Killer Rack

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Killer Rack
Killer Rack (2015) poster.jpg
Promotional release poster
Directed by Greg Lamberson
Written by Paul McGinnis
Starring Jessica Zwolak
Debbie Rochon
Paul McGinnis
Michael Thurber
Lloyd Kaufman
Brooke Lewis
Sam Qualiana
Cinematography Chris Rados
Edited by Phil Gallo
Music by Armand Petri
Production
company
Slaughtered Lamb Productions
Distributed byCamp Motion Pictures
Release date
  • September 11, 2015 (2015-09-11)(Scare-A-Con)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Killer Rack is a 2015 American musical horror comedy film directed by Greg Lamberson and written by Paul McGinnis. [1] The film, which was shot in Buffalo, New York, [2] was screened at several film festivals, and profits from promotional stickers were donated to the Lynn Sage Foundation, a breast cancer organization. [3]

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Plot

After insecure Betty Downer receives breast augmentation surgery from a surgeon named Cate Thulu, who worships the Elder Gods of writer H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos, her blood-thirsty new breasts seek world domination.

Cast

Roy Frumkes makes a cameo appearance. [4]

Production

The film was shot in Buffalo, New York. [2] Make-up effects were created by Arick Szymecki and Stacey Book, while Brett Piper provided stop-motion animation, and chroma key compositing was used. [4] Director Greg Lamberson stated that the film "is a movie for fans of practical effects, although we'll use CGI to enhance what we shot on set. Our DP, Chris Rados, had to do a lot of shooting behind plexiglass". [4] [5]

Release and reception

The film premiered at the Scare-A-Con film festival on September 11, 2015, where it won best film, [6] and played dozens of festivals thereafter, including many international, during which it took several awards including a Best Writer Award for Paul McGinnis. The film was released on DVD by Camp Motion Pictures on December 13, 2016. [7]

Amy Seidman of ComingSoon.net called the film "a fun, no-brainer kind of flick". [8] Scott Hallam of the website Dread Central wrote that "you have to overlook a lot of the low-budget pitfalls that often haunt a film like this, but it’s indeed worth looking past the blemishes of the movie to enjoy [its] humor and great spirit". [9]

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  1. ↑ Charlie Jane Anders (23 May 2014). "Killer Rack May Be The Wrongest Horror Film In The History Of Wrongness". io9 . Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Check Out the KILLER RACK". 2 April 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  3. ↑ Debi Moore (15 March 2016). "Killer Rack Joins the Fight Against Breast Cancer". Dread Central . Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 Debi Moore (29 September 2014). "It's a Wrap for Killer Rack; New Stills and More!". Dread Central . Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  5. ↑ Mitchell Wells (1 October 2014). "Greg Lamberson 'S Killer Rack Wraps Production In Buffalo, New York". Horror Society. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "'Killer Rack' Announces World Premiere and Fest Dates – Early Rack Stills". HorrorNews.net. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  7. ↑ Debi Moore (30 August 2016). "Camp Motion Pictures Releasing Killer Rack DVD and Slime City/Slime City Massacre Blu-ray in December". Dread Central . Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  8. ↑ Amy Seidman (16 December 2015). "Review: Monstrous Mammary's Attack in Greg Lamberson's KILLER RACK". ComingSoon.net . Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  9. ↑ Scott Hallam (15 September 2015). "Killer Rack (2015)". Dread Central . Retrieved 26 February 2017.


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