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Released 12 years ago.
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The Editor
"He'll leave you on the cutting room floor!"
2014 1h 35m EN
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5.6
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★5.6TMDB · 129
ComedyHorrorMystery
Synopsis
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A one-time (and now one-handed) master film editor toiling in the cinematic sweatshops of 1970s Italy becomes the prime suspect in a series of brutal murders.
“He'll leave you on the cutting room floor!”
Cast
Paz de la Huerta
Josephine Jardin
Samantha Hill
Bella
Laurence R. Harvey
Father Clarke
Adam Brooks
Rey Ciso
Matthew Kennedy
Peter Porfiry
Conor Sweeney
Cal Konitz
Tristan Risk
Veronica
Dan Bern
Umberto Fantori
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Adam Brooks
- Writers
- Conor Sweeney, Adam Brooks, Matthew Kennedy
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- Canada
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Adam Brooks, shot by Adam Brooks. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Jeremy Gillespie. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Adam Brooks 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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Paz de la Huerta and Samantha Hill and Laurence R. Harvey carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "He'll leave you on the cutting room floor!".
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IMDB entry: tt3067274 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Adam Brooks directs. Adam Brooks behind the camera. Jeremy Gillespie scores. Adam Brooks cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 12 years ago.
- 2Directed by Adam Brooks, shot by Adam Brooks. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Jeremy Gillespie. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Adam Brooks shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Paz de la Huerta and Samantha Hill and Laurence R. Harvey carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "He'll leave you on the cutting room floor!".
- 7IMDB entry: tt3067274 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 9 themes, including "police", "movie business", "knife", "murder".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Adam Brooks
- Original score
- Jeremy Gillespie
- Editing
- Adam Brooks
- Production design
- Maryam Decter
- Costume design
- Heather Neale
- Runtime
- 95 min · 1h 35m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Adam Brooks
Trailers & featurettes
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Community reviews
What people are saying
- furious_iz★ 7/10
Niche spoof film that completely delivers, so long as you love Giallo. I went into this film knowing absolutely nothing except that it was a horror film by Canadian film making collective Astron 6. What a complete delight this film was. Hilarious, weird, and totally camp in all the right ways. This film is a spoof/homage to the classic 70s Italian slasher genre Giallo. It completely nails the genre in every aspect. The ridiculous over the top acting, bad over-dubbing, often nonsensical plots, bad gore effects with bright red blood, casual misogyny, bizarre dialogue, homo-eroticism. This film has it all. If you aren't familiar with the genre this will come across as a weird poorly made grindhouse film, but if you are well versed in Italian slashers you will appreciate all the leather trench coats, gloved hands and shiny bladed knives. A must see for fans of Mario Bava, Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci and Sergio Martino
Production companies
Who made it
- AS
Astron-6 Video International
CA
Téléfilm Canada
CA
Key crew
- Executive ProducerAndria Spring
- Associate ProducerJerry Wasserman
- Associate ProducerKevin Ascolillo II
- EditorAdam Brooks
- ProducerAdam Brooks
- ProducerMatthew Kennedy
- Production DesignMaryam Decter
- Costume DesignHeather Neale
- CinematographyJon'Nathon Stebbe
- Camera OperatorScott Baker
- Script SupervisorTrevor Tuminski
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- police
- movie business
- knife
- murder
- spoof
- serial killer
- chainsaw
- whodunit
- aftercreditsstinger
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2014-09-11· Toronto International Film Festival
