The Rockville Slayer (2004)

User Rating:

2.4/10   

Director:

Marc Selz

Writer:

Marc Selz (writer)

Genre:

Thriller | Horror

Tagline:

Do you really know who you are?

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Police | Female Nudity

Cast

Circus-Szalewski	...	Charlie Fisher
Nicole Buehrer	...	Det. Amy Rodgers
Joe Estevez	...	Sheriff Duncan
Michael Kessler	...	Steve Henderson
Bob Farster	...	Bill Fisher
Ellie Weingardt	...	Mrs. Henderson
Richard Strobel	...	Mr. Henderson
Robert Z'Dar	...	The Man
Mike Markoff	...	Tim Fisher
Amy Brown	...	Jessica
Nikki Taylor Melton	...	'Young' Jessica
Cameron Benzie	...	'Young' Charlie Fisher
Joe Morowitz	...	Detective Michael Brophy
Holly Ilyne Sari	...	Robin
Megan Lynn Stoudt	...	Allison

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, sexuality and language.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

East Dubuque, Illinois, USA

Company:

Marc Selz Productions

Soundtrack:

Missin' You

Aged actors Unaware that their careers are spiraling down

Amazing that an unknown director could get actors with sizable cvs like Estevez, Quigley and Z'dar to appear in a non-film like this. See what you can do if you dangle some dollars in front of people without jobs. If their careers had not already jumped the shark from now on they call check off "Unaware" as the sure spot where the bottom was finally hit. The plot is not so much a story as it is a series of scenes that must of sounded good in the writer's mind but don't translate into anything interesting on the screen. In the beginning they lead you to think a certain character is definitely the murderer but then the plot changes arbitrarily and goes somewhere completely different. Maybe the writer/director thought this was going to be accepted as a plot twist but it is only a cheat because it happens only as one incredible coincidence. Considering the acting, only the no-name actors/actresses seem to care about earning their paychecks. The photography is the best thing about the movie because everything seems to be in focus but there's something unsettling about the sound quality. What story there is centers around some murders in a small town with obvious red herrings and an ending that you can't possibly see coming because its so removed from the story that its a cheat on the audience. Quigley appeared in some good "bad" films in the 80s and 90s exploiting her looks and talent but this is just a bad film in every possible way and its sad to see her slumming in this. Z'Dar's career has been in decline for a long while and this should put the sad exclamation point at the end. Estevez better scratch this one off his resume and stick as close as he can to his employable relatives.