyov | ... | Fake policeman | |
| Igor Ilyin | ... | Fake policeman | |
| Oleg Abramov | ... | Double | |
| Vladimir Salnikov | ... | Lab assistant |
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Rated R for violence and a strong scene combining sex and violence.Parents Guide:
Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
95 minColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
DolbyCertification:
Brazil:14 | Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:16 (re-rating) | Argentina:18 (original rating) | Australia:R | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Germany:16 | Peru:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:RFilming Locations:
Moscow, RussiaFun Stuff
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Originally set in Chicago, director Anthony Waller changed the location when told that Moscow would provide much cheaper sets and labor. moreGoofs:
Continuity: Spolier Alert! When Larsen jumps out of the car just as it explodes, his jacket is clearly on fire as he lays on the ground. In the next shot it is not burning and isn't scorched. moreFAQ
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At first this movie really had my full attention. I'm not saying this was an original movie, like I had never seen before, but it sure had something to offer that really appealed to me. It's a pity that it all went wrong in the second half of the movie.
Billy Hughes is a mute make-up artist who works on an American slasher movie that's being shot in Moscow. One fine evening she witnesses the making of a snuff movie in the studio where her crew works. Now she has to try to escape from the murderers (Russian people who work in her film crew), to stay alive and to convince the authorities that the murder that she witnessed is real.
I like to watch good thrillers and I'm a fan of European movies, because most of the time they pay more attention to the character development and the story. Even though this movie sometimes reminds me of a Hitchcock movie and even though it has a European cast and director, it can't convince me all that much. It has some good potential, but somehow they have messed it up and made it look like a mediocre Hollywood movie. The story is quite original, the locations are nice, but it is the acting that doesn't always do the trick. I'm not saying the actors are bad, but they aren't great either. I guess there are people who really love this movie, but I'm certainly not one of them. I give it a 5/10.