The Backlot Murders

2002 American film
  • Paul Arensburg
  • Steven Jay Bernheim
Starring
  • Priscilla Barnes
  • Charles Fleischer
  • Corey Haim
Release date
  • 2002 (2002)
Running time
90 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

The Backlot Murders (also known as Death is Directing in Germany) is a 2002 American slasher film directed by David DeFalco. It stars Priscilla Barnes, Charles Fleischer and Corey Haim. The film follows a killer in an Elvis mask, murdering the cast and crew of a music video shoot.

Synopsis

When a rock band travels to a movie lot to shoot a music video, they aren't expecting much — especially since the main reason the band is getting the video is that its lead vocalist (Brian Gaskill) is dating the daughter (Jamie Anstead) of a big shot record producer (Tom Hallick). However, soon after they arrive, they find themselves sharing their stage with a serial killer in an Elvis mask.

Cast

  • Priscilla Barnes as Stephanie
  • Corey Haim as Tony
  • Charles Fleischer as Henry
  • Brian Gaskill as Dez
  • Carrie Stevens as Chelsea
  • Ken Sagoes as Mike
  • Angela Little as Shayla

Reception

Critical reception has been mixed.[1] Bloody Disgusting panned the film overall, as they felt that the film was too cheesy for early 2000s fare and that it was overall "just too unimaginative".[2] EFilmCritic.com reviewer Jack Sommersby was more positive, writing that it was "good, trashy fun, with the proper proportion of blood, nudity and humor."[3]

References

  1. ^ "The Back Lot Murders (2002)". Retro Slashers. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Back Lot Murders (review)". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  3. ^ Sommersby, Jack. "Back Lot Murders, The (review)". EFilmCritic.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  • The Backlot Murders at IMDb


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