Body Parts [Blu-ray]

Director: Eric Red Eric Red

Overview

After receiving a new arm in a transplant operation, a psychiatrist suddenly grows increasingly violent. He realizes that he has been partly possessed by his arm's previous owner, a psychotic killer. This gory chiller follows the psychiatrist's struggle to regain control of his own body before he kills again.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/28/2020
UPC:	0826663205411
Original Release:	1991
Rating:	R
Source:	Shout Factory
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:28:00
Sales rank:	19,397

Special Features

New audio commentary with director/co-writer Eric Red; New interviews with Eric Red, actor Paul Ben-Victor and editor Anthony Redman; Deleted scenes with optional director's commentary ; Theatrical trailer; 1080p High Definition; English SDH Subtitles

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jeff Fahey	Bill Chrushank
Kim Delaney	Karen Chrushank
Lindsay Duncan	Dr. Webb,Nurse No. 1
Brad Dourif	Remo
Peter Murnik	Mark Draper
Zakes Mokae	Detective Sawchuk
John Walsh	Charlie Fletcher
Paul Ben-Victor	Ray Kolberg
Nathaniel Moreau	Billy Crushank Jr.
Sarah Campbell	Samantha Crushank
Lindsay Merrithew	Roger
Teri Lee	Actor
Johnny Mandel	Actor
Allan Price	TV Reporter
Richard Monda	Actor
Fern Champion	Actor
Hal Eisen	TV Reporter No. 2
Dori Zuckerman	Actor
Taia Red	Female Reporter
James Kidnie	Detective Jackson
Andy Humphrey	Ricky
Lynn Remus	Nurse No. 2
Peter MacNeill	Drunk
Gene Dinovi	Bartender
Larry McLean	Bar Heavy
John Stoneham Sr.	Bar Heavy
Gene Mack	Bar Heavy

Technical Credits

Eric Red

Norman Snider

Eric Red	Director,Screenwriter
Norman Snider	Screenwriter
Gerald Feifer	Executive Producer
Frank Mancuso Jr.	Producer
Tony Miller	Executive Producer

Editorial Reviews

This odd horror film doesn't always make sense but it is never dull and manages to be quite entertaining in its own EC Comics-type way. Writer/director Eric Red cut his horror auteur teeth writing the script for The Hitcher and takes a similar approach here, painting the plot and characters in broad strokes so he can really put his power behind the realization of the shock sequences. The script doesn't follow through on some of its most interesting ideas (like the concept that evil can reside in a body part) but the plot moves along at a taut pace. It also works in plenty of gripping setpieces along the way: the handcuff-linked car chase is an obvious choice, but the opening car-wreck scene and an operation scene shot in point-of-view style through a distorted lens are also standout moments. Red also achieves a tremendously creepy atmosphere, a mood aided considerably by Loek Dikker's spine-tingling musical score and Theo Van De Sande's moody cinematography. Finally, the film is blessed with an excellent cast of character actors that wisely play the material straight: Jeff Fahey is sympathetic and edgy by turns as the confused hero, Brad Dourif adds some color as one of his fellow transplant recipients and Lindsay Duncan wisely underplays her doctor role to intensify its creepiness. All in all, Body Parts is more of an exercise in style than an all-around classic but it is fully capable of creeping a viewer out on its own level.