- Cut (film)
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For the process of "cutting" in film-making, see Cut (filmmaking). For the 2007 South Korean horror film, see The Cut (film). For the 2009 British short film, see Cut (advert).
Cut 
Directed by Kimble Rendall Produced by Bill Bennett
Martin Fabinyi
Jennifer CluffWritten by Dave Warner Starring Molly Ringwald
Kylie Minogue
Tiriel MoraMusic by Guy Gross Cinematography David Foreman Editing by Henry Dangar Studio Beyond Films
MBP (Germany)
Mushroom PicturesDistributed by Mushroom Pictures
Trimark PicturesRelease date(s) 23 February 2000 Running time 82/98 minutes Country Australia Language English Cut is a 2000 Australian comedy horror film, which was directed by Kimble Rendall and stars Kylie Minogue, Molly Ringwald and Tiriel Mora.[1]
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Synopsis
In 1988, during the golden age of slashers, a film crew were making a classic style splatter film dubbed "Hot Blooded!".
Plot
Fed up with Brad's (Frank Roberts) on-screen antagonist's foul-ups, his director, Hilary Jacobs (Kylie Minogue), publicly humiliates him and fires him on the spot in front of onlookers. Her further degrading of him (as he comes hoping for one more chance) in her office causes this actor to go berserk, mutilating himself before cutting out her tongue using the modified prop shears as his real-life signature weapon. Before he could harm anyone else, his co-star Vanessa Turnbill (Molly Ringwald) gives him a makeshift tracheotomy which ends in Brad being seemingly electrocuted as P.A. man Lossman (Geoff Revell) looks on. But as Brad dies it seems he curses the source of his misery: Hot Blooded and all who would work on it. Now in present-day Australia, Lossman is a teacher using his personal experiences as warnings to his students that any attempts to complete filming or even screening of Hot Blooded! has ended up with lives being lost in mysterious and disturbing ways (like a producer being suspiciously electrocuted in an editing room or a director mysteriously discovered with his throat slit). But some of his pupils decide such a chance is too much of a temptation and despite his better wishes they decide to try to finish the film as a graduation grade. They contact Vanessa Turnbill to co-star; she is persuaded by her agent to go back to Australia; when she arrives at the airport she is greeted by Raffy and Hester who take her to a press conference to give the film publicity; while being interviewed a local reporter asks Vanessa if she is worried about the curse on the film, she passes off the question with a joke saying that "Oh if I die, I get paid extra". After that, Raffy & Hester Then the conference ends and all the film crew meet up to watch the print of Hot Blooded; Vanessa leaves shortly after it starts due to the bad memories, then as the print ends
Cast
Actor / Actress Character Molly Ringwald Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe Jessica Napier Raffy Carruthers Frank Roberts Brad / Scarman Kylie Minogue Hilary Jacobs Geoff Revell Lossman Simon Bossell Bobby Doog Stephen Curry Rick Stephens Sarah Kants Hester Ryan Steve Greig Jim Pilonski Sam Lewis Damien Ogle Matt Russell Paulie Morrelli Erika Walters Cassie Woolf Phyllis Burford Martha Peter Green Sen Det Hollander Caroline Mignon Detective Lucy Carter Edwin Hodgeman Mr. Drivett Tiriel Mora Archives Projectionist Don Barker Original Producer Scott Heysen Original Director Bronwyn James Forensic Supervisor Pamela Shaw Lecturer Paul Blackwell Vanessa's Manager Huong Nguyen Cleaner Dominic Pedlar TV Reporter Patrick Frost TV Reporter Holly Myers TV Reporter Rebecca Green Extra Flower Knutas Extra Vanessa King Extra Production
It was also shot in South Australia in the region Adelaide.
Box Office
Cut grossed $501,979 at the box office in Australia.[2]
See also
References
External links
- Cut at the Internet Movie Database
- Cut at AllRovi
Categories:- Australian films
- English-language films
- Slasher films
- 2000 films
- Films shot in Adelaide
- Comedy horror films
- Australian horror films
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