Slashers (2001) (V)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Maurice Devereaux

Writer:

Maurice Devereaux (writer)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Six contestants... Three Slashers... No prisoners!

Plot:

Japan's number one extreme reality show is having it's first all-American special! Six lucky contestants...

Plot Keywords:

Japan | Contestant | Clothes Ripping | Date Rape | Bra Less

Cast

Sarah Joslyn Crowder	...	Megan Lowry
Tony Curtis Blondell	...	Devon White
Kieran Keller	...	Michael Gibbons
Jerry Sprio	...	Rick Fisher
Carolina Pla	...	Rebecca Galley
Sofia de Medeiros	...	Brenda Thompson
Claudine Shiraishi	...	Miho Taguchi
Christopher Piggins	...	Doctor Ripper
Neil Napier	...	Chainsaw Charlie and Preacherman
Takaaki Honda	...	The Announcer and Hideo
Koichi Yano	...	The Technician
Erik Rutherford	...	Steve Taylor - US correspondant
Shigeru Fugita	...	DJ Slash
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Li Li	...	Cheerleader
Sylvia Louis	...	Cheerleader
Linh-Han Nguyen	...	Cheerleader
Mabel Palomino	...	Cheerleader
Akemi Yamagishi	...	Cheerleader

Directed by
Maurice Devereaux

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Maurice Devereaux		writer

Produced by
Maurice Devereaux	....	producer

Original Music by
Martin Gauthier

Cinematography by
Denis-Noel Mostert

Film Editing by
Maurice Devereaux

Casting by
Ayala Piron

Production Design by
Jean-Phillippe Hebert

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sarah Clement-Colas	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Philippe Lavigne	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Adrien Morot	....	special makeup effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Estelle Marcoux	....	focus puller

Distributors

• Bedford Entertainment
• Fangoria Films (USA) (DVD)
• MTI Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Salvation Films (2006) (UK) (DVD) (as Redemption)

Also Known As:

$la$her$ (Canada: English title) (alternative spelling)
Slashers (USA) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/gore, language and nudity.

Runtime:

99 min | Canada:97 min (edited version)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Germany:18 | USA:R

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Chainsaw Charlie and Rick fall from the Bridge of Death, and onto the spikes, the spikes wobble as though they are fake, and not metal.

Quotes:

[first lines]
The Announcer: [speaks Japanese; subtitles read:] Welcome back for another pulse pounding night of suspense, thrills and chills on the number one extreme TV game show in Japan... Slashers!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Playing with Your Nerves: The Making of 'Slashers' (2002) (V)

cool movie

Slashers is extremely enjoyable. It is ripped off The Running Man a bit but comes through with a little bit of nice gore and even though there is really no shocks in it it still makes for a really impressive movie that has a slight but predictable twist at the end. Megan is well annoying, does she really need to yell all the time. Surprisingly good. 9/10