Brutal Massacre: A Comedy |  | Director: Stevan Mena
Actors: David Naughton, Brian O'Halloran, Gerry Bednob, Gunnar Hansen, Ellen Sandweiss
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Category: DVD
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Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 94 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: ANBD15922D
UPC: 013131592290
EAN: 0013131592290
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: July 22, 2008
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Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: 07/22/2008 Run time: 92 minutes Rating: R
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 Totally Boring November 15, 2009
Thomas (Ohio)
I am a die-hard horror fan and was really looking forward to this movie when I heard about it. Maybe I missed something, but I didn't laugh once during the entire film. It had great potential and I really wanted to like this movie, but I just couldn't get into it. Very disappointing.
Brutal Massecre, a comedy well maybe more of a joke October 19, 2009
Robert C. Engman (Easthampton, MA)
No way around it for me. Just a pathetic effort. Kind of embarrassing really. I've seen many movies with tiny budgets
that soar on the creativity of thier creators. Not brutal massacre. Its a fine line between so bad its good and just
so bad. Ed Wood is bad but good because he had a vision and he stuck to it. I sensed no underlying vision here so
it just looks bad, sounds bad and theres nothing going on behind the scenes that made me believe that the people who
produced this were anything more than a group of people who had an idea, raised a little money and made a cheap
boring little movie. Sorry guys but do yourselves a favor and keep your day job.
Cut! That's Satire! September 10, 2009
Brian Lueth (Chicago, IL United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Cult classic? No. Masterpiece? Not even close. Hilariously clever film with admirable performances from beloved genre icons? Absolutely. Brutal Massacre: A Comedy is a smart, fresh indie deconstruction/spoof of the genre and its filmmakers, fans, actors and films that's every bit as funny as it is on point. The performances, while occasionally stiff, are all entertaining as hell, especially from Gunnar Hansen who steals the show as homeowner Krenshaw. I was also diggin' Brian O'Halloran's character Jay but maybe I'm biased because I love his work with Kevin Smith. For the most part the characters were all big fun, the dialogue was spot on and most of the deliveries were perfectly timed. This flick was like a ticklish karate chop to the funny bone, delivered by a rambunctious little Indian cinematographer.
Brutal Massacre: A Comedy is a fun, silly pseudo-doc that never really feels like an authentic documentary at all but that won't stop you from enjoying this tasty low budget treat. Stevan Mena has proven he can handle more than just retro-slasher cinema, which is great, but I still want my prequel and/or sequel to Malevolent!
Brutal Massacre: A Comedy is recommended, especially to fans of films like Spinal Tap, Behind The Mask and even Scary Movie. There's nothing like a good satire to lighten your genre viewing up a bit but don't go into this expecting a filmmaking tour de force because it wasn't all THAT good. You're gonna chuckle, laugh out loud a few times and more than likely not watch this again for a few months but that's okay, it's still worth checking out. I have to admit that I almost fell over laughing quite a few times.
 An All Star Horror Star and Comedian Cast For The Best Mockumentary In The History Of Mockumentaries August 21, 2009
Daniel A. Foster (Falmouth, MA, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
David Naughton (AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON) as Harry Penderecki, Brian O'Halloran (CLERKS) as Jay, Gerry Bednob (THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN) as Hanu, Ken Foree (DAWN OF THE DEAD) as Carl, Ellen Sandweiss (THE EVIL DEAD) as Natalie, Vincent Butta as Bert Campbell and Gunnar Hansen (THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 1974) as Krenshaw stars in BRUTAL MASSACRE: A COMEDY. Also starring: Billy Lake as Shanksmith, Emily Brownell as Amy, M.J. Dibennedetti as Tanya, Bill Sorice as Oscar and Hiro Masuda as Honda. This movie has funny gags including funny moments like when Jay walks out of the basement & the spider is on his back and he screams. I also love the scene when the crew is trying to film BRUTAL MASSACRE but the shooting range is on the other side of the filming location and everyone runs in total panic. One last scene I love to death, it's in the deleted scenes though. Carl and Hanu fight each other when they have to share a hotel bedroom. Some funny quotes in the scene include when Hanu says; "I'm gonna "F" with you now!" Then Carl says; "You're gonna "F" with me? What's wrong with you? WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?! POLICE! POLICE! POLICE!" These scenes are hysterical and this is the first movie I watched all the way through when I got it in the mail. In at least 3 years, this is the first movie I saw all the way through. I give this film a 5 out of 5 star rating!
 The "Return" of Harry Penderecki November 21, 2008
Michael R Gates (Nampa, ID United States)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
BRUTAL MASSACRE: A COMEDY is a mocumentary that lovingly pokes fun at the horror-film industry. Low-budget horror director Harry Penderecki (David Naughton), whose last few films really tanked at the box office, is attempting a comeback with his latest effort BRUTAL MASSACRE. Come along for an exclusive behind-the-scenes peek as documentarian Bert Campbell (Vincent Butta) follows the making of the Penderecki's new film from pre-production to opening night.
In addition to taking light-hearted jabs at the good and the bad of the low-budget horror-movie industry, this hilarious mockumentary also brings together a host of genre icons: David Naughton (1981's AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON); Ellen Sandweiss and Betsy Baker (1981's THE EVIL DEAD); Gunnar Hansen (1974's original THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE); Ken Foree (1978's original DAWN OF THE DEAD and 2005's THE DEVIL'S REJECTS); and even famed genre writer, director, and producer Mick Garris (Showtime's MASTERS OF HORROR series). To be sure, these genre insiders are here to attract die-hard horror fans, but they are also knowledgeable enough to tickle the genre in all the right places and elicit some great laughs. Naughton is especially delightful as Harry Penderecki, an Ed Wood-like director who seems totally unaware of just how egregious his films really are.
The only fault with BRUTAL MASSACRE: A COMEDY is that there is no actual horror. Being a hard-core horror fan myself, I kept expecting (and hoping!) that a "real" killer would pop up at any moment to add to the numerous setbacks that plague Penderecki and his film crew. But alas, no such horror occurs. For that reason, I think that 2006's mockumentary BEHIND THE MASK: THE RISE OF LESLIE VERNON, in which a group of aspiring filmmakers "document" the career of a serial killer, is a more successful and satisfying parody of the horror genre. Still, in spite of its minor flaws, BRUTAL MASSACRE: A COMEDY is a funny, wholly enjoyable film.
Anchor Bay's DVD edition of BRUTAL MASSACRE: A COMEDY presents the film in anamorphic widescreen at its original aspect ratio of 1.78:1. The picture quality is crisp and clear, and the clarity of the soundtrack is exceptional. Bonus features on the disc include some hilarious extended and deleted scenes, as well as a mock featurette about the making of the "documentary" in which cast members are "interviewed" in character. All in all, this DVD is a must-have for hard-core fans of horror cinema...well, for those with a good sense of humor, at least.
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