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Skeleton Crew

2009-05-01 · 90 min · ★ 4.2

Horror

Back in the early 1970s, at a mental institution near the Russian border, a crazed doctor, Dr. Anderson assumed the persona of "the Auteur," and began murdering his patients while filming the atrocities. Thirty years later, an American film crew has arrived at the hospital to shoot a horror film based on those awful events. The director, Steven, is determined to make the film as realistic as possible, a goal that doesn't seem too far-fetched when his Finnish sound men discover a hidden room in the hospital basement. There, perfectly preserved, are the original snuff films shot by "the Auteur". As Steven's obsession grows, his cast and crew begin to fear for his sanity. But this is only the beginning, because when Steven discovers actual camera used by "the Auteur", he assumes the role of the murderous doctor and the real slaughter begins.

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Production details

Directors
Tero Molin, Tommi Lepola
Production companies
Timeless Films, Northern Discipline Pictures, Tuotantoyhtiö Legenda, Mirada
Countries
Finland
Status
Released
Budget
USD 1,000,000

Top Cast

Rita SuomalainenLisa
Steve PorterSteven / The Auteur / Sanders
Anna AlkiomaaAnna
Jonathan RankleDarius
Jani LahtinenKlasu
Markku PeltolaMarkku PeltolaThe Auteur in Snuff Films
Olli KoivulaSnuff Victim 6 / Ghost
Ville ArasaloErno
David YokenBruce / Dr. Andersson
Riikka NiemiMari
John J. LenickMike
Ramo KalupalaPete
Eija KoskimaaNurse 1
Jukka ToivonenNurse 2
Wiley CousinsJerry
Karoliina BlackburnKaroliina BlackburnNurse in Snuff Films
Elina JärnSnuff Victim 1
Jarmo YlinikkaSnuff Victim 2
Markus NieminenSnuff Victim 3
Hannele RantanenSnuff Victim 4 / Ghost

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