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The Ugly

Actor(s): Paolo Rotondo, Rebecca Hobbs, Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Roy Ward, Vanessa Byrnes
Director(s): Scott Reynolds
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: NR
Content Advisory: Graphic Violence, Adult Situations
Movie Release: 1997
DVD Release: 12/08/1998
Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
Audio Tracks: English
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 34 mins
Studio: Lions Gate
Total Copies: 5
Genres: Horror, Thriller, Slasher Film, Psychological Thriller

DVD Synopsis

Housed inside the grimy walls of a horrific New Zealand asylum there sits a serial killer waiting to be determined sane enough to stand trial. The mental hospital is run by the sinister Dr. Marlowe, who looks the other way when his thuggish orderlies occasionally rough up the inmates. Into this hellish place comes the cocky Dr. Karen Shoemaker, a psychiatrist famed for having made major breakthroughs with another murderer. Though Marlowe thinks that no one could reach Simon Cartwright, the killer, Shoemaker is determined to try, so, with Marlowe watching behind a two-way mirror, she begins the first of many chilling sessions with the unrepentant Simon. A horror film that draws some of its best bits from other slasher movies, while also adding a few interesting twists of its own, this directorial debut from New Zealand director Scott Reynolds follows the winding course of these sessions, presenting pieces from Simon's grim life and graphically gory murders via flashback. As time passes, Shoemaker comes to trust the placid-seeming Simon and asks that his shackles be removed. Shortly thereafter she learns that he hears voices urgently telling him to kill and kill again. Dr. Shoemaker must then work even harder to control her dangerous patient and her growing terror. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Actors

Paolo Rotondo - Simon Cartwright
Rebecca Hobbs - Dr. Karen Shoemaker
Jennifer Ward-Lealand - Simon's Mother
Roy Ward - Dr. Marlowe
Vanessa Byrnes - Julie

Editorial Review of DVD

This hard-hitting horror film has been given a sleek presentation for its release on DVD. The Ugly has been given a letterboxed transfer to disc at the widescreen aspect ratio of 1.78:1 (enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16x9 monitors), and the audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Surround. The dialogue is in English, with optional subtitles in French and Spanish. The film's original trailer has been included as a bonus. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide