Cut (2000/I)

User Rating:

4.0/10   

Director:

Kimble Rendall

Writer:

Dave Warner (written by)

Release Date:

2 March 2000 (Australia)

Genre:

Comedy | Thriller | Horror | Mystery

Tagline:

They just have to finish the film... before it finishes them

Plot:

A killer begins to stalk the actors of a low budget horror film, killing them off one by one.

Plot Keywords:

Severed Tongue | Decapitation | Female Director | Film Crew | Film In Film

Cast

Molly Ringwald	...	Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe
Frank Roberts	...	Brad / Scarman
Kylie Minogue	...	Hilary Jacobs
Geoff Revell	...	Lossman
Jessica Napier	...	Raffy Carruthers
Sarah Kants	...	Hester Ryan
Stephen Curry	...	Rick Stephens
Matt Russell	...	Paulie Morrelli
Erika Walters	...	Cassie Woolf
Cathy Adamek	...	Julie Bardot
Steve Greig	...	Jim Pilonski
Sam Lewis	...	Damien Ogle
Paul Blackwell	...	Vanessa's Manager
Scott Heysen	...	Original Director
Don Barker	...	Original Producer
Phyllis Burford	...	Martha
Dominic Pedlar	...	TV Reporter
Holly Myers	...	TV Reporter
Patrick Frost	...	TV Reporter
Simon Bossell	...	Bobby Doog
Edwin Hodgeman	...	Mr. Drivett
Peter Green	...	Sen Det Hollander
Caroline Mignon	...	Detective Lucy Carter
Bronwyn James	...	Forensic Supervisor
Huong Nguyen	...	Cleaner
Pamela Shaw	...	Lecturer
Tiriel Mora	...	Archives Projectionist

Directed by
Kimble Rendall

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Dave Warner		written by

Produced by
Bill Bennett	....	producer
Mikael Borglund	....	executive producer
Jennifer Cluff	....	producer (as Jennifer Bennett)
Martin Fabinyi	....	producer
Michael Gudinski	....	executive producer
Gary Hamilton	....	executive producer
Rainer Mockert	....	executive producer
Julia Overton	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Guy Gross

Cinematography by
David Foreman

Film Editing by
Henry Dangar

Casting by
Anna Lennon-Smith

Production Design by
Steven Jones-Evans

Art Direction by
Richard Hobbs

Set Decoration by
Lisa Thompson

Costume Design by
Katie Graham

Makeup Department
Nicole Adrichem	....	special makeup effects artist
Katherine Brown	....	special makeup effects artist
Peta Dunstall	....	additional assistant hair stylist
Peta Dunstall	....	additional assistant makeup artist
Paul Katte	....	special makeup effects artist
Jennifer Lamphee	....	hair styles supervisor
Jennifer Lamphee	....	makeup supervisor
Jodee Lenaine-Smith	....	additional assistant hair stylist
Jodee Lenaine-Smith	....	additional assistant makeup artist
Nick Nicolaou	....	special makeup effects artist
Fiona Rees-Jones	....	assistant hair stylist
Fiona Rees-Jones	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Michael Gill	....	unit manager
Julie Ryan	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kath McIntyre	....	third assistant director
Clair Parker	....	second assistant director
Toby Pease	....	first assistant director

Art Department
John Forrest	....	storyboard artist
Robert Moxham	....	stand-by props
Peter Pound	....	storyboard artist
David Swanson	....	buyer
David Swanson	....	set dresser
Sophie Tarney	....	property buyer
Lisa Thompson	....	buyer

Sound Department
Marco Arlotta	....	boom operator
Justin Conlin	....	studio technical supporter
Gethin Creagh	....	sound mixer
Ella Fairbairn	....	assistant dialogue editor
Toivo Lember	....	sound recordist
Rick Lisle	....	adr recordist
Rory McGregor	....	assistant sound mixer
Adrian Medhurst	....	assistant foley artist
Nada Mikas	....	sound editor: atmosphere
Jane Paterson	....	sound effects editor
John Penders	....	adr editor
Andrew Plain	....	sound designer
Andrew Plain	....	supervising sound editor
Livia Ruzic	....	dialogue editor
John Simpson	....	foley artist
Peter D. Smith	....	sound mixer
Tony Young	....	adr recordist
Tony Young	....	foley recordist

Special Effects by
Nick Arnold	....	special effects technician
Paul Katte	....	special effects makeup
Jeff Little	....	special effects coordinator
Nick Nicolaou	....	special effects makeup
Peter Stubbs	....	special effects supervisor
Kevin Turner	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Tony Clark	....	visual effects supervisor
Didier Elzinga	....	senior compositor
Gail Fuller	....	visual effects producer
Sara Henschke	....	visual effects production manager
Wayne Lewis	....	CGI supervisor
Matthew Lynch	....	visual effects
Jason Madigan	....	digital compositor
Ben Paschke	....	animator
Brett Richards	....	design
Ben Roberts	....	digital compositor: Rising Sun Pictures

Stunts
Shea Adams	....	stunts
Alan Ames	....	stunts
Dean Bennett	....	stunts
Glenn Boswell	....	stunt coordinator
Glenn Boswell	....	stunts
Nigel Harbach	....	stunts
Nicole La Follette	....	stunts
Kerry Lucas	....	stunts
Teresa Rolinson	....	stunts
Bernadette Van Gyen	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Bernadette Van Gyen	....	stunts
Rikki Van Gyen	....	stunt double
Rikki Van Gyen	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Con Bambaras	....	clapper loader
Marcus Bosisto	....	key grip
Tony Clark	....	director of photography: second unit
Roger Dowling	....	director of photography: second unit
Ron Johanson	....	director of photography: second unit
Craig Philpott	....	focus puller
Julia Robinson	....	clapper loader
Graeme Shelton	....	gaffer
Dave Smith	....	best boy
Lisa Tomasetti	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Audine Leith	....	casting: South Australia
Jonathan Strauss	....	casting associate: USA
Rebecca Summerton	....	extras casting
Todd M. Thaler	....	casting: USA

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ruth De la Lande	....	wardrobe coordinator: Ms. Ringwald
Colleen Kennedy	....	wardrobe assistant
Marriott Kerr	....	costumer
Anita Seiler	....	stand-by wardrobe

Editorial Department
Pamela Barnetta	....	second assistant editor
Greg Chapman	....	negative cutter
Tony Manning	....	color timer
Milena Romanin	....	first assistant editor
Claudio Sepulveda	....	colorist: Digital Pictures
Catherine Sinclair	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Jacqui Dennis	....	music supervisor
Simon Leadley	....	music editor
Simon Leadley	....	music mixer
Adrian Murray	....	music licensing
Mark Opitz	....	music consultant
Aaron Symonds	....	scoring assistant

Other crew
Ben Breen	....	production accountant
Davids Darzins	....	legal services
Timea Dickson	....	animal wrangler
Melissa Dunstone	....	production secretary
Scott Heysen	....	production runner
Nicole La Follette	....	body double
Nicole La Follette	....	continuity attachment
Frank Mangano	....	unit assistant
Bob McCarron	....	paramedic
Michelle McGowan	....	set nurse
Victoria Mielewska	....	dialogue coach
Bernard Papps	....	armorer
Celia Richards	....	assistant to producers
Nadine Schoen	....	location manager
Greg Sitch	....	legal services
Rick Springett	....	opticals
Diane Stuart	....	production coordinator
Victoria Sullivan	....	script supervisor
Angela Tolley	....	unit publicist
Neil Ward	....	unit publicist

Production Companies

• Beyond Films
• MBP (Germany)
• Mushroom Pictures

Distributors

• Mushroom Pictures (2000) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Cipa (2000) (France) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2001) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• DMEG (2004) (Sweden) (VHS)
• Europa Filmes (Brazil) (DVD)
• Europa Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
• Golden Scene (2000) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• RTL Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL8)
• SBP (2001) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Scanbox Sweden (2000) (Sweden) (all media)
• Sci-Fi Channel, The (2003) (UK) (TV)
• Sky Box Office (2001) (UK) (TV)
• Sunfilm Entertainment GmbH (200?) (Germany) (DVD)
• Trimark Pictures
• Vidmark Entertainment (2001) (USA) (VHS)

Special Effects

• DFILM Services (digital film scanning and recording)
• Filmtrix
• Makeup Effects Group Studio (special makeup effects)
• Rising Sun Pictures (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Cameraquip Australia  camera equipment provided by
• Digital Pictures  telecine transfers
• Food Noir  catering
• Frame, Set & Match  video post-production
• Moneypenny Services  accounting services
• Negthink  negative matching
• Neil Ward Publicity  publicity
• Optical & Graphics  end title design
• South Australian Film Corporation, The  funding
• South Australian Film Corporation, The  sound mixing
• Spectrum Films International  post-production facilities
• Springett Optical Services  opticals
• Toastmedia  title design
• Trackdown Digital  music editing services
• Trackdown Digital  music mixing services

Also Known As:

The Curse (Philippines: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and gore, language and brief nudity.

Runtime:

82 min | Argentina:98 min

Country:

Australia | Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18SG | South Korea:18 | Australia:MA | France:-12 | Germany:16 (cut) | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | UK:18 | USA:R | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:13 | Brazil:14 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Adelaide Hills, South Australia, Australia

Company:

Beyond Films

Trivia:

It opened in France and Hong Kong at number two at the box office.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The unmarked Commodore police car which arrives at the house has hubcaps. All Australian police cars - marked or unmarked - use pursuit rims, with no hubcaps.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Chloe's mom: Kids...? I've put your dinner on the stove!
Vanessa Turnbill: Okay, Mom.
Chloe's mom: Don't forget to lock up, Chloe.
Vanessa Turnbill: I won't. Bye, Mom.

Movie Connections:

References Scream (1996/I)

Entertaining, though unoriginal.

The idea of a film crew being butchered while shooting a horror film has been done before (in the obscure 1986 flick "Return To Horror High", and probably some other time even before that). The idea of teens making "hip" references to other horror films of the past has been done before (in "Scream"). And so on...Yet, "Cut" is overall an entertaining movie, and if you don't pay more than a dollar to see it, you'll get your money's worth. In the first 20 minutes in particular the filmmakers seem to be onto something different, but then the movie gets increasingly derivative. Still, the special effects are good and Molly Ringwald is perfectly cast as the washed-up ex-B-movie queen. (**1/2)