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Skinned Alive

1990 · 78 min

A grimy, gleefully tasteless low-budget shocker that plays its grotesque premise for cheap laughs and crude thrills.

Directed by
Jon Killough
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Tagline
Unhinged! Insane! Totally Out Of Control!
Overview
Crawldaddy and her two kids are travelling across the country on the search for victims. The dysfunctional family has the disturbing habit of skinning people alive before killing them. When their van breaks down, they are put up by a friendly couple.

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Free in the UK
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Directed by
Jon Killough
Genres
Comedy, Horror
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • family
  • madness
  • survival
  • crime
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour6
Realism4
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy, horror
Directed by
Jon Killough
Written by
Jon Killough
Starring
Mary Jackson, Scott Spiegel, Susan Rothacker, Floyd Ewing Jr., Lester Clark, Barbara Katz-Norrod, Jennifer Mullen, J.R. Bookwalter
Runtime
78 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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