Cutting Room (2006)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Ian Truitner

Writer:

Ian Truitner (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

A serial killer comedy.

Plot:

An inexperienced moviemaker attempts to complete a horror film. The production gets complicated when a real serial killer begins to take out members of the cast and crew.

Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | Spoof | Skunk | Slut | Dark Comedy

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Elizabeth Daily	...	Joanne Kramer
Mark Elias	...	Ed Smith
Weetus Cren	...	Charles Drake
Richard T. Jones	...	Steve
Jon Polito	...	Sandy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tricia Alley	...	Yoga Vampire
Chopper Bernet	...	Detective Masters
Phillip Darlington	...	Vincent's Henchman
Victoria De Mare	...	Mambo Vampire
Melinda Durham	...	Sandy's Assistant
Richard Halpern	...	Vampire Victim
Kristy Jean Hulslander	...	Drew
Tony Keyes	...	Manuel Orosco III
Garrison Koch	...	Nicky Dorfman
Lindsey Labrum	...	Mindy
Dimitri Lekkos	...	Brock Steele
Joe Marinelli	...	Vincent
Jason Noska	...	Dead Grip
Tess Parker	...	Annie
Paige Peterson	...	Vanessa
Daisy Rhodes	...	Screaming girl 2
Riley Weston	...	Sitcom Girl

Runtime:

USA:83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Six 14 Productions

Trivia:

Shot at the old Howard Hughes studio in Hollywood.

Another B-movie that's better than most A-movies.

This isn't a GREAT movie by any stretch of the imagination, but it's still pretty good. "Tongue-planted-firmly-in-cheek" does not even begin to describe how this is played by all the actors. The entire movie is empty of any serious thoughts. The violence and bloodshed are just a notch above a cartoon (often using shadows of the characters performing heinous acts) and I really can't see much in this that wouldn't be suitable for even small kids.

The plot is quite thin, but the script and the characters are quite funny. Every character is a stereotype of Hollywood personality and/or the horror-movie genre. The two standouts are Weetus Cren as Charles Drake, the loopy semi-serious producer/director of an extra-low-budget slasher movie, and Lindsey Labrum as Mindy, the perky not-so-there production assistant.

This movie really is a lot of fun and I suggest you give it a chance. Just don't expect a classic horror-comedy.