Killer Rack
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{{Infobox film
| name = Killer Rack
| image = File:Killer Rack (2015) poster.jpg
| caption = Promotional release poster
| alt =
| director = Greg Lamberson
| writer = Paul McGinnis
| producer =
| starring = Jessica Zwolak
Debbie Rochon
Paul McGinnis
Michael Thurber
Lloyd Kaufman
Brooke Lewis
Sam Qualiana
| music = Armand Petri
| cinematography = Chris Rados
| editing = Phil Gallo
| released = {{film date|2015|09|11|Scare-A-Con}}
| studio = Slaughtered Lamb Productions
| distributor = Camp Motion Pictures
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
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Killer Rack is a 2015 American musical horror comedy film directed by Greg Lamberson and written by Paul McGinnis.{{cite web|url=http://io9.gizmodo.com/killer-rack-may-be-the-wrongest-horror-film-in-the-hist-1580740284|title=Killer Rack May Be The Wrongest Horror Film In The History Of Wrongness|author=Charlie Jane Anders|date=23 May 2014|website=io9|access-date=26 February 2017}} The film, which was shot in Buffalo, New York,{{cite web|url=https://horrornews.net/96605/check-out-the-killer-rack/|title=Check Out the KILLER RACK|date=2 April 2015|access-date=26 February 2017}} was screened at several film festivals, and profits from promotional stickers were donated to the Lynn Sage Foundation, a breast cancer organization.{{cite web|url=https://dreadcentral.com/news/156319/killer-rack-joins-fight-breast-cancer/|title=Killer Rack Joins the Fight Against Breast Cancer|author=Debi Moore|date=15 March 2016|website=Dread Central|access-date=27 February 2017}}
Plot
After insecure Betty Downer receives breast augmentation surgery from a surgeon named Cate Thulu, who worships the Elder Gods of writer H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos, her blood-thirsty new breasts seek world domination.
Cast
- Jessica Zwolak as Betty Downer
- Debbie Rochon as Dr. Cate Thulu
- Paul McGinnis as Tim
- Michael Thurber as Mr. Raquel
- Lloyd Kaufman as Dr. Foin
- Brooke Lewis as the Killer Rack (voice)
- Sam Qualiana as "Dutch"
Roy Frumkes makes a cameo appearance.{{cite web|url=https://dreadcentral.com/news/70934/wrap-killer-rack-new-stills/|title=It's a Wrap for Killer Rack; New Stills and More!|author=Debi Moore|date=29 September 2014|website=Dread Central|access-date=26 February 2017}}
Production
The film was shot in Buffalo, New York. Make-up effects were created by Arick Szymecki and Stacey Book, while Brett Piper provided stop-motion animation, and chroma key compositing was used. Director Greg Lamberson stated that the film "is a movie for fans of practical effects, although we'll use CGI to enhance what we shot on set. Our DP, Chris Rados, had to do a lot of shooting behind plexiglass".{{cite web|url=http://www.horrorsociety.com/2014/10/01/greg-lamberson-s-killer-rack-wraps-production-buffalo-new-york/|title=Greg Lamberson 'S Killer Rack Wraps Production In Buffalo, New York|author=Mitchell Wells|date=1 October 2014|website=Horror Society|access-date=26 February 2017}}
Release and reception
The film premiered at the Scare-A-Con film festival on September 11, 2015, where it won best film,{{cite web|url=https://horrornews.net/101880/killer-rack-announces-world-premiere-and-fest-dates-early-rack-stills/|title='Killer Rack' Announces World Premiere and Fest Dates – Early Rack Stills|date=11 September 2015|website=HorrorNews.net|access-date=26 February 2017}} and played dozens of festivals thereafter, including many international, during which it took several awards including a Best Writer Award for Paul McGinnis. The film was released on DVD by Camp Motion Pictures on December 13, 2016.{{cite web|url=https://dreadcentral.com/news/185619/camp-motion-pictures-releasing-killer-rack-dvd-slime-cityslime-city-massacre-blu-ray-december/|title=Camp Motion Pictures Releasing Killer Rack DVD and Slime City/Slime City Massacre Blu-ray in December|author=Debi Moore|date=30 August 2016|website=Dread Central|access-date=26 February 2017}}
Amy Seidman of ComingSoon.net called the film "a fun, no-brainer kind of flick".{{cite web|url=https://comingsoon.net/horror/news/748024-review-monstrous-mammarys-attack-greg-lambersons-killer-rack|title=Review: Monstrous Mammary's Attack in Greg Lamberson's KILLER RACK|author=Amy Seidman|date=16 December 2015|website=ComingSoon.net|access-date=26 February 2017}} Scott Hallam of the website Dread Central wrote that "you have to overlook a lot of the low-budget pitfalls that often haunt a film like this, but it’s indeed worth looking past the blemishes of the movie to enjoy [its] humor and great spirit".{{cite web|url=https://dreadcentral.com/reviews/126545/killer-rack-2015/|title=Killer Rack (2015)|author=Scott Hallam|date=15 September 2015|website=Dread Central|access-date=26 February 2017}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|3369624}}
Category:American parody films
Category:American body horror films
Category:American comedy horror films
Category:American musical films
Category:American black comedy films
Category:2015 comedy horror films
Category:2010s English-language films
Category:English-language comedy horror films
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