en Skinner (film)

Skinner
Skinner
	Region 1 DVD cover
Directed by	Ivan Nagy
Written by	Paul Hart-Wilden
Produced by	Brad Wyman; Jeff Pollon; Tamar E. Glaser
Starring	Ted Raimi; Ricki Lake; Traci Lords; Richard Schiff
Cinematography	Greg Littlewood
Edited by	Fred Roth; Peter Schink (as Peter Schenk)
Music by	Keith Arem; Contagion
Distributed by	5 Kidd Productions; Cinequanon Pictures International Inc.; A-Pix Entertainment; Image Entertainment; Simitar Video
Release dates	1993 (Italy); 1995 (U.S.);
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Skinner is a 1993 independent splatter / slasher film directed by Ivan Nagy and starring Ted Raimi, Traci Lords, Ricki Lake and Richard Schiff.

Synopsis

Dennis Skinner is a likeable, decent-looking lad who, driven by a disturbing childhood, moonlights as a skid row slasher-style serial killer preying on sex workers, in-between those co-workers of his who despise him as he does in return. He "punishes" those he finds offensive, by flaying his victims alive. On his trail is Heidi (Traci Lords), a junkie prostitute who survived one of his brutal attacks and now desires revenge.

Cast

Ted Raimi as Dennis Skinner
Traci Lords as Heidi
Ricki Lake as Kerry Tate
Richard Schiff as Eddie
David Warshofsky as Geoff Tate
Blaire Baron as Gloria
Christina Englehardt as Rachel
Time Winters as Night Watchman
Roberta Eaton as Sandy
De Wayne Williams as Earl
Frederika Kesten as Suzanne
Sara Lee Froton as Young Woman

Production

Iván Nagy hadn't been interested in horror films, but due to the unconventional take Skinner had by having the protagonist be a serial killer Nagy decided to take on the film.^[1] To research his role as Dennis Skinner, Ted Raimi read up on real life serial killers like John Wayne Gacy and Ted Bundy.^[1]

Release

Skinner initially premiered at the MIFED Film Festival in Milan from October 24-29, 1993 and was released two years later in United States on home video on July 12, 1995 in both R-rated and unrated versions.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Salter, David Ian (April 1994). "Skinner". Cinefantastique. Fourth Castle Micromedia. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
^ '"Skinner (1993)". tcm.com. Retrieved 2024-11-11.

External links

Skinner at IMDb
Skinner at Rotten Tomatoes

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[SkinnerCF-1] Salter, David Ian (April 1994). "Skinner". Cinefantastique. Fourth Castle Micromedia. Retrieved November 11, 2024.

[TCMNotes-2] '"Skinner (1993)". tcm.com. Retrieved 2024-11-11.

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