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Murder-Set-Pieces (2004)
Episode 121st January 2022 • Subversive Cinema • Art Hall
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A story about one really angry German dude, strippers, photography, and a whole lot of fake blood.

Listen in as me and returning guest Devon flounder as we try to find a reason why this film exists.

Written and directed by Nick Palumbo (Nutbag, Murder-Set-Pieces), the Christian Science Monitor (yes, you read that correctly) called the film "an interesting effort to make the ultimate horror movie," while Variety, The New York Times, Village Voice, and New York Post basically called it garbage. What is the truth? Well... 4 out of 5 dentists can't be wrong, can they?

It tells the story of a psychotic Photographer, played with cartoonish zest by Sven Garrett (Days of Our Lives, The Young and the Restless, Dances with Werewolves), as he trolls around Las Vegas picking up strippers and prostitutes for photo sessions that end in rape, torture, and murder. That's about it. Oh, he is dating a woman named Charlotte, played by Valerie Baber (Emmanuelle: The Private Collection), whose younger sister Jade discovers the murderous truth of the Photographer. Okay, that's really it. Lot's of nudity, not great acting, oodles of fake blood.

The film is currently available on DVD in R-rated and Director's Cut versions.

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