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Murder-Set-Pieces

  • 20042004
  • RR
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
3.7/10
4.3K
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Murder-Set-Pieces (2004)
  • Horror
A fashion photographer exposes his demented childhood and zooms his evil lens on the oldest profession under the moon, in quite possibly the most notorious serial killer film ever made.A fashion photographer exposes his demented childhood and zooms his evil lens on the oldest profession under the moon, in quite possibly the most notorious serial killer film ever made.A fashion photographer exposes his demented childhood and zooms his evil lens on the oldest profession under the moon, in quite possibly the most notorious serial killer film ever made.
IMDb RATING
3.7/10
4.3K
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  • Director
    • Nick Palumbo
  • Writer
    • Nick Palumbo
  • Stars
    • Sven Garrett
    • Cerina Vincent
    • Tony Todd
Top credits
  • Director
    • Nick Palumbo
  • Writer
    • Nick Palumbo
  • Stars
    • Sven Garrett
    • Cerina Vincent
    • Tony Todd
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 129User reviews
    • 59Critic reviews
    • 13Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Edwin Neal in Murder-Set-Pieces (2004)
    Tony Todd in Murder-Set-Pieces (2004)
    Gunnar Hansen in Murder-Set-Pieces (2004)
    Gunnar Hansen and Sven Garrett in Murder-Set-Pieces (2004)
    Murder-Set-Pieces (2004)
    Murder-Set-Pieces (2004)

    Top cast

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    Sven Garrett
    Sven Garrett
    • The Photographer
    Cerina Vincent
    Cerina Vincent
    • L.A. Girl
    Tony Todd
    Tony Todd
    • Clerk
    Gunnar Hansen
    Gunnar Hansen
    • Mechanic
    Edwin Neal
    Edwin Neal
    • Good Samaritan
    • (as Ed Neal)
    Jade Risser
    • Jade
    Valerie Baber
    Valerie Baber
    • Charlotte
    Destiny St. Claire
    • Weight Bench Girl
    Maria Keough
    • Little Girl on Bus
    Renee Baio
    Renee Baio
    • Hooker #1
    • (as Renee Sloan)
    Lauren Palac
    • Hooker #2
    Andrea Mitchell
    • Model
    Jessie DeRoock
    • Young Photographer
    LeAnn Clinton
    • Girl on tracks
    Shandee Lang
    • High Chair Girl #1
    • (as Shandee Long)
    Christina Holsinger
    • Hooker #3
    Fred Vogel
    • Masked Psycho
    Darren Williams
    • Masked Psycho #2
    • Director
      • Nick Palumbo
    • Writer
      • Nick Palumbo
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Taglines claimed this film to be "the first American NC-17 horror film", but this is incorrect for two reasons. First of all, many American horror films (such as 1981's 'The Evil Dead') have received an NC-17 rating in the past. Second of all, this film was never rated NC-17.
    • Goofs
      At some points when The Photographer slashes a prostitute with his razor knife in the Holiday Hotel, the cameraman's shadow is visible.
    • Quotes

      Jade: Do you always eat your meat that bloody?

      The Photographer: Yes, blood is good. It's good for you. Blood contains iron, and you need iron to reproduce new blood cells. See, that's the problem with women. Women have an iron deficiency...

      [Charlotte giggles]

      The Photographer: ... among other things. Women need iron more than men. It's ironic. Women suck blood out of men every day. But at the end of every month, it leaks out. It's just punishment. So, want some ice cream tonight?

    • Crazy credits
      executive producers Herman Goering Heinrich Himmler Joseph Goebbels Robert Ley
    • Alternate versions
      The original theatrical version (and workprint) of this film ran roughly 15 minutes longer than the new "Director's Cut" DVD of the film. Some of the scenes missing from the new DVD includes:
      • A different beginning. The theatrical version began with The Photographer taking shots of a bloody corpse. The DVD begins with a new credit montage featuring images of characters that will be murdered later in the film, thus spoiling who the victims will be.
      • Phone Arguement between Jade's sister and The Photographer while at work.
      • The Psychic Reading/Killing: The photographer visits a psychic who won't reveal "what the cards say", thus upsetting him and leading to the psychic's strangulation.
      • The Photographer watching a bizarre film strip of a girl tied on a bed wearing a pig's mask.
      • A scene where The Photographer is shown picking up the first prostitutes before the whole "red light, house music, slit throat/choke" scene.
      • The "bathtub" girl/stripper arriving late. She apologizes, and The Photographer asks her to take off her clothes. She does, then smacks her own butt and says something like 'these are my best ASSets'. After this he says "turn around", then is plays out the same as the DVD version after that.
      • Extended scenes of The Photographer driving the strip.
      • A rather artistic shot of The Photographer running towards the screen barefoot on a road, bleeding at the mouth.
    • Connections
      Features The Triumph of the Will (1935)
    • Soundtracks
      Sewing the Dead
      Written and Performed by D.D. Verni and The Bronx Casket Co. (as The Bronx Casket Company)

    User reviews129

    Review
    Top review
    3/10
    Not as "extreme" as everyone made it out to be
    Having searched for this movie for well over 6 hours, I finally found it nestled amongst the annals of many of the world's most reviled films. Reading the description, and how the film was banned in multiple countries and was deemed an "atrocity of human decency", I knew this was exactly the type of movie I wanted to watch. Once it started, I quickly realized that it wasn't the content of the film that made it disturbing, but the fact that someone actually got it financed. The acting was embarrassingly bad, the dialog even worse, and nothing about this film left any kind of impression on me, least of all fear. It did have great special effects, and the blood was extremely realistic, but when that is the only redeemable quality of the film, you know you have hit a dead end in cinema. This movie is one of those films that deserves to be banned because of how horrible in quality it is; it was written & directed by people whose sole purpose was to shock and disturb, and still managed to f$%k that up. Do yourself the favor and watch some French Extreme horror and forget this trash was made. There are plenty of movies out there that are infinitely more deserving of your valuable time.
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    • manuelasaez
    • Mar 17, 2015

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 1, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Obras maestras del asesinato
    • Filming locations
      • Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
    • Production company
      • Fright Flix Productions
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    • Budget
      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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