Cherry Falls (2000)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Geoffrey Wright

Writer (WGA):

Ken Selden (written by)

Release Date:

25 August 2000 (UK)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

lose your innocence - or lose your life

Plot:

A killer is killing off the virgins of a small town high school.

Plot Keywords:

School | High School | Virgin | Slasher | Sex Party

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Brittany Murphy	...	Jody Marken
Jay Mohr	...	Leonard Marliston
Michael Biehn	...	Sherrif Brent Marken
Jesse Bradford	...	Rod Harper (as Jesse Watrouse)
Candy Clark	...	Marge Marken
Amanda Anka	...	Deputy Mina
Joe Inscoe	...	Tom Sisler, Principal
Gabriel Mann	...	Kenny Ascott
Natalie Ramsey	...	Sandy
Douglas Spain	...	Mark
Bre Blair	...	Stacy Twelfmann
Kristen Miller	...	Cindy
Michael Weston	...	Ben
Keram Malicki-Sánchez	...	Timmy
Joannah Portman	...	Sharon

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence/gore, teen sexuality, language and some drug content.

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Brazil:18 | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | Finland:K-15 | New Zealand:R16 | Peru:18 | France:-16 | Italy:T | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Chile:18 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/18 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | UK:15 (original rating) | UK:18 (video rating) (2001) | USA:R (certificate #37005)

Filming Locations:

Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA

Company:

Fresh Produce Company

Trivia:

This movie is one of the few movies out there where the credits run backwards (top to bottom; not the normal bottom to top).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jody is talking to Leonard Iveston, the word Byron is wiped out on the board behind them in the close up shots. When the camera goes to the long angle where most of the classroom can be seen, Byron is chalked onto the board again.

Quotes:

Sherrif Brent Marken: You know what happened!
Leonard Marliston: I can't remember this part of the story so tell us what happened.

Movie Connections:

References Scary Movie (2000)

Soundtrack:

How Soon Is Now?

Well...

...Well, not having seen the end of this movie, it is safe to say that I really don't have to. But I would like to.

The other day I caught this on USA Network, and was unable to stay up to finish watching it. My wife, however, still up with our daughter did catch it all. Okay, so the next day she tells me she did watch it all...and I start drilling her with questions: Who is the killer? What is the motive? Blah Blah Blah! Well, I had already figured out my own conclusion to the film, and was dead right. So do I think the film is predictable: Yes! Was it well acted: Yeah!? Was Brittany good in it: Somewhat.

While turning the tables on the formula of 90's type slasher films, this one takes a turn, and targets virgins, not the other way around.

Not better than Scream, but better than Valentine, Urban Legend 2, Scream 3, and many of the other copycat films that came out in the 90's.

I just want to say something, though. People keep saying this followed all the Scream copycats, which is some senses it did...but HELLO!!!! scream was not an original film either...It ripped off all the slasher films from the late 70's (Halloween) and the 80's (Halloween sequels, Friday the 13th, nightmare on Elm St.).

Still not a horrible movie (Valentine), so check it out!

6 out of 10