Murder-Set-Pieces (2004)

Director:

Nick Palumbo

Writer:

Nick Palumbo (writer)

Release Date:

1 April 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

The most visceral horror film ever made

Plot:

Set against Sun City, Las Vegas, "Murder-Set-Pieces" tells the story of a fashion photographer whose vocation is murder.

Plot Keywords:

Photographer | Sex | Blood | Flashback To Images Of Memories | Chainsaw

Cast

Sven Garrett	...	The Photographer
Tony Todd	...	Clerk
Cerina Vincent	...	Beautiful Girl
Gunnar Hansen	...	Nazi Mechanic
Edwin Neal	...	Good Samaritan (as Ed Neal)
Jade Risser	...	Jade
Valerie Baber	...	Charlotte
Destiny St. Claire	...	Weight Bench Girl
Maria Keough	...	Little Girl on Bus
Renee Sloan	...	Hooker #1
Lauren Palac	...	Hooker #2
Andrea Mitchell	...	Model
Jessie DeRoock	...	Young Photographer
LeAnn Clinton	...	Girl on tracks
Shandee Lang	...	High Chair Girl #1 (as Shandee Long)
Christina Holsinger	...	Hooker #3
Fred Vogel	...	Masked Psycho
Darren Williams	...	Masked Psycho #2
Jerami Cruise	...	Video Victim
Cristie Whiles	...	Dildo Girl #1
Shelby Jackson	...	Dildo Girl #2
Jaremy Haye	...	Security Guard
Kylle Epperson	...	Green Ball Girl
Katie Richards	...	Megan
Amber Richards	...	Toilet Girl
Natalie Scytow	...	Strip Girl #1
Sarah Murray	...	Strip Girl #2
Lisa Leslie	...	Strip Girl #3
Crissy Moran	...	Tree Girl #1
Jenna Velanni	...	Tree Girl #2
Shawna Jacobs	...	Ice Cream Girl #1
Shannon Weller	...	Ice Cream Girl #2
Carrie Flaska	...	Basement Girl #2
Natalie Himmler	...	Halloween Girl #1
Ashley Richards	...	Halloween Girl #2
Hannah Keough	...	Halloween Girl #3
Brittni Truitt	...	Halloween Girl #4
Karri Jonas	...	Halloween Girl #5
Tanja Grupp	...	German Mother (as German Mother)
Kendra Flynt	...	Baby Girl
Jamie Jent	...	High Chair Girl #2 (as Jami Jent)
Ashley Twigg	...	Chainsaw Girl
Carmen Dunn	...	Old Lady #1
Joan Gibbs	...	Old Lady #2
Casie Gillespie	...	Candy
Andrea Hartman	...	Basement Girl #1
Jennifer Stuber	...	Basement Girl #3
Jennifer Cross	...	Basement Girl #4
Stacy Kushniruk	...	Basement Girl #5
Shawna Hale	...	Basement Girl #6
Lana Stewart Nold	...	Basement Girl #7
Jena Peacock	...	Mirror Girl (as Dana Frazier)
Liv Holley	...	Pole Girl
Natasha Bunker	...	Dancing Blonde Girl
Paul Bischot	...	Bus driver
Danyel Makenna	...	Bus Rider
Shawna Edge	...	Bud Rider
David Palumbo	...	Bus Rider
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rob Marchitti	...	Bus Rider
Jill Michelle	...	Various (voice)
Stephanie Negrete	...	Dream Girl
Janice Risser	...	Salon Patron #3
Sherrie Winings	...	Psychic

Directed by
Nick Palumbo

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Nick Palumbo		writer

Produced by
Herman Goering	....	executive producer
Ehrlich Livingston	....	executive producer
Nick Palumbo	....	producer
Andrew Piersante	....	executive producer
Thomas Quinlin	....	executive producer

Original Music by
The Bronx Casket Company
Eric Galligan
The Giallos Flame
Necrophagia
Zombi

Cinematography by
Brendan Flynt

Film Editing by
Todd C. Ramsay

Casting by
Nick Palumbo

Art Direction by
Joe Zito

Art Department
Cristie Whiles	....	storyboard artist (as Cristie 'Crusty' Whiles)

Sound Department
David Bartlett	....	adr supervisor
David Bartlett	....	sound effects editor
David Bartlett	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Bartlett	....	supervising sound editor
Joe Beachy	....	sound mixer
Rod Bermudez	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeff K. Brunello	....	sound effects editor
David Kitchens	....	sound supervisor
Evan Meszaros	....	boom operator
Eric Reuveni	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ben Zarai	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Jerami Cruise	....	special effects supervisor
Ricky Lee Leonard	....	special effects assistant
Fred Vogel	....	special effects technician

Stunts
Sven Garrett	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Arsenio Assin	....	second assistant camera
Paul Bischot	....	key grip
Marc Cole	....	Steadicam operator
Gabriel Delerme	....	gaffer
George Gatter	....	electrician
Werner Gropp	....	camera loader
Paul Grupp	....	grip
Emil Hampton	....	second assistant camera
Tet Kay	....	first assistant camera (as Tertius Kuijper)
Fritz Luffa	....	grip
Shane Sauer	....	gaffer
John Willis	....	gaffer

Editorial Department
Brian J. Cavanaugh	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Other crew
Paul W. Hazen	....	film acquisitions representative

Thanks
Art Ettinger	....	special thanks
Elaine Lamkin	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Fright Flix Productions

Distributors

• Blackwatch Releasing (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2009) (France) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2009) (Russia) (DVD)
• Another World Entertainment (2007) (Norway) (DVD)
• Barnholtz Entertainment
• Firebox (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Maple Pictures (2007) (Canada) (DVD)
• One Movie (2007) (Italy) (all media)
• Paramount Pictures (2009) (Spain) (DVD)
• TLA Releasing (2008) (UK) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures (Spain) (2008) (Spain) (DVD)
• Videorama (2007) (Greece) (all media)
• Weinstein Company, The (2009) (Sweden) (DVD)

Special Effects

• ToeTag FX

Other Companies

• Juniper Post  sound post-production

MPAA:

Rated R for grisly bloody violence, disturbing images, strong sexuality and nudity, and for language.

Runtime:

105 min | 91 min (director's cut) | USA:83 min (R-rated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Norway:18 | Ireland:(Banned) | UK:(Banned) | Norway:(Banned) (re-rating) (2008) | Italy:VM18 | Finland:K-18 (self applied) (2007) (director's cut) | USA:Unrated (director's cut)

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

Fright Flix Productions

Trivia:

The Lion's Gate Films "R" rated version of "Murder-Set-Pieces" was released on January 9th, 2007, and it is cut and edited by 23 minutes. No other film in the history of cinema has had to have that many minutes cut to avoid the "NC-17" rating.

Quotes:

The Photographer: I'm looking for a snuff film, called The Nutbag.

Movie Connections:

References Nutbag (2000)

No really, I want my money back!!!

I love horror movies and this was just terrible. It was ridiculous and an insult to the genre (and the audience). There weren't any good "jumpy" moments and the laughs we had were because of the things we whispered to each other because it was so bad. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't expecting this movie to change my life but I didn't think it would be awful- and it really was. I know reading a bad review of a horror movie wouldn't stop me from seeing one but after seeing this, I feel compelled to try. It was pretty bloody, but you didn't see a lot of the murders. There was a lot of badly implied violence and a lot of blood. I can't write a real critique about the movie because I don't really think of it as a real movie. The plot holes were enormous, the acting was terrible, blah blah, blah. I guess there is something to say about the fact that this managed to be a monotonous, boring slasher film. I have seen stupid slasher films- but not one that was so repetitive and yes- boring. I also agree with the other review that it was gross for it's own sake and shocking as well. Some of the things that I am sure are controversial (people murdered and images in his dreams)seem to just be there because they can be or to try and prove something. I don't think they worked at all and I was mad that he would use them in such a cheap way. Normally, I think any film that makes you feel anything this strongly has to have something redeeming in it. Not this one, it was 2 hours of my life completely wasted.