Skinned Deep
Skinned Deep is a 2004 horror film directed and written by Gabriel Bartalos and starring Les Pollack, Aaron Sims, Kurt Carley, Linda Weinrib, Forrest J Ackerman, Eric Bennett, and Warwick Davis.
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| Directed by | Gabriel Bartalos |
| Produced by | Gabriel Bartalos |
| Written by | Gabriel Bartalos |
| Starring | Les Pollack Aaron Sims Kurt Carley Linda Weinrib Forrest J Ackerman Eric Bennett Warwick Davis |
| Music by | David Davidson Captain Sensible |
| Cinematography | Peter Strietmann |
| Edited by | Christopher Seguine |
Production company | Center Ring Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Bedford Entertainment |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $ 600,000 USD |
Plot
An old man, while driving, is attacked by a man wearing a metal mask, "Surgeon General" (Kurt Carley). Surgeon General runs the man off the road and kills him, before destroying the man's car.
While taking a family trip, the Rockwell family become lost on the highway. When their car gets a flat, father Phil (Eric Bennett) goes to a convenience store to find help and a strange old woman invites them to stay with her while one of her sons fixes their car. She introduces the family to her strange sons: Plates (Warwick Davis), Brain (Jason Dugre), and one whom the woman calls "Surgeon General".
When Mrs. Rockwell takes a picture of Surgeon General, he kills her. Plates starts throwing plates at Phil, who is then murdered by Surgeon General. The Rockwell children, Tina and Matthew, escape through a window and are pursued by Surgeon General and Plates. Matthew taunts Surgeon General who swipes at him and splits him in two. Tina is captured and knocked out. When she wakes up she is in a room covered in newspapers where she escapes out of a trap door. She finds a couple old bikers from part of a gang at the convenience store being served coffee by the old woman and begs for help from the family. She gets recaptured and it's assumed the gang are killed in a cutscene. Brain takes Tina to a park and shows her how to ride a motorcycle. In the end Tina manages to kill and escape the strange family, where she finds help from a policeman who turns out to be similar to the strange family.
Cast
- Forrest J Ackerman as Forrey
- Eric Bennett as Phil Rockwell
- Jason Dugre as Brain
- Warwick Davis as Plates
- Karoline Brandt as Tina Rockwell
- Peter Iasillo, Jr. as Petey
- Kurt Carley as Surgeon General
- Bill Butts as Graine
- Neil Dooley as Pig Pen
- Joel Harlow as Octobaby
- Jim O'Donoghue as Sheriff
Reception
Skinned Deep received negative reviews. Website Bloody Good Horror gave the film a 5/10 rating for its terrible performances and weak storyline, explaining that its "just the average Texas Chainsaw Massacre knock-off".[1] Another website, Eat Horror, explained the film is "horribly bad but never scares or thrills and the attempts at comedy are incredibly childish".[2]