Dovetailing nicely out of Chris Bumbray’s favorable review, is not only a quartet of new clips from John Landis’ period-set horror comedy BURKE & HARE – but word that the film is also available for viewing, in its entirety, before it hits theaters in September. Where? Why online of course…
You see, over at SundanceNow.com, you can clock the film for what appears to be $9.99. Hardly a discount from the $12.50 or so the theater will run you, especially given the downsize of your viewing screen. But hey, if you’ve been as anxious to see the film as C.Bum, you may have no issues shelling out the dough.
In theaters September 9th, WILLIAM BURKE (Simon Pegg) and WILLIAM HARE (Andy Serkis) are scratching out a living in 1820s Edinburgh. After yet another failed business venture, they return to Hare’s lodging house to find that a tenant has suddenly died on rent day. As the boys decide how to dispose of the body over a drink, they discover that a corpse can fetch a hefty price. Edinburgh is the center of the medical world and the city’s doctors are crying out for cadavers for their anatomical demonstrations. Not least, fierce rivals progressive DR. KNOX (Tom Wilkinson) and traditionalist DR. MONRO (Tim Curry). When KNOX is paid a visit by BURKE & HARE with a fresh corpse he urges them to bring him any more ‘unfortunates’ they may stumble upon. Entrepreneurial HARE is quick to realize they’ve hit on a lucrative venture and the pair begin to arrange a series of deadly ‘accidents’.
Initially dodged by a guilty conscience, BURKE changes his tune after meeting GINNY (Isla Fisher), a beautiful and spirited actress who’s seeking financial backing for her new play. Driven on by the promise of romance, Burke agrees to step up their operation; branching out into “ethical” murder. And when the King announces that he will award the prestigious Royal Seal and a handsome cash prize to whomever makes the greatest advance in the field of medicine the professional rivalry between KNOX and MONRO intensifies, creating an increasing demand for bodies. KNOX needs extra cadavers for his groundbreaking photographic map of the human body and BURKE & HARE begin to secure him a steady stream of bodies and the cash starts rolling in.
Pressure on the boys builds as local crime lord DANNY MCTAVISH (David Hayman) demands a cut of their takings and the authorities start to close in. So HARE hatches a new plan, inspired by his equally conniving wife LUCKY (JESSICA HYNES). They just need a bit more money then they can go legit and open a funeral parlour where the bodies will come to them!
BURKE & HARE is also available on VOD via Comcast, Cox, Cablevision, Time Warner, and Bright House ahead of its theatrical debut on September 9th.
BURKE & HARE hottie Isla Fisher
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