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"Masters of Horror" John Carpenter's Cigarette Burns (2005)


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Writers:
Drew McWeeny (writer) &
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Original Air Date:
November 2005 (Season 1, Episode 8)
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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 synopsis
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Cast

  (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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Additional Details

Runtime:
59 min | Germany:56 min (cut)
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1.78 : 1 more
Certification:
Germany:18 (cut) | USA:TV-MA | Argentina:18 | Finland:K-15 (TV rating) (self applied) (2008) | Finland:K-18 (DVD) (self applied) (2007)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The newspaper columnist lives in a secluded house in Carthage, New York. John Carpenter, who directed the movie, was born in Carthage, New York. more
Goofs:
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. more
Movie Connections:
References Saw II (2005) more

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Say this, the man backs up his comments, 30 May 2006
Author: trentj101 from United States

Several years ago I read a quote by Carpenter where he said that he did not understand how a film like " The Ring" can be considered to be a true horror film. I think that this short certainly backs up his vision of horror and I must agree. "Burns" is a cross between the aforementioned "The Ring" and 1 of Carpenter's best works in recent years..."In the Mouth of Madness". Carpenter's horror is not suggestive, it is in your face. A true non-conformist, he is amongst my favorite filmmakers and in a time when being PC has brought us to new levels of bland. Carpenter is the one filmmaker that will give his unabated opinion on the state of film without it having to go through a publicist first. Like his movies or not, he is an original American talent. And for the record, his 1982 remake of "The Thing" goes down as one of the underrated horror films of all time. As a remake, it is one of the best that has ever been done in the genre, that is something that these director's of 70's remakes i.e ..Hills, Massacre, Omen....can learn from. If you are going to do a remake...REMAKE IT..not copy it! Kudos to Mr. Carpenter.

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