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

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film is a 2006 documentary film about slasher films. It makes reference to many popular horror and thriller films as well.

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
Written byJ. Albert Bell
Rachel Belofsky
Michael Derek Bohusz
StarringLilyan Chauvin
Wes Craven
Sean S. Cunningham
Harry Manfredini
Narrated byEd Green
Music byHarry Manfredini
Production
company
Starz Entertainment
THINKFilm
Release date
13 October 2006 (USA)
14 August 2010 (Australia)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish

Plot

The film is a historical and critical look at slasher films, which includes dozens of clips, beginning 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 Ronald Reagan years, the films get gorier, budgets get smaller, and their appeal diminishes. Then, A Nightmare on Elm Street revives the genre. Jumping to the late 1990s, when Scream brings humor and TV stars into the mix. Although some criticize the genre as misogynistic, most of the talking heads celebrate the films: as long as there are teenagers, there will be slasher films.

Movie references

Interviews

Production

The documentary film based on Adam Rockoff's book Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film, 1978-1986, which was released 2002 over the McFarland & Company.[1]

See also

Notes
  1. Adam Rockoff Explores The Horror of It All
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