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"Masters of Horror" John Carpenter's Cigarette Burns (2005)
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"Masters of Horror" (2005)Original Air Date:
November 2005 (Season 1, Episode 8)Plot:
With a torrid past that haunts him, a movie-theater director is hired to hunt for the only known print of a film so notorious that its single screening caused the viewers to become homicidally insane. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Still a master moreCast
(Episode Cast overview, first billed only)| Norman Reedus | ... | Kirby | |
| Udo Kier | ... | Bellinger | |
| Gary Hetherington | ... | Walter | |
| Christopher Britton | ... | Meyers (as Chris Britton) | |
| Zara Taylor | ... | Annie | |
| Chris Gauthier | ... | Timpson (as Christopher Gauthier) | |
| Douglas Arthurs | ... | Dalibor (as Douglas H. Arthurs) | |
| Colin Foo | ... | Fung | |
| Gwynyth Walsh | ... | Katja | |
| Christopher Redman | ... | Willowy Being | |
| Julius Chapple | ... | Henri Cotillard | |
| Taras Kostyuk | ... | Kaspar (as Taras) | |
| Brad Kelly | ... | Horst | |
| Lynn Wahl | ... | Cab Driver | |
| Brahm Taylor | ... | Protagonist |
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59 min | Germany:56 min (cut)Country:
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1.78 : 1 moreFun Stuff
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The newspaper columnist lives in a secluded house in Carthage, New York. John Carpenter, who directed the movie, was born in Carthage, New York. moreGoofs:
Continuity: Kirby visits Henri Cotillard's office in Paris, France. When Henri asks Kirby for the name of the film he's looking for, he puts his right hand by his computer monitor. In the next shot, Henri's arm is by his side. moreFAQ
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A film collector/sleuth accepts an assignment from an eccentric millionaire to locate a notorious film that caused mass hysteria and madness upon it's one and only showing. As he gets nearer to finding it he experiences the film's profound effects and the horror it possesses.
A good and original horror story gets supreme treatment from a master horror director. Striking images (one in particular) fuel this intriguing story which builds good momentum and climaxes in a very satisfying and bloody way. People have noted the similarities between this film and Carpenter's earlier In the Mouth of Madness but when all is said and done this is pretty effective stuff and handled beautifully by Carpenter. One scene is as gruesome as they come and I'm amazed it wasn't edited out since this is a TV movie. It could easily be stretched out for feature length and that's maybe it's only problem; it unveils too fast.
Although not written by Carpenter this still feels and looks like a film made by him. Highly recommended.