"Masters of Horror" Sick Girl (2006)

Director:

Lucky McKee

Writers:

Mick Garris (creator)
Sean Hood (teleplay) ...

TV Series:

"Masters of Horror" (2005)

Original Air Date:

13 January 2006 (Season 1, Episode 10)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

A story about an evil bug with the ability to change people's behavior, a commentary on the dangers of moving into a relationship too quickly.

Plot Keywords:

Insect | Flashback | Kitchen | Female Bonding | Cocaine

Cast

  (Episode Credited cast)

Angela Bettis	...	Ida Teeter
Misty Mundae	...	Misty Falls (as Erin Brown)
Jesse Hlubik	...	Max
Marcia Bennett	...	Lana Beasley
Mike McKee	...	Professor Malcolm Wolf
Chandra Berg	...	Betty, the Ladybug

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:TV-MA | Germany:16 | Argentina:18 | Norway:15 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-15 (TV rating) (self applied) (2008) | Finland:K-18 (DVD) (self applied) (2007)

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

British Columbia Production Tax Credit

Trivia:

Roger Corman was going to direct Sick Girl but was replaced by Lucky McKee.

Quotes:

Max: Babes or bugs. You can't have both.

Movie Connections:

Features The Big, Weird Normal (2002)

Girls, You'll Be Sick Women Soon....

I'm SO glad that Lucky McKee eventually became a part of the "Masters of Horror" directors line-up! Perhaps the amount of titles on his filmography isn't yet as impressive as it is the case with the other guys, but his "May" was a totally refreshing film and undoubtedly one of the best horror efforts of the last 15 years. And, you have to admit it, "Sick Girl" looks terrific! Angela Bettis plays another eccentric young woman, but not quite like her role in "May". Here, she's a lesbian and obsessed with unusual insects. Pretty much synchronous with the start of her dream-like relationship with the beautiful Misty, Ida receives an anonymous package containing a very rare Brazilian insect. The eerie bug bites Misty and slowly turns her into an aggressive monster that terrorizes Ida's apartment building. Ida notices Misty's increasingly strange behavior but she doesn't simply want to give up the best romance she ever experienced in her lonely life. "Sick Girl" fundamentally is a black comedy about relationships, prejudices and commitment, but the gooey make-up effects are phenomenal and the atmosphere is often very creepy. Angela Bettis is amazing and I was particularly surprised to find out that Erin Brown (a.k.a. Misty Mundae) is actually a very good actress! I've never seen any of her soft-core horror crap, but now I'm definitely interested. McKee's directing is surefooted and the climax is deliciously grotesque. Another awesome entry is the pretty damn great "Master of Horror"-series, highly recommended!