"Masters of Horror"
Pro-Life (2006)

Director:

John Carpenter

Writers:

Drew McWeeny (writer) &
Scott Swan (writer)

TV Series:

"Masters of Horror" (2005)

Original Air Date:

14 November 2006 (Season 2, Episode 5)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Romance

Plot:

Determined to "rescue" his pregnant daughter from an abortion clinic, a religious fanatic and his sons plan a violent firearm assault just as the doctors suspect her pregnancy might not be of this world.

Plot Keywords:

Woods | X Ray | Father Daughter Relationship | Devil | Deformed Baby

Cast

Ron Perlman	...	Dwayne Burcell
Mark Feuerstein	...	Alex O'Shea
Emmanuelle Vaugier	...	Kim
Bill Dow	...	Dr. Kiefer
Chad Krowchuk	...	Darry Burcell
Graeme McComb	...	Caleb Burcell
Benjamin Rogers	...	Cole Burcell
Caitlin Wachs	...	Angelique Burcell
Biski Gugushe	...	Kiernan
Jeremy Jones	...	Doug
Lisa Bunting	...	Joan
Stephen Dimopoulos	...	Sam
Ashley Whillans	...	Isobel
Grace Bauer	...	Marie
Arabella Bushnell	...	Grace

Runtime:

57 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:TV-MA | Australia:R (2007)

Company:

Reunion Pictures

Tough issue; good film

John Carpenter's Pro-Life is a film that will draw out plenty of conversation among fans and non fans alike. The subject matter is abortion and the right to life. In it, a 15 year old girl finds herself raped and impregnated by a demon. One week later she is ready to give birth and so she heads to an abortion clinic to have the pregnancy terminated before the demon child can be born. Once inside ,however, matters get complicated as her father and brothers storm the clinic in an attempt to not let her go through with the abortion. The father believes he hears the voice of god telling him that the baby must live. Pro-Life is a nasty little thriller that borrows from Carpenter's remake of The Thing. While the demon baby is a bit rubbery for my liking, the full fledged demon suit is very nice. There's also some extremely effective gunshot wounds that are among the best I've ever seen. All in all a thought provoking and excellent episode. A welcome return to form along with Sounds Like after the dismal Family and V Word.