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RUNTIME
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81 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Excision
"Heal The Sickness"
2012 1h 21m EN
😐
6.2
MID
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85%
FRESH
⭐
6.1
IMDB
★6.2TMDB · 630🍅85%Rotten Tomatoes★6.1IMDB · 27,060
DramaHorrorComedy
Synopsis
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Pauline, a disturbed, outcast teenager, has a fascination with surgery and experiences violent, psychosexual fantasies, all while aspiring to a career in medicine.
“Heal The Sickness”
Cast
AnnaLynne McCord
Pauline
Traci Lords
Phyllis
Ariel Winter
Grace
Roger Bart
Bob
Jeremy Sumpter
Adam
John Waters
William
Malcolm McDowell
Mr. Cooper
Marlee Matlin
Amber
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Richard Bates Jr.
- Writers
- Richard Bates Jr.
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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Released 14 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Richard Bates Jr., shot by Itay Gross. 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 Steve Damstra II. 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 Steve Ansell 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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AnnaLynne McCord and Traci Lords and Ariel Winter carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Heal The Sickness".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1984153 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Richard Bates Jr. directs. Itay Gross behind the camera. Steve Damstra II scores. Steve Ansell cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 181 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Released 14 years ago.
- 3Directed by Richard Bates Jr., shot by Itay Gross. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Steve Damstra II. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Steve Ansell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6AnnaLynne McCord and Traci Lords and Ariel Winter carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Heal The Sickness".
- 8IMDB entry: tt1984153 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 8 themes, including "first time", "surgeon", "loss of virginity", "teenage girl".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Itay Gross
- Original score
- Steve Damstra II
- Editing
- Steve Ansell
- Production design
- Armen Ra
- Costume design
- Anthony Tran
- Makeup / hair
- Amanda King
- Sound
- Ryan Collins
- Runtime
- 81 min · 1h 21m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
- IMDB
- Excision (2012)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 85% 🍅 Fresh
- IMDB rating
- 6.1/10 · 27,060 votes
- MPAA
- Not Rated
Awards
11 wins & 12 nominations total
Also by
Richard Bates Jr.
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
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Community reviews
What people are saying
- John Chard★ 9/10
The last cut is the deepest! AnnaLynne McCord stars as Pauline, a disturbed high school misfit who has delusions of becoming a surgeon. Dominated by her over bearing mother, Pauline battles with her sanity and unhealthy obsessions. Superb, a teen based horror that’s pungent with everything from necrophilia, growing pains, peer pressure, sexual anxiety, parental strife, mental illness and horror – real horror. Writer/director Richard Bates Junior does a brilliant job of filling an 80 minute movie with so many thematic smarts but never once over egging his bloody pudding. He gets excellent performances out of McCord and Traci Lords (as Pauline’s mother), whilst the blending of surreal imagery via Pauline’s dreams and the real world awkwardness – with some dry humour in the mix too – produces a picture that is in equal parts oddball and emotionally shattering. When Dead Ringers collides with Ginger Snaps, Excision will stay with you for days afterwards. 9/10
Production companies
Who made it
- NE
New Normal Films
- AN
Anchor Bay Films
US
Key crew
- CastingCarmen Aiello
- EditorSteve Ansell
- Costume DesignAnthony Tran
- Art DirectionRobert Platzer
- EditorYvonne Valdez
- Production DesignArmen Ra
- Set DecorationKatharine Glasheen
- ProducerDylan Hale Lewis
- Associate ProducerTraci Lords
- Set DecorationBrian Formo
- Construction CoordinatorGary Sumpter
- Dialogue EditorEric Offin
- Co-ProducerSloan Harris
- Co-ProducerMatt Zambetti
- GafferJeremy Graham
- Key Makeup ArtistAmanda King
- Co-ProducerRoss Otterman
- Production SupervisorYaron Kaver
- Conceptual IllustratorEshwin Dhir
- Makeup Department HeadElle Favorule
- First Assistant DirectorYaron Kaver
- Best Boy ElectricChris Andersen
- Art Department CoordinatorBrian Formo
- Supervising Sound EditorHenry Auerbach
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- first time
- surgeon
- loss of virginity
- teenage girl
- domineering mother
- awkwardness
- social outcast
- lung transplant
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2012-11-02NR
Also known as
International titles
- IzrezivanjeRS
- 切除CN
- ОбрезаниеRU
