B.C. Butcher

Last updated
B.C. Butcher
BC Butcher poster.jpg
Promotional Poster
Directed by Kansas Bowling
Written byKansas Bowling
Kenzie Givens
Produced by Lloyd Kaufman
Kansas Bowling
Starring Natasha Halevi
Kato Kaelin
Kadeem Hardison
Rodney Bingenheimer
CinematographyRichard Samuels
Edited byRobby DeFrain
Music byThe Ugly Kids
Vicky and the Vengents
Hollywood Argyles
Distributed by Troma Entertainment
Release date
  • January 8, 2016 (2016-01-08)
Running time
51 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

B.C. Butcher is a 2016 American horror comedy film directed by Kansas Bowling and starring Natasha Halevi, Kato Kaelin, Kadeem Hardison, and Rodney Bingenheimer. [1] [2] The film's plot is about a tribe of cavewomen being stalked by a prehistoric monster. It has been dubbed as "the first prehistoric slasher film". [3] It was released in January 2016 by Troma Entertainment.

Contents

Synopsis

A tribe of cavewomen sacrifice one of their members after it is revealed she is having an affair with Rex, the tribe leader's man. They leave her body in the wilderness and it is discovered by a prehistoric beast who falls in love with the dead cavewoman and vows to avenge her death. The monster, known as "The Butcher", hunts down the cavewomen responsible for her murder.

The film also features a music video interlude by Los Angeles punk band The Ugly Kids.

Cast

Reception

A review at Horror News commented, "B.C. Butcher is the kind of film that seems like it was fun to be on the set. That same fun is not felt in the overall production. The story is muddled, the effects are terrible, the script is childish, and the acting is groan-worthy." [4]

Related Research Articles

<i>Class of Nuke Em High</i> 1986 American film

Class of Nuke 'Em High is a 1986 American science-fiction horror comedy film produced and distributed by Troma Entertainment. Directed by Richard W. Haines and Lloyd Kaufman, the film follows a high school impacted by radioactive drugs obtained from a nearby nuclear power plant.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Troma Entertainment</span> American film production and distribution company

Troma Entertainment is an American independent film production and distribution company founded by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz in 1974. The company produces low-budget independent films, or "B movies", primarily of the horror comedy genre, all geared exclusively to mature audiences. Many of them play on 1950s horror with elements of farce, parody, gore, and splatter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lloyd Kaufman</span> American film director (born 1945)

Stanley Lloyd Kaufman Jr. is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Alongside producer Michael Herz, he is the co-founder of Troma Entertainment film studio, and the director of many of their feature films, such as The Toxic Avenger (1984) and Tromeo and Juliet (1996). Many of the strategies employed by him at Troma have been credited with making the film industry significantly more accessible and decentralized.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kato Kaelin</span> American television personality and O. J. Simpson trial witness

Brian Gerard "Kato" Kaelin is an American actor and radio and television personality, who was a witness in the O. J. Simpson murder case.

<i>Im Gonna Git You Sucka</i> 1988 film by Keenen Ivory Wayans

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka is a 1988 American blaxploitation parody film written, directed by and starring Keenen Ivory Wayans in his directorial debut. Featured in the film are several noteworthy African-American actors who were part of the genre of blaxploitation: Jim Brown, Bernie Casey, Antonio Fargas and Isaac Hayes. It co-stars John Vernon, Kadeem Hardison, Ja'net Dubois, John Witherspoon, Damon Wayans, Clarence Williams III and Chris Rock, and acts as the film debuts of comedian Robin Harris and brothers Shawn and Marlon Wayans.

<i>Blood Sucking Freaks</i> 1976 exploitation-splatter film by Joel M. Reed

Blood Sucking Freaks is a 1976 American exploitation splatter film directed by Joel M. Reed and starring Seamus O'Brien, Luis De Jesus, Viju Krem, Niles McMaster, Dan Fauci, Alan Dellay, and Ernie Pysher. Set in New York City, the film follows a human trafficking ring masquerading as an experimental theater group, which stages Grand Guignol-style performances for audiences, who are unaware that actual murders and torture are being enacted onstage.

<i>Vampire in Brooklyn</i> 1995 film directed by Wes Craven

Vampire in Brooklyn is a 1995 American vampire comedy horror film directed by Wes Craven. It stars Eddie Murphy, who produced and wrote with his brothers Vernon Lynch and Charles Q. Murphy. The film co-stars Angela Bassett, Allen Payne, Kadeem Hardison, John Witherspoon, Zakes Mokae, and Joanna Cassidy. Murphy also plays an alcoholic preacher, Pauly, and a foul-mouthed Italian-American mobster, Guido.

<i>Def by Temptation</i> 1990 American horror film by James Bond III

Def by Temptation is a 1990 American black horror film written, produced, and directed by James Bond III, who also stars in the film alongside Cynthia Bond, Kadeem Hardison, Samuel L. Jackson, and Bill Nunn. Set in New York City, the film's plot follows a succubus (Bond) who preys on Black men, drawing the attention of a minister-in-training named Joel, Joel's childhood friend K (Hardison), and a police officer (Nunn).

<i>Monster in the Closet</i> 1987 horror comedy film by Bob Dahlin

Monster in the Closet is a 1986 horror comedy with a veteran cast, including Howard Duff and John Carradine, as well as Stacy Ferguson and Paul Walker in early roles. The film was distributed by Troma Entertainment. In the GotchaMovies article "Final Destinations and Killer Condoms", Monster in the Closet was selected as the 8th greatest moment in teen slasher history. The film was directed and written by Bob Dahlin.

<i>Stuff Stephanie in the Incinerator</i> 1989 film

Stuff Stephanie in the Incinerator is a 1989 horror-comedy written and directed by Don Nardo and distributed by Troma Entertainment.

<i>Croaked: Frog Monster from Hell</i> 1981 film

Croaked: Frog Monster from Hell is a 1981 American monster movie directed by Bill Rebane. The plot of Croaked involves a group of loggers terrorized by a vicious half-man/half-frog creature. The film was distributed by Troma Entertainment.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rodney Bingenheimer</span> American radio disc jockey

Rodney Bingenheimer is an American radio disc jockey who is best known as the host of Rodney on the ROQ, a radio program that ran on the Los Angeles rock station KROQ-FM from 1976 to 2017. In the early 1970s, he also managed a Los Angeles nightclub called Rodney Bingenheimer's English Disco.

<i>Theres Nothing Out There</i> 1992 film by Rolfe Kanefsky

There's Nothing Out There is a 1991 comedy horror film directed by Rolfe Kanefsky and starring Craig Peck, Wendy Bednarz, and Mark Collver.

<i>Android Cop</i> 2014 American film

Android Cop is a 2014 American science fiction action film produced by The Asylum and directed by Mark Atkins. The film stars Michael Jai White, Charles S. Dutton, Randy Wayne and Kadeem Hardison. It is a mockbuster of RoboCop.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Natasha Halevi</span> American actress and director

Natasha Halevi is an American actress and filmmaker based in Los Angeles, California. She is known for creating and producing Give Me An A, a reproductive rights horror anthology, as well as directing the wraparound and a segment alongside 16 other female directors of the film. She is a founding director with Fatale Collective, creators of the horror anthology Fatale Collective: Bleed. Her directorial work has been released by XYZ Films, Crypt TV, Midnight Pulp and Screambox. She is known for her acting roles as Anaconda in Kansas Bowling's B.C. Butcher released by Troma, the role of Eliza Taylor's best friend in I'll Be Watching, Cara in Lunch Break Feminist Club, and Alexis Shine in They Want Dick Dickster.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kansas Bowling</span> American filmmaker and actress

Kansas Bowling is an American film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, and actress. She is best known for directing B.C. Butcher (2016) and Cuddly Toys (2022) and acting in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dylan Greenberg</span> American film director and musician

Dylan Greenberg is an American film director and musician most notable for directing the 2015 film Dark Prism. She has directed content for Adult Swim as well as the feature films ReAgitator: Revenge of the Parody, Glamarus, Wakers, and Amityville: Vanishing Point. Greenberg has directed music videos for Michael C. Hall's band Princess Goes to the Butterfly Museum, Speedy OrtizJames Chance and the Contortions Finnish funk star Sam Huber Mac Gollehon Blondie keyboardist Matt Katz-Bohen's solo project with his wife Laurel, Pastel Confession and Suicide Squeeze Records band Death Valley Girls. Greenberg directed a horror parody of Re-Animator entitled Re-Agitator: Revenge of the Parody starring Aurelio Voltaire Hernandez and Alan Merrill.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kat Meoz</span> American singer-songwriter

Katherine "Kat" Alexandra Meoz is a Venezuelan-American singer-songwriter, composer, soundtrack and record producer.

Jenna Kanell is an American actress, director, writer and stunt performer. She gained recognition for her portrayals of Tara Heyes in Terrifier (2016) and Kim Hines in The Bye Bye Man (2017)—both horror films in which she performed her own stunt work. Her film career has since expanded to a variety of genres such as the political drama The Front Runner (2018), the horror-comedy Renfield (2023), and the action comedy Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024).

References

  1. "Troma's Latest Horror Comedy, BC Butcher, Was Directed by a 17-Year-Old Girl". 6 January 2016.
  2. "Meet the teenage girl directing her way to cult success".
  3. "First Stone Age Slasher Film B.C. Butcher Coming from Troma". 27 November 2015.
  4. "Film Review: B.C. Butcher (2016)". Horror News | HNN. 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2023-12-21.