Macabre Pair of Shorts
{{Short description|1996 horror anthology film}}
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| director = Scott Mabbutt
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| distributor = Troma Entertainment
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Macabre Pair of Shorts is a 1996 horror anthology film directed by Scott Mabbutt. The film was produced by Magick Films and distributed by Troma Entertainment. It was the first credited film work of David Boreanaz.{{Cite web |date=2017-03-23 |title=An Ode to David Boreanaz, the Most Steadily Employed Man on Television |url=https://www.gq.com/story/david-boreanaz-most-steadily-employed-man-on-television |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=GQ |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Kira |date=2022-01-27 |title='Buffy the Vampire Slayer': How Walking His Dog Landed David Boreanaz the Role of Angel |url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-walking-dog-landed-david-boreanaz-role-angel.html/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Showbiz Cheat Sheet |language=en-US}}{{Cite book |last=Melton |first=J. Gordon |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-QNlCwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Macabre+Pair+of+Shorts%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA16 |title=The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead |date=2010-09-01 |publisher=Visible Ink Press |isbn=978-1-57859-348-4 |language=en}}
Production
Reception
A review on TV Guide states that with this film "Troma founders Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz continue to push forward into the realm of the bizarre, surreal, and campy".{{Cite web |title=Macabre Pair of Shorts |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/macabre-pair-of-shorts/2000003795/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}
DVD Talk finds that "This is an appalling attempt at horror humor, degrading every aspect of the genre it wants to mimic and mock."{{Cite web |title=DVD Talk |url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/22029/macabre-pair-of-shorts/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=www.dvdtalk.com}} An independent reviewer calls the film "a portmanteau within a portmanteau".{{Cite web |title=Macabre pair of Shorts – review |url=http://taliesinttlg.blogspot.com/2010/12/macabre-pair-of-shorts-review.html |access-date=2023-06-13}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.troma.com/films/macabre-pair-of-shorts/ Film presentation] on Troma's website.
Category:American horror anthology films
Category:Troma Entertainment films
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