Cherry Falls (2000)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

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 | Virginity | 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:

Stephen Lang was slated for the lead role as the Sheriff but scheduling conflicts prevented him from playing in the film. He later admitted that the only reason he wanted to do the part was to work with Brittany Murphy again.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where the murderer is hacking down the front door with an ax, the door and its hinges change. In one shot the hinges are on the left (as we see it) and the door closes. The murderer then manages to hack through the door and the door swings open with hinges on both sides, opening like a swinging door from a western movie.

Quotes:

Dylan: Annette, it's always a compliment when a guys says you can suck a mean dick.

Movie Connections:

References "Batman" (1966)

Soundtrack:

Faceless

If You're A Virgin, you die

The Plot In the small town of Cherry Falls a psycho killer is killing virgin teenagers and when the high school students find this out they decide to go all out and have an orgy but will that save them.

A slasher movie with an interesting but stupid twist instead of the virgins being the safe one the killer is offing them instead. Coming out in the trend of the slasher come back of the late nineties through to the naughty's, Cherry Falls follows in that vibe showing at that of the start of a new millennium the year 2000 the makers takes a twist on all of those clichéd slasher movies and offers something slightly different.

I loved the small town vibe with its odd characters and its skeletons in the closet. Something off's in this town. also loved the mystery element centering around the Sheriff and the high school head master. But sadly this is just the same as all the other slasher movies and the whodunit storyline wasn't that hard to figure out and the death scenes were mostly offscreen which was such a slap in the face but despite these flaws Cherry Falls in an OK above average slasher.

The acting, Brittany Murphy looks and feels like a real teenager with charisma to boot, It's always a pleasure to see Michael Biehn (Brent) in a good movie, I love the man and hope he keeps on taking good roles like this one, Biehn is fantastic ages like a fine wine, Gabriel Mann (Kenny)? looks old and can't act, Jay Mohr (Leonard) does fine in his small role as the likable and understanding hip teacher, Candy Clark (Mandy) gives an odd but very interesting performance and Jesse Bradford a great actor as always and he should be on the a-list by now and get better movie parts than victim #1, he should have had a bigger role he would have been better as the boyfriend part.

All in all Cherry Falls is an OK entry to the Slasher genre with a modern twist story line helped along with slick acting. 6/10