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| Skinner | |
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| Directed by | Ivan Nagy |
| Written by | Paul Hart-Wilden |
| Produced by | Brad Wyman Jeff Pollon Tamar E. Glaser |
| Starring | Ted Raimi Ricki Lake Traci Lords Richard Schiff |
| Cinematography | Greg Littlewood |
| Edited by | Fred Roth Peter Schink (as Peter Schenk) |
| Music by | Keith Arem Contagion |
| Distributed by | 5 Kidd Productions Cinequanon Pictures International Inc. A-Pix Entertainment Image Entertainment Simitar Video |
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| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Skinner is a 1993 independent splatter / slasher film directed by Ivan Nagy and starring Ted Raimi, Traci Lords, Ricki Lake and Richard Schiff.
Synopsis
Dennis Skinner is a likeable, decent-looking lad who, driven by a disturbing childhood, moonlights as a skid row slasher-style serial killer preying on sex workers, in-between those co-workers of his who despise him as he does in return. He "punishes" those he finds offensive, by flaying his victims alive. On his trail is Heidi (Traci Lords), a junkie prostitute who survived one of his brutal attacks and now desires revenge.
Cast
- Ted Raimi as Dennis Skinner
- Traci Lords as Heidi
- Ricki Lake as Kerry Tate
- Richard Schiff as Eddie
- David Warshofsky as Geoff Tate
- Blaire Baron as Gloria
- Christina Englehardt as Rachel
- Time Winters as Night Watchman
- Roberta Eaton as Sandy
- De Wayne Williams as Earl
- Frederika Kesten as Suzanne
- Sara Lee Froton as Young Woman
Production
Iván Nagy hadn't been interested in horror films, but due to the unconventional take Skinner had by having the protagonist be a serial killer Nagy decided to take on the film. To research his role as Dennis Skinner, Ted Raimi read up on real life serial killers like John Wayne Gacy and Ted Bundy.
Release
Skinner initially premiered at the MIFED Film Festival in Milan from October 24-29, 1993 and was released two years later in United States on home video on July 12, 1995 in both R-rated and unrated versions.
References
- ^ Salter, David Ian (April 1994). "Skinner". Cinefantastique. Fourth Castle Micromedia. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- '"Skinner (1993)". tcm.com. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
External links
- Skinner at IMDb
- Skinner at Rotten Tomatoes
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