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Écorché vif

Original title: Skinned Deep
  • 2004
  • R
  • 1h 37m
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4.2/10
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Écorché vif (2004)
A family vacation is turned into a nightmare when they are abducted by a family of deranged killers in this "Texas Chainsaw" style comedy sci-fi horror thriller romantic drama.
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A family vacation is turned into a nightmare when they are abducted by a family of deranged killers in this "Texas Chainsaw" style comedy sci-fi horror thriller romantic drama.A family vacation is turned into a nightmare when they are abducted by a family of deranged killers in this "Texas Chainsaw" style comedy sci-fi horror thriller romantic drama.A family vacation is turned into a nightmare when they are abducted by a family of deranged killers in this "Texas Chainsaw" style comedy sci-fi horror thriller romantic drama.

  • Director
    • Gabriel Bartalos
  • Writer
    • Gabriel Bartalos
  • Stars
    • Les Pollack
    • Aaron Sims
    • Kurt Carley
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    • Director
      • Gabriel Bartalos
    • Writer
      • Gabriel Bartalos
    • Stars
      • Les Pollack
      • Aaron Sims
      • Kurt Carley
    • 62User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Les Pollack
    • Jed
    Aaron Sims
    • Surgeon General
    Kurt Carley
    Kurt Carley
    • Surgeon General
    Linda Weinrib
    • Gloria Jean Rockwell
    Eric Scott Bennett
    • Phil Rockwell
    Lee Kociela
    • Matthew Rockwell
    Karoline Brandt
    • Tina Rockwell
    Jim O'Donoghue
    • The Sheriff
    Liz Little
    • Granny
    Warwick Davis
    Warwick Davis
    • Plates
    Jason Dugre
    Jason Dugre
    • Brain
    • (as Jay Dugré)
    Bill Butts
    • Graine
    Geraldine Stone
    • Miss M.I.A.
    Joe Little
    • Big Joe
    Neil Dooley
    • Pig Pen
    Allen Richard
    • Shakes
    Philip Jones
    • Salmon
    Ben Williams
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      • Gabriel Bartalos
    • Writer
      • Gabriel Bartalos
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    4Hirnklops

    Sucks as horror movie, okay as comedy

    I still remember the General... Nice Jaw, nice overall look. That, and that it was stupid. Very stupid. Bad acting (not as bad as in movies like "Abscent of Light" or "Goth", but stupid), bad music, bad story, lots of gore and goofy characters.

    Seriously, the movie is meant to be comedic, or how else could you interpret a wrestling match between a senior citizen and a midget? A plate-throwing dwarf? The grannies and grandpas getting ready for war? The colorful comic - like look? This one never wanted to be taken serious, and as long as you don't, you might enjoy it. If you are indeed looking for a deeper sense or some kind of message, you're completely lost.

    Then again, if you dislike cheap splatter movies, why did you even rent it?
    8ian-535

    mint film for all the wrong reasons

    This film sucks but is so bad its hugely entertaining. Wait till you see Brain for the first time - don't be drinking cos you will spit it out all over yourself.

    The family in the film must be the dumbest bunch of people ever assembled cos for them to believe the story that's fed to em is just ridiculous.

    The acting is so bad it rocks, the plot is off it's head and special effects are not special. The Surgeon General in it has the strength of ten tigers too.

    Watch it and love it for all the wrong reasons.

    Telling it like it is there.
    6RectalGORE

    A cheesy Texas Chainsaw Massacre rip off!

    Skinned Deep is a cheesy Texas Chainsaw Massacre rip off with a fair share of gore! It offers funny characters, a typical Texas Chainsaw Massacre rip off plot and an hour and a half of entertainment! Not only there is no nudity, there is also no sleaze climate. The story is about a family that consists of two fat parents, a young brother and a vegetarian older sister who happens to play the main role of the victim that is tortured by the typical deformed family! This deformed family consists of as usually one person who happens to be an old lady. This old lady also happens to be psychotic , but she looks normal, and a bunch of deformed bastards. One of those deformed bastards actually has a sensitive soul. Therefore, the girl victim takes advantage of his sensitive soul for her own survival interest. Later on, a bunch of funky old people declare a war on that deformed family who has killed their buddy. In a nutshell, I suggest you watch this cheesy flick if you enjoy b-grade cheese cinema! And no! It ain't so awful as the films produced by Troma!
    4dschmeding

    OMG... what did just happen?

    This movie starts of really bad like Troma wanted to make a Texas Chainsaw Massacre Rip Off. An incredibly stupid family gets lost in nowhere and meets a creepy family who happen to kill them. Creepy? I meant to write "cheesy"... there's an evil granny, a guy with a huge brain who adopts the surviving daughter, a hyperactive midget throwing dinner plates and a maniac in the vein of House of 1000 corpses with a bear trap in his face (and the subjective view like in "Predator"). Now when this isn't odd enough the movie puts scene on scene which just makes you wonder if this is a satire or a real bad slip on a Maniac-Hillbilly Movie. The gore is pretty rare and reminds of old "Bad Taste" days, especially with the exploding heads. But the humor is just insane in this movie... a bunch of bikers come to help the girl but they are all from the retirement home and call themselves "The ancient ones". Now you get exploding seniors and a senile bum beating up the midget and ripping his head off to play football with it. Sounds insane?? Then meet "The creator", a headless muscle hunk in a strip show style environment where his offspring breeds. He is not just flexing his muscles but also talking some incredible philosophic bullshit. Oh and his crotch sais "dyno-mite"... now guess what the girl finds in it later to launch some explosives and real cheesy FX?!? "Skinned Deep" is an insane or rather schizophrenic movie... it slides between classic horror, total trash (the bum fight reminded me a lot of the "Street Trash" style), over the edge politically incorrect humor like Troma delivers it and a mixture of real bad camera and effects and some pretty decent shots and splatter or explosive effects. One minute you want to turn the movie off, the next you smile because of the absolute insanity of it. The movie ends with the typical "sequel awaiting" finale but tops it off with the credits rolling on the girl screaming for several minutes in an incredibly funny way. I couldn't help but laugh there. If you dig trash with a strange sense of humor you might dig this movie... its different for sure. Anyway I don't know if I want to slap the makers for this piece or shake hands for creating something uniquely stupid that somehow managed to keep my attention till the end. I don't really know what happened here.
    3loathsomethings

    Silly fun, but Not a Much Fun

    Gabe has worked on some great movies and with some great people. I suspect this movie was made because he knew he could do it on the cheap and the phrase "why the hell not" was probably thrown around quite a bit.

    It's not very enjoyable to watch, but it's a lot of fun to talk about. If you're, say, two idiots that run a horror movie podcast, you could do worse than watching this movie to discuss it and have a great laugh. If you're not a nutty gorehound or going to discuss this with your goofy friends, there's really no point in watching it.

    However, for people in those very narrow bands of viewership, there is some value here.

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    • Trivia
      This movie was filmed without any permits (except for the explosions at the end). The scene with Brain running naked in Manhattan was not done on a closed set. It was done during rush hour at Times Square. Jay Dugre got arrested while filming that scene. He was caught by undercover police officers.
    • Goofs
      When Tina is smashing everything in the Creator's lair, for a couple shots you can see her wearing safety goggles.
    • Crazy credits
      The end credits have no music, we just hear Tina crying and screaming the word "no" over and over.
    • Connections
      Featured in Phelous & the Movies: Phelous Is Skinned Deep (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Brain's Theme
      Composed and Performed by Captain Sensible with Laurence 'Monty' Burrows and Erik Woods

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    • Release date
      • February 14, 2004 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Skinned Deep
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Center Ring Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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