Bleed (2002) (V)

User Rating:

3.4/10   

Directors:

Devin Hamilton
Dennis Petersen

Writer:

Devin Hamilton (writer)

Release Date:

24 December 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Join the club.

Plot:

A young woman with murderous tendencies tries making new friends by joining an elite social club and in so doing, becomes the target of a masked killer bent on killing all her new friends.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Nudity | Flashback Sequence | Swimming Pool | Slit Throat

Cast

Debbie Rochon	...	Maddy Patterson
Danny Wolske	...	Shawn Banning
Allen Nabors	...	Chris
Orly Tepper	...	Tillie
Ronnie Gene Blevins	...	Peter
Laura Nativo	...	Laura
Julie Strain	...	Linda
Brinke Stevens	...	Phyllis Patterson
Lloyd Kaufman	...	Carl Patterson
Tuesday DeCarlo	...	Todd
Jordan White	...	Simon (as Jordan Allen White)
John Treacy	...	Stalker
Lizzy Strain	...	Tammy the Receptionist
Anne Star	...	Karen
Barry Bedwell	...	Keith

Also Known As:

Make 'Em Bleed (USA) (working title)
The Murder Club (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence/gore, sexuality and language.

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:R21 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Full Moon Pictures

Trivia:

Much of the same cast and crew worked on this film and "Delta Delta Die! (2003) (V)" simultaneously, even using some of the same locations and furniture for each film.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Reflectors visible in the girl's sunglasses at the pool side.

Movie Connections:

References Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

OK drive-in-style trash horror movie.

Maddy (Debbie Rochon) is a mentally unstable young woman with a troubled past who gets more than she bargained for when she goes to a pool party with a handsome coworker. When her date and his friends jokingly say they belong to a `Murder Club,' Maddy takes it seriously and moves straight up to `Level 3' by bashing in the brains of a woman in a parking garage (for denting her car!). But is Maddy also the one donning a plastic mask and killing off other members of the group or has someone else lost it?

The plot of this film (originally titled MAKE 'EM BLEED) is very poorly conceived, full of holes and spirals completely out of control before a ludicrous, out-of-left-field twist ending. Some of the dialogue is downright laughable. I didn't have a problem with Rochon's performance, but the supporting cast was atrocious. However, I managed to sit through this Full Moon release thoroughly entertained. There's plenty of skin and blood and it's the perfect type of flick to sit around with a group of your buddies and pick apart. Horror fans may also enjoy the cameos from Brinke Stevens and Lloyd Kaufman (as Debbie's parents) and Julie Strain (an early victim).

Score: 4 out of 10