The Scarlet Worm
5.4 /10 1 Votes5.4
Director Michael Fredianelli Music director Aaron Stielstra Duration Country United States | 5.2/10 IMDb Genre Western Screenplay David Lambert Writer David Lambert Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date January 7, 2011 (2011-01-07) (Riot Cinema Film Festival) Cast Aaron Stielstra (Print), (Heinrich Kley), Kevin Giffin (Hank), (Montgomery Ford/Mr. Paul)Similar movies McCabe & Mrs Miller (1971), The Cheyenne Social Club (1970), Unforgiven (1992), The Missouri Breaks (1976), Ramrod (1947) Tagline In the old west, the lucky ones died first. Luckier still were the ones who were never born at all! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Scarlet Worm is a 2011 American Revisionist Western film directed by Michael Fredianelli. The film was first released on January 7, 2011 at the Riot Cinema Film Festival. It stars Aaron Stielstra as a young mercenary who is sent to assassinate a cruel brothel owner. Funding for The Scarlet Worm was partially accomplished through a successful Kickstarter campaign.
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Plot
Print Harris works as a bounty hunter in early 1900s America. He has a flair for conducting his killings in a theatrical or "poetic" fashion to give his profession more meaning and legitimacy. A wealthy ranch owner Mr. Paul (Brett Halsey) hires Print to eliminate a Dutch immigrant brothel owner Heinrich Kley (Dan Van Husen)who allegedly aborts the unborn children of his prostitutes, as well as to train a young ranch hand named Lee in the art of killing. Print decides to use Lee to infiltrate Kley's business and work for Kley as protection, purposefully luring a posse of cowboys into the brothel in order to murder them, and show off his usefulness. Kley immediately enlists Print to cover a wide variety of duties while entrusting him with his unique philosophy regarding business, religion, and the necessity of prostitution. Matters become complicated when Lee falls in love with one of Kley's prostitutes and informs her of the plan to murder him.
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Reception
Critical reception for The Scarlet Worm was predominantly positive. DVD Verdict scored the movie as "not guilty" and said that it was "one of the best low budget independents I've seen in quite some time, regardless of genre." DVD Talk also gave the movie a positive review, saying that "While a bit long winded in the exposition department and in need of a few dollars more, production wise, The Scarlet Worm is still an intelligent and entertaining fringe experience."
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