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A documentary on the history of the slasher film.A documentary on the history of the slasher film.A documentary on the history of the slasher film.
Amy Holden Jones
- Self
- (as Amy Holden-Jones)
Anthony Timpone
- Self
- (as Tony Timpone)
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- TriviaBased upon the novel of the same name by author Adam Rockoff
- Quotes
John Carpenter: New talents come along, old talents fade away.
- ConnectionsFeatures The War of the Worlds (1953)
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A Documentary That I Can Really Get Behind
This is pretty much what you'd expect from the title: a group of actors, directors and special effects people talk about the slasher genre of the early 1980s. They cover all the big ones, some of the lesser ones, and go over the backgrounds.
How did the Italian films of Mario Bava influence the slashers? Are they anti-woman? Do they make kids do bad things? Is it a dead genre? All of this is covered and more... such as the concept of the "final girl" and other tropes so often found in horror.
I would have liked a bit more history, and maybe more credit given to Bob Clark and "Black Christmas" (which, to me, deserves more recognition than John Carpenter's "Halloween"). But I can't really complain with all these people they found to interview -- getting Carpenter, Craven, Rob Zombie and more to appear on film? Well done.
I have met the man who wrote the book this film is based on, the charming Adam Rockoff. If this film was your idea of education, get his book! Much more than you can cram into a 90-minute film.
How did the Italian films of Mario Bava influence the slashers? Are they anti-woman? Do they make kids do bad things? Is it a dead genre? All of this is covered and more... such as the concept of the "final girl" and other tropes so often found in horror.
I would have liked a bit more history, and maybe more credit given to Bob Clark and "Black Christmas" (which, to me, deserves more recognition than John Carpenter's "Halloween"). But I can't really complain with all these people they found to interview -- getting Carpenter, Craven, Rob Zombie and more to appear on film? Well done.
I have met the man who wrote the book this film is based on, the charming Adam Rockoff. If this film was your idea of education, get his book! Much more than you can cram into a 90-minute film.
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- gavin6942
- Apr 14, 2010
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- Also known as
- Going to Pieces - el éxito y la caída del cine de destazamiento
- Filming locations
- Los Angeles, California, USA(Hollywood Forever Cemetary)
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- $600,000 (estimated)
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By what name was Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006) officially released in Canada in English?
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