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- Ben Slack
- Billy Warlock
- body horror
- Brian Bremer
- Brian Yuzna
- Charles Lucia
- Cheerleading
- Conan Yuzna
- Connie Danese
- Debutante
- Devin DeVasquez
- English language
- Europe
- Heidi Kozak
- horror film
- Jeep Wrangler
- Keith Walley
- Keizo Kabata
- lingerie
- Maria Claire
- Mark Ryder
- orgy
- Pamela Matheson
- Patrice Jennings
- Peter Teshner
- Rick Fichter
- Rick Fry
- Screaming Mad George
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- Stephan Biro
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Dead Poets Society (1989)
"Dead Poets Society (1989)" Actors
- Robin Williams
- Robert Sean Leonard
- Ethan Hawke
- Josh Charles
- Gale Hansen
- Dylan Kussman
- Allelon Ruggiero
- James Waterston
- Norman Lloyd
- Kurtwood Smith
- Carla Belver
- Leon Pownall
- George Martin
- Joe Aufiery
- Matt Carey
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Society, Honor Filmography
- 2010 NFL Pro Bowl (2010) (actor, plays Themselves - National Anthem Singers)
- (2009-12-03) (2003) (actor, plays Themselves)
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- Ben Meyerson
- Ben Slack
- Billy Warlock
- body horror
- Brian Bremer
- Brian Yuzna
- Charles Lucia
- Cheerleading
- Conan Yuzna
- Connie Danese
- Debutante
- Devin DeVasquez
- English language
- Europe
- Heidi Kozak
- horror film
- Jeep Wrangler
- Keith Walley
- Keizo Kabata
- lingerie
- Maria Claire
- Mark Ryder
- orgy
- Pamela Matheson
- Patrice Jennings
- Peter Teshner
- Rick Fichter
- Rick Fry
- Screaming Mad George
- shelved
- Social class
- special effect
- species
- Stephan Biro
- Terry Ogisu
- The New York Times
- Tim Bartell
- Wild Street Pictures
- Woody Keith
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name | Society |
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director | Brian Yuzna |
writer | Woody KeithRick Fry |
starring | Billy WarlockDevin DeVasquezEvan RichardsBen Meyerson |
producer | Paul WhiteKeizo KabataTerry OgisuKeith Walley |
distributor | Wild Street Pictures |
released | May 1989 (Cannes Film Festival), June 11, 1992 |
music | Mark RyderPhil Davies |
cinematography | Rick Fichter |
editing | Peter Teshner |
runtime | 99 min. |
language | English |
budget | }} |
Society is considered to be a minor classic in the body horror sub-genre. A sequel, Society 2: Body Modification, was in development, with a script written by Stephan Biro.
Plot
Bill Whitney (Billy Warlock) seems to have it all. His family is wealthy and he lives in a mansion in Beverly Hills, California. He's popular at his high school, looks to be a shoo-in for class president, has a cute cheerleader girlfriend and owns a new Jeep Wrangler to drive around in. Despite this, he feels as though he does not fit in with his family or their high-society friends. When his sister's ex-boyfriend Blanchard (Tim Bartell) gives him a surreptitiously recorded tape of what sounds like his family engaged in a vile, murderous orgy, Bill begins to suspect that his feelings are justified.Bill gives the tape to his therapist Dr. Cleveland (Ben Slack) to listen to. When he comes back for his appointment, Dr. Cleveland plays the tape back for Bill. The audio has now changed and now merely contains the sounds of his sister Jenny (Patrice Jennings) enjoying her coming out party. Bill insists that what he'd heard before was real and calls Blanchard to get another copy. When he arrives at their meeting place, Bill discovers an ambulance and police officers gathered around Blanchard's crashed van. A body is placed into the back of the ambulance, but Bill is prevented from seeing its face.
At Blanchard's funeral, Bill and his friend Milo (Evan Richards) discover that Blanchard's corpse either needed a lot of reconstructive work for display, or is not real. After the funeral and at the encouragement of his parents, Bill attends a party hosted by his upper-class classmate Ferguson (Ben Meyerson). There, Ferguson lasciviously confirms that the first audio tape Bill listened to—with the sounds of an orgy on it—was the real tape. Angry and confused, he leaves the party with Clarissa (Devin DeVasquez), a beautiful girl he'd been admiring. They have acrobatic sex at her house and Bill meets Clarissa's bizarre, hair-loving mother (Pamela Matheson).
Bill returns home the next day and confronts his parents (Connie Danese and Charles Lucia) and sister, who are all in the master bedroom dressed in lingerie. With Dr. Cleveland's help, they drug Bill. As Milo secretly trails him, Bill is taken to a hospital. Bill awakens in a hospital bed and thinks he hears Blanchard crying out, but discovers that nothing is there. He leaves the hospital and finds his Jeep waiting for him. Milo tried to warn him, but he drives back to his house.
Back home again, Bill finds a large, formal party. He is snared by the neck and Dr. Cleveland reveals all of the secrets he has been searching for. He is not really related to his family after all. In fact, his family and their high-society friends are an actual different species from Bill. To demonstrate, they bring in a still-living Blanchard. The wealthy party guests strip to their underwear and begin "shunting". The rich literally feed on the poor, physically deforming and melding with each other as they suck the nutrients out of Blanchard's body. Their intention is to do to the same to Bill. In a fight with Ferguson, Bill manages to pull the pliable Ferguson inside-out. With Milo and Clarissa's help—who is also of this alternate species, but has fallen in love with Bill—he escapes.
Cast
Reception
Society was a success in Europe, but was shelved for three years before getting a release in the U.S. Said director Yuzna in an interview: "I think Europeans are more willing to accept the ideas that are in a movie. That's why for example Society did really well in Europe and in the US did nothing, where it was a big joke. And I think it's because they responded to the ideas in there. I was totally having fun with them, but they are there nonetheless."In 1990, Society won the Silver Raven award for "Best Make-Up" at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film.
See also
References
External links
Category:1992 films Category:1990s horror films Category:American films Category:English-language films Category:Mystery films Category:Independent films Category:American comedy horror films Category:Directorial debut films
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