We’re creeping up on a year since the last time we wrote about Sean Byrne’s unrelenting Aussie horror flick THE LOVED ONES, so I’d say we’re more than due for an update. You’re familiar with the flick in question, right? No? Let’s get reacquainted then!
Starring Xavier Samuel, Jessica McNamee, Richard Wilson, John Brumton, Victoria Thaine, Robin McLeavy and Fred Whitlock, THE LOVED ONES goes like this:
In order to avoid a ghostly figure in the road, high school senior Brent Mitchell wraps his car around a tree, killing his father. Constantly confronted by his mother’s emotional collapse after the accident, Brent escapes into a marijuana fueled world of loud metal music to block the pain and guilt. Dejected and out of sorts, he has a shot at happiness with his girlfriend Holly, a grounded, caring girl with drop dead good looks, a dream date for the high school prom. But his plans are thwarted by a disturbing series of events that take place under a mirrored disco ball, involving pink satin, glitter, syringes, nails, power drills and a secret admirer. Brent has become the prom king at a macabre, sadistic event where he is the entertainment.
Ah, that’s too good…a marijuana fueled world of loud metal music to block the pain and guilt? Who is this guy, Frank f*ckin’ Zappa?
So what’s the clip below all about? Entitled “Rock Climbing,” it doesn’t take a genius to figure out the kind of cliff-hanging suspense used here, the kind films have been showing since the days of Chaplin. To make the clip more exciting, I say we take bets on whether or not dude is gonna die? You with me? My money says yes, he goes splat! Place your wager below!
THE LOVED ONES premiered last Sunday at the San Francisco International Film Festival. Hopefully a release date will follow suit!
Xavier Samuel stars in those TWILIGHT pictures with adorable Ashley Greene!