"Masters of Horror" Sick Girl (2006)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

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 | Landlady | Black Humor | Sex Talk | Lesbian Kiss

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

Certification:

USA:TV-MA | Germany:16 | Argentina:18

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

British Columbia Production Tax Credit

Trivia:

The role of Ida Teeter, played by Angela Bettis, was a role originally written for a man with the character name of "Ira Teeter".

Quotes:

Ida Teeter: Hello there, ladybug. Give me some skin.

Movie Connections:

Features The Big, Weird Normal (2002)

Lucky McKee is a future master; what a funny episode this was

Much like Landis' Deer Woman, Lucky McKee goes for laughs over straight horror. Sick Girls stars Angela Bettis as Ida Teeter, a shy, lesbian entomologist. She doesn't do so well relationship wise as her apartment filled with bugs is quite off-putting. That is, until she meets Misty Falls (Erin Brown) her new lover who doesn't get creeped out by the bugs. Unfortunately she gets bitten by a bug sent to Ida, a very mysterious bug that changes people's personalities for the worst.

McKee is actually a lot like John Landis, mixing gory horror with hilarious comedy. This works on a lot of levels, the acting is great (I love Bettis, she is an excellent actress), the humour is actually funny, the gore sickening and the monsters big and ugly. This episode is highly recommended.

4/5.