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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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The Ugly
"Murder is in the eye of the beholder."
1997 1h 33m EN
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★6.0TMDB · 58
HorrorThriller
Synopsis
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A female psychologist wants to understand the minds of a confessed serial killer who spent the last five years in a mental hospital because of his state.
“Murder is in the eye of the beholder.”
Cast
Paolo Rotondo
Simon Cartwright
Rebecca Hobbs
Dr. Karen Schumaker
Chris Graham
Robert
Darien Takle
Marge
Roy Ward
Dr. Marlowe
Cath McWhirter
Helen Ann Millar
Carolyn Beaver
Helen's friend
Caelem Pope
Simon, aged 4
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Scott Reynolds
- Writers
- Scott Reynolds
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- New Zealand
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Directed by Scott Reynolds, shot by Simon Raby. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Wayne Cook 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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Paolo Rotondo and Rebecca Hobbs and Chris Graham carry the top of the cast.
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Marketing tagline: "Murder is in the eye of the beholder.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0120401 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Only 58 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Scott Reynolds directs. Simon Raby behind the camera. Wayne Cook cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in New Zealand. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 129 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Scott Reynolds, shot by Simon Raby. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Editor Wayne Cook shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 4Paolo Rotondo and Rebecca Hobbs and Chris Graham carry the top of the cast.
- 5Marketing tagline: "Murder is in the eye of the beholder.".
- 6IMDB entry: tt0120401 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 58 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 8Classified under 10 themes, including "psychoanalysis", "razor", "gore", "psychiatric hospital".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Simon Raby
- Editing
- Wayne Cook
- Production design
- Grant Major
- Makeup / hair
- Richard Taylor
- Runtime
- 93 min · 1h 33m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- IMDB
- The Ugly (1997)
Also by
Scott Reynolds
Production companies
Who made it
New Zealand Film Commission
NZ
- ES
Essential Films
Key crew
- Special Effects Makeup ArtistRichard Taylor
- Production DesignGrant Major
- EditorWayne Cook
- CastingGaye Donnellan
- MusicVictoria Kelly
- ProducerJonathan Dowling
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- psychoanalysis
- razor
- gore
- psychiatric hospital
- psychologist
- serial killer
- hospital
- killer
- straight razor
- mental hospital
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1998-05-01R
