Serial Killing 4 Dummys (2004)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Trace Slobotkin

Writer:

Trace Slobotkin (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

School is Hell. And it just got a lot worse.

Plot:

Casey Noland, a high school kid with no direction in life, decides to pursue the serial killing profession. Only problem...

Plot Keywords:

High School | Murder | Police | Serial Killer | Independent Film

Cast

Thomas Haden Church	...	Vince Grimaldi
Justin Urich	...	Casey Noland
Lisa Loeb	...	Sasha Fitzgerald
Rick Overton	...	Mr. Korn
George Murdock	...	Detective Ray Berro
Barbara Niven	...	Donna Noland
Stuart Stone	...	Amil
Raymond O'Connor	...	Frank
Esther Scott	...	Sally Lindon
Elise Ballard	...	News Anchor
Corey Feldman	...	Store Clerk
Jennifer Loto	...	Marni Greenstein
Katherine D'Armond	...	Girl Victim #1
Chris Weber	...	Mark Pekla
Mark Thompson	...	Chuck, Weatherman

Also Known As:

Serial Killer (UK)
Serial Killing 101 (USA) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

Canada:89 min (DVD) | UK:83 min (TV)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

Australia:MA | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:18 | USA:R

Company:

Parlay Productions

Trivia:

Lisa Loeb, aged 34 in 2002, plays a student half her age - 17.

Goofs:

Continuity: Production designer Erich W. Schultz is credited in the opening credits as Eric Schultz, but as Erich Schultz in the closing credits.

Quotes:

Mr. Korn: Now Vince, did you get rid of those raccons like I asked ya too?
Vince Grimaldi: But Mr Korn! They're so cute!
Mr. Korn: Aw Vinnie!

Movie Connections:

References Humanoids from the Deep (1980)

Soundtrack:

Another Sad Story

A must see spoof for all slasher film fans!

This movie shows the life of a seemingly disturbed high school student who wants, without success, to be a notorious serial killer when he grows up. He befriends a suicidal classmate who wants to be his first victim, and she tries to help become a killer. And while all this is going on, there's an actual serial killer on the loose in their town and they try to use their "killer" knowledge to profile the murderer.

This movie had me laughing so hard I almost peed my pants! Kudos to the writers and the actors, because the plot was great, and the acting was superb. Thomas Haden Church (remember him from Demon Night?) gives a hilarious performance as the "gymnasium class teacher".

I swear I will never stick my nose up at another Lion's Gate film! I would definitely recommend this film to all horror fans!