The Last Horror Movie (2003)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Julian Richards

Writers:

James Handel (writer)
Julian Richards (idea)

Release Date:

13 May 2005 (UK)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Wait until you see the final cut...

Plot:

A serial killer uses a horror video rental to lure his next victim. What begins as a teen slasher transforms into a disturbing journey through the mind of Max Parry, a mild mannered wedding photographer with a taste for human flesh. |

Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | Taunting | Film In Film | Diner | Cynic

Awards:

9 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Kevin Howarth	...	Max
Mark Stevenson	...	The Assistant
Antonia Beamish	...	Petra
Christabel Muir	...	Sam
Jonathan Coote	...	John
Rita Davies	...	Grandma
Joe Hurley	...	Ben (as Joe Morley)
Jamie Langthorne	...	Nico
John Berlyne	...	Phil
Mandy Gordon	...	Sarah
Jim Bywater	...	Bill
Lisa Renée	...	Waitress
Christopher Adamson	...	Killer (as Chris Adamson)
Adrian Johnson	...	Kelly
John MacCrossan	...	Groom

MPAA:

Rated R for strong brutal violence and language.

Runtime:

UK:80 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Germany:18 (JK/SPIO) (cut) | Australia:R (DVD rating) | Finland:K-18 | UK:18 | USA:R | Australia:MA | Norway:15 | Ireland:18 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Company:

Prolific Films

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Max slits the throat of the woman his assistant was supposed to kill, you can clearly see that the knife does not make contact with her throat.

Quotes:

Max Parry: Now, why don't I care about that? I mean, I know you care about that; that's why you think I'm a bad person, but the thing is, I don't care about it. I didn't ask not to care about it, but I don't. And if I don't care, how can I think it's wrong? And if I don't think it's wrong, why shouldn't I do it?

Movie Connections:

References The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

Deserves to be huge

ames Handel's brilliant script for The Last Horror Movie has a lot to say and does it without preaching or getting heavy handed. It's an uncomfortable film, but a compelling one and that modern day rarity, a horror film that makes you think while scaring the hell out of you. Howarth takes centre stage throughout and is simply amazing as the unreadable Max - he himself admits that he's not mad, but offers no motivation for why he commits his appalling crimes other than that he wants to create the "last horror movie you'll ever see." The Last Horror Movie will work even better on video and DVD than it does on the big screen though one has to wonder what its prospects will be. With no big name stars and the still unshakeable stigma attached to British horror films, this could go unwatched by many who would love its perverse charm and uncompromising violence. And that would be a shame as this is one genre film that deserves to be huge.