Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
This historical and critical look at slasher films, which includes dozens of clips, begins with Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Prom Night. The films' directors, writers, producers, and special effects creators comment on the films' making and success. During the Reagan years, the films get gorier, budgets get smaller, and their appeal wanes. Then, Nightmare on Elm Street revives the genre. Jump to the late 90s, when Scream brings humor and TV stars into the mix.This historical and critical look at slasher films, which includes dozens of clips, begins with Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Prom Night. The films' directors, writers, producers, and special effects creators comment on the ... Read more
Starring Ed Green, Lilyan Chauvin, John Carpenter, Rob Zombie, Betsy Palmer, Malek Akkad, Wes Craven, Sean S. Cunningham, Herb Freed, Chela Johnson
Watch "Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film" from streaming services Kanopy, Amazon released in 2006. It's a documentary and horror movie, and has a rating of 7.2 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.
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