A film editor gets embroiled in a string of murders.A film editor gets embroiled in a string of murders.A film editor gets embroiled in a string of murders.
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6.0/10
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- Directors
- Writers
- Adam Brooks(story by)
- Matthew Kennedy(story by)
- Conor Sweeney
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- Directors
- Writers
- Adam Brooks(story by)
- Matthew Kennedy(story by)
- Conor Sweeney
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- Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations
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Sheila Campbell
- Margarit Porfiryas Margarit Porfiry
- (as Sheila E. Campbell)
Lance 'The Snake' Cartwright
- Cesareas Cesare
- (as Lance Cartwright)
- Directors
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- Adam Brooks(story by)
- Matthew Kennedy(story by)
- Conor Sweeney
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Storyline
Rey Ciso was once the greatest editor the world had ever seen. Since a horrific accident left him with four wooden fingers on his right hand, he's had to resort to cutting pulp films and trash pictures. When the lead actors from the film he's been editing turn up murdered at the studio, Rey is fingered as the number one suspect. The bodies continue to pile up in this absurdist giallo-thriller as Rey struggles to prove his innocence and learn the sinister truth lurking behind the scenes.
- Taglines
- He'll leave you on the cutting room floor!
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- Not Rated
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Did you know
- TriviaGraham Humphreys, famed poster artist for films such as The Evil Dead and Nightmare On Elm Street, personally designed four posters for the film.
- GoofsThe movie supposedly takes place during the late-70's or early-80's, but a modern black truck can be seen a few scenes, particularly the car chase between Porfiry and Rey where several modern cars are seen parked in the background.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Father Knows Best: Laurence R. Harvey on 'The Editor' (2015)
- SoundtracksFire Switch
Written by Trevor Tuminski and Norman Orenstein (SOCAN) Performed by Trevor Tuminski and Norman Orenstein
Top review
close, but no Bava...
I hate to give this such a low mark, because there were at least half a dozen times in the first half hour when I thought The Editor was about to blossom into a note-perfect giallo homage. A few brief scenes mimicked exactly the kind of bad dubbing/dialogue/acting/lighting/fashion etc of the original 70s Italian giallo horrors it's clearly inspired by. Frustratingly however these were just teases, and the film seemed more interested in being some kind of hip underground indie-flick slasher that didn't remind me much of anything giallo based, and it started to *seriously* drag. The lead character's virtually comatose performance didn't help much, and the plot soon got impossible to follow. After 45 mins I didn't really know or care what I was watching any more.
Overall The Editor is nowhere near as bad as the absurdly boring Berberian Sound Studio (the closest modern-day comparison I can think of), but I wish they'd concentrated more on paying tribute to the classic giallo clichés instead of becoming a directionless and rather average slasher.
Overall The Editor is nowhere near as bad as the absurdly boring Berberian Sound Studio (the closest modern-day comparison I can think of), but I wish they'd concentrated more on paying tribute to the classic giallo clichés instead of becoming a directionless and rather average slasher.
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- ElWormo
- Mar 23, 2017
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