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RUNTIME
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Tight 79-minute runtime β shorter than most television pilots.
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House of Bodies
2013 1h 19m EN
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4.9TMDB Β· 36
CrimeThriller
Synopsis
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While indulging his appetite for the grim and gruesome by patronizing a voyeuristic Web site that's based in a house where a serial killer once lived, a hearing-impaired boy begins to suspect that the site's violence is more than just make-believe.
βSome stories are better left unspoiled.β
Cast
Terrence Howard
Starks
Queen Latifah
Nicole
Alexz Johnson
Kelli
Harry Zittel
Kyle
George Katt
Radar
Francisco A. Pino
Darryl
Juliana Harkavy
Tisha
Karlee Eldridge
Ambra
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Alex Merkin
- Writers
- Eddie Harris
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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Released 13 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Alex Merkin, shot by Lukasz Pruchnik. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Chad Hugo. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Alex Merkin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Terrence Howard and Queen Latifah and Alexz Johnson carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt2321341 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 36 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Alex Merkin directs. Lukasz Pruchnik behind the camera. Chad Hugo scores. Alex Merkin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 79-minute runtime β shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 13 years ago.
- 3Directed by Alex Merkin, shot by Lukasz Pruchnik. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Chad Hugo. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Alex Merkin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Terrence Howard and Queen Latifah and Alexz Johnson carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt2321341 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 36 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Lukasz Pruchnik
- Original score
- Chad Hugo
- Editing
- Alex Merkin
- Runtime
- 79 min Β· 1h 19m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Alex Merkin
Production companies
Who made it
- FL
Flavor Unit Entertainment
US
Key crew
- EditorAlex Merkin
- EditorRich Bradley
- Costume DesignerWinter Ramos
- Production DesignerMatthew Petersen
- Associate ProducerAlex Pirez
- Line ProducerMichael Huens
- Executive ProducerQueen Latifah
- Executive ProducerShakim Compere
- Executive ProducerShelby Stone
- Executive ProducerYaneley Arty
- Executive ProducerRene Garcia
- ProducerOtis Best
- ProducerRon Robinson
- Second Unit DirectorJuan C. Bofill
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- serial killer
- internet broadcast
- historical reenactment
- copycat killer
- camgirl
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical2013-04-19
- Physical2016-02-12Β· DVD premiere
Also known as
International titles
- μ λ Ήμ μ§KR
