Shallow Grave

"Welcome to Medley, Georgia"

1987 1h 29m EN

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★5.2TMDB · 33★5.6IMDB · 1,251

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Synopsis

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When four young college girls stumble upon a murder, they find themselves targeted by a killer who will stop at nothing to silence them.

“Welcome to Medley, Georgia”

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Cast

Tony March
Sheriff Dean
Lisa Stahl
Sue Ellen
Tom Law
Deputy Scott
Carol Cadby
Patty
Donna Baltron
Rose
Just Kelly
Cindy
Vincent Tumeo
Chad
Gregg Todd Davis
Owen

Credits

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Director: Richard Styles
Writers: Carolyn J. Horton, George Edward Fernandez, George Edward Fernandez
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Richard Styles, shot by Orson Ochoa. 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 Mason Daring. 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 Carolyn J. Horton 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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Tony March and Lisa Stahl and Tom Law carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Welcome to Medley, Georgia".

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IMDB entry: tt0207093 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Richard Styles directs. Orson Ochoa behind the camera. Mason Daring scores. Carolyn J. Horton cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
239 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Richard Styles, shot by Orson Ochoa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Mason Daring. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Carolyn J. Horton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Tony March and Lisa Stahl and Tom Law carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Welcome to Medley, Georgia".
8IMDB entry: tt0207093 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 33 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 14 themes, including "adultery", "florida", "sheriff", "psychopath".

The technical file

Cinematography: Orson Ochoa
Original score: Mason Daring
Editing: Carolyn J. Horton
Makeup / hair: Shirley Stone
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Shallow Grave (1987)
IMDB rating: 5.6/10 · 1,251 votes
MPAA: R

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Wuchak2025-01-02
★ 7/10
“Hidden gem” from the mid-80s in the thriller/horror category Four females from a Catholic college in Virginia head to Fort Lauderdale for Spring Break, but inadvertently see something they shouldn’t have seen in a Southern town along the way. Havoc ensues. "Shallow Grave" (1987) begins with an homage to “Psycho,” but it’s more of an adventure/crime thriller than a slasher. Movies from the early 80s like “First Blood,” “Trapped,” aka "Baker County, USA,” and “Murder in Coweta County” come to mind. It starts fun and amusing, keeping with the college girls traveling to Spring Break motif, yet takes a deadly serious turn in the second act, becoming suspenseful till the uncertain climax. Brunette Donna Baltron stands out on the feminine front as Rose; too bad her role isn’t bigger. On the other side of the gender spectrum, Tony March is notable as the hairy-chested Sheriff. There’s an interesting subtext on the domino effect of negative decisions, which can lead to desperation and committing the most awful acts imaginable. Even the best of us is susceptible, so don’t make the initial bad decision in the first place (in this case, adultery). Other themes include injustice, the corruption of an authority figure and the responsibility of those in subordinate positions. It runs 1 hour, 29 minutes, and was shot in Medley, Florida, which is 15 miles northwest of Miami and 30 miles southwest of Fort Lauderdale. GRADE: B

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