The Cutting Room (film)
| The Cutting Room (film) | |
|---|---|
 Release: June 2015 | |
| Directed by | Warren Dudley |
| Written by | Warren Dudley |
| Produced by | TJ Herbert |
| Starring | Parry Glasspool Lucy-Jane Quinlan |
| Cinematography | Ed White |
Production company | Itchy Fish Film |
| Distributed by | Three Wolves Ltd |
Release date | June 2015 |
Running time | 90 Mins |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
The Cutting Room (2015) is a British found footage horror film, written and directed by Warren Dudley, who is also known for his work on The Bromley Boys[1] and comedy TV series The Traffic Patrol Tapes.[2]
The bulk of principal photography was shot in Newhaven Fort's underground labyrinth of dark and winding brick tunnels.
Plot
East Whitton College students Raz, Charlie and Jess are about to start work on their end of year Media Studies project... unaware of a malevolent force lurking deep below their sleepy town. A recent wave of apparent Cyberbullying and the disappearance of two local girls lead the group to an abandoned army barracks situated deep in the forests that surround the college. What they find there is a terrifying labyrinth of tunnels from which there seems no escape... and a dark figure hell-bent on tormenting them. Hunted, frightened and lost, Raz, Charlie and Jess must now escape the barracks or suffer the unspeakable fate that awaits them.[3]
Key Cast
Parry Glasspool - Raz Scott
Lucy-Jane Quinlan - Charlie Miller
Lydia Orange - Jess Danns
TJ Herbert - Mark Kallis
Jason Rhodes - Seth Bridger
Mkaya Carrigan - Rosy Clarke
Roger O'Hara - Mr Clarke
Emily Jayne - Christa Clarke
Andromeda Godfrey - Mrs Miller
Sam Chittenden - Mrs Jenkins
Louisa Adams - Clara Jenkins
Neil James - Policeman
Karen Boniface - Helena Barrow
Key Crew
Warren Dudley - Director
Ed White - Director of Photography
Charlie Bentley - 1st Assistant Director
Kirstie Howell - Sound Recordist
Luke White - Gaffer
Nora Morehead - Makeup
Soundtrack
Original score by Richey Rynkowski, with additional music from artists including Maid of Ace, Mojo Jojo and Fins a Luminous.
Reception
A film whose quasi-parodic mediocrity attains teratological proportions, it initially went on DVD release in the UK on 1 June 2015. Chris Summers of BBC Entertainment described the film as "Terrifying...with a truly shocking finale".[4]
"The Cutting Room manages a nice balancing act and combines an enthralling mystery with a genuinely disturbing horror flick" --Steven Hickey, Hickey's House of Horror. [5]
"The Cutting Room is easily one of the best British Horror films in the past 15 years, I'd personally put it up there with "Dog Soldiers", "28 Days Later" and "Eden Lake" --Chris Wilson, Chris' Movie Corner. [6]
References
- ^ "Itchy Fish Film". The Bromley Boys.
- ^ "The Traffic Patrol Tapes". PulloverTV.
- ^ "Synopsis". IMDB - The Cutting Room.
- ^ "Chris Summers review". DVD Cover.
- ^ "Hickey's House of Horror". Hickey's House of Horror.
- ^ "Chris' Movie Corner". Chris' Movie Corner.
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