Skinner (film)
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]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.[1] To research his role as Dennis Skinner, Ted Raimi read up on real life serial killers like John Wayne Gacy and Ted Bundy.[1]
Release
[edit]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.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Salter, David Ian (April 1994). "Skinner". Cinefantastique. Fourth Castle Micromedia. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ '"Skinner (1993)". tcm.com. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
External links
[edit]- Skinner at IMDb
- Skinner at Rotten Tomatoes
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