Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
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Genre Documentary, Horror Initial DVD release March 20, 2007 Duration | 7.2/10 IMDb Director Jeff McQueen Country USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 13 October 2006 (USA)14 August 2010 (Australia) Writer J. Albert Bell, Rachel Belofsky, Michael Derek Bohusz, Adam Rockoff (book), Rudy Scalese Cast Ed Green (Narrator), (Himself), (Himself), (Herself), (Herself), Malek Akkad (Himself)Similar movies Tagline Every Evil, Every Nightmare, Together in One Film | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Going to pieces the rise and fall of the slasher film
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film is a 2006 documentary film about slasher films. It makes reference to many popular horror and thriller films.
Contents
Plot
The film is a historical and critical look at slasher films, which includes dozens of clips, beginning with Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Prom Night. The films' directors, writers, producers, and special effects creators comment on the films' making and success. During the Ronald Reagan years, the films get gorier, budgets get smaller, and their appeal diminishes. Then, A Nightmare on Elm Street revives the genre. Jumping to the late 1990s, when Scream brings humor and TV stars into the mix. Although some criticize the genre as misogynistic, most of the talking heads celebrate the films: as long as there are teenagers, there will be slasher films.
Interviews
Production
The documentary film based on Adam Rockoff's book Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film, 1978-1986, which was released 2002 over the McFarland & Company.
References
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film WikipediaGoing to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film IMDb Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film themoviedb.org