"Masters of Horror" Sick Girl (2006)

Director:

Lucky McKee

Writers:

Mick Garris (creator)
Sean Hood (teleplay) ...

TV Series:

"Masters of Horror" (2005)

Original Air Date:

13 January 2006 (Season 1, Episode 10)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

A story about an evil bug with the ability to change people's behavior, a commentary on the dangers of moving into a relationship too quickly.

Plot Keywords:

Insect | Flashback | Kitchen | Female Bonding | Cocaine

Cast

  (Episode Credited cast)

Angela Bettis	...	Ida Teeter
Misty Mundae	...	Misty Falls (as Erin Brown)
Jesse Hlubik	...	Max
Marcia Bennett	...	Lana Beasley
Mike McKee	...	Professor Malcolm Wolf
Chandra Berg	...	Betty, the Ladybug

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:TV-MA | Germany:16 | Argentina:18 | Norway:15 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-15 (TV rating) (self applied) (2008) | Finland:K-18 (DVD) (self applied) (2007)

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

British Columbia Production Tax Credit

Trivia:

The role of Ida Teeter, played by Angela Bettis, was a role originally written for a man with the character name of "Ira Teeter".

Quotes:

Ida Teeter: Hello there, ladybug. Give me some skin.

Movie Connections:

Features The Big, Weird Normal (2002)

Best episode of the first season along with Argento's Jenifer

Lucky McKee's episode of the Masters of Horror series is a very fun, clever and entertaining film. Not only Sick Girl has creepy moments but it also made me laugh a lot. And unlike Deer Woman, the humor here is smart and the actors are talented, especially the two main actresses. It starts as a romantic comedy and right from the beginning you feel close to the characters, which is a very good thing considering what is about to come. A geek named Ida (Angela Bettis) is heartbroken. But she noticed a lonely girl, Misty (played by Erin Brown), who's always sitting and drawing in the hall where Ida works and she thinks it might be a good idea to ask her out. Soon Ida dates Misty and they start falling in love with each other. It's great we are spared the usual lesbian stereotypes. It doesn't even feel like we're dealing with a homosexual love story. We're only witnesses of a new born love between two lonely persons who appear to be made for each other. The problem is that, recently, some unknown person sent by mail a strange gift to Ida. Knowing she likes bugs (she has dozens of them in her apartment), someone offered her a huge unknown insect, and on the first night, without noticing it, Misty got bitten. I won't spoil anything by telling more. It takes a little while before the horrors start, but it doesn't really matter because it's never boring. Director Lucky McKee (May, The Woods) may be a new horror master but he seems to know what he's doing. Don't miss this episode. Highly recommended!