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MONEY
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Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Junkyard Dog
"Sometimes Help Can Be Hell..."
2009 1h 31m EN
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4.0
SKIP
★4.0TMDB · 13
HorrorThrillerMystery
Synopsis
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A gritty psychological-horror-thriller that delves the demented mind of a cannibalistic serial rapist who kidnaps his tenth victim in as many months on Halloween night.
“Sometimes Help Can Be Hell...”
Cast
Vivica A. Fox
Samantha Deatherage
Innis Casey
JYD
Brad Dourif
Sheriff Holk
Galadriel Stineman
Audra
John Kapelos
Hellerman
Max Perlman
Laine
Jerry Foster
Old Man
Jade Shapiro
Jade
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Kim Bass
- Writers
- Kim Bass
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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Released 17 years ago.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Kim Bass, shot by Larry Boothby. 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 Sean Murray. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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CAST
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Vivica A. Fox and Innis Casey and Brad Dourif carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Sometimes Help Can Be Hell...".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1229405 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Kim Bass directs. Larry Boothby behind the camera. Sean Murray scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Released 17 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Kim Bass, shot by Larry Boothby. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Sean Murray. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Vivica A. Fox and Innis Casey and Brad Dourif carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Sometimes Help Can Be Hell...".
- 8IMDB entry: tt1229405 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Larry Boothby
- Original score
- Sean Murray
- Runtime
- 91 min · 1h 31m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Kim Bass
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2009-08-09
