Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: 06/12/2007 Run time: 60 minutes Rating: Nr
Director Joe (The Howling, Gremlins) Dante helmed one of the more daring episodes of Masters of Horror to date--Homecoming-- and his second go-round for the cable anthology series is another thought-provoking chiller with real-world overtones. Here, Dante and screenwriter Sam Hamm (who also penned Homecoming) adapt James Tiptree, Jr.'s 1977 noted short story of the same name and concoct an alarming nightmare scenario in which men are suddenly and brutally attacking women when sexually aroused. The solution to this sudden wave of violence falls to scientists Jason Priestley and Elliott Gould, but the situation rapids erupts into a global epidemic, and Priestley's wife (Kerry Norton) must fend for herself and their daughter in a world that wants her dead at all costs. Dante and his capable deliver the terror with a straight face, and if Hamm's script strays too often into tangents about environmental responsibility, the abundance of suspense and outright violence offers a balance to genre fans that are less interested in social issues. The DVD includes commentary by Dante and Hamm, featurettes on the episode's production and special effects (by KNB), and the shooting script in DVD-ROM format. --Paul Gaita
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Another thought provoking MOH episode from Joe Dante:
Joe Dante (Gremlins, The Howling) helmed one of the best episodes during the first season of Masters of Horror with Homecoming, and does so once again with this second season episode, The Screwfly Solution. Based on the James Tiptree Jr. short story, The Screwfly Solution stars Jason Priestley and Elliott Gould as scientists Alan and Barney respectively; both of whom are caught in the middle of a virus epidemic that is causing men to viciously murder women in the name of God. Alan's wife (Kerry Norton) and... more info
interesting horror:
The screwfly solution was rated R18 in Australia.
However it doen't have too many gory scenes to justify such a rating.
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my new favorite disaster movie. it's like a gender politics satire, taking an "all men are pigs" philosophy to it's extreme, which entails a lot of absurd scenarios. when the old dude says "something glorious has happened" that is the funniest thing ever.
"I'm a married man, I have a daughter and I am a potential murderer":
The Masters of Horror series brings us sixty-minute episodes that cover a wide range of topics in the genre. In this installment, the story revolves around an attempt by an unknown entity to eliminate the human race. The story is fine, but there are a couple of problems with this episode. First, I think that this barely makes it into the horror genre; it seems more of a psychological thriller. The second problem is that the ending left me unsatisfied, since I felt it was a poor explanation to the reasons... more info
