Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

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Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)

Directed by Jeff McQueen

“Every Evil, Every Nightmare, Together in One Film”

Documentary, Horror · 1h 28m

This historical and critical look at slasher films, which includes dozens of clips, begins with Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Prom Night. The films' directors, writers, producers, and special effects creators comment on the films' making and success. During the Reagan years, the films get gorier, budgets get smaller, and their appeal wanes. Then, Nightmare on Elm Street revives the genre. Jump to the late 90s, when Scream brings humor and TV stars into the mix.

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Cast

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Ed Green Narrator (voice) Lilyan Chauvin Self John Carpenter Self Rob Zombie Self Betsy Palmer Self Malek Akkad Self Wes Craven Self Sean S. Cunningham Self
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Herb Freed Self
C
Chela Johnson Self Amy Holden Jones Self Jeff Katz Self

Crew

Director
Jeff McQueen
Writer
Rudy Scalese, J. Albert Bell, Rachel Belofsky, Michael Derek Bohusz
Novel
Adam Rockoff
Director of Photography
Michael Fimognari, Armando Salas
Original Music Composer
Harry Manfredini
Editor
Michael Derek Bohusz
Producer
Rudy Scalese, Rachel Belofsky

Details

Release date
2006-10-13
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
Documentary, Horror
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Starz Entertainment, Candy Heart Productions