Skinned Deep
Director: Gabriel Bartalos
Actors: Les Pollack, Aaron Sims, Kurt Carley
PlotA road trip takes a surreal and horrifying turn when a family travels through a remote desert area and their car breaks down. Seeking help, they stumble upon a bizarre and sinister clan living in a dilapidated house nearby. This family is anything but ordinary; composed of grotesque and dangerous individuals, they include the menacing Surgeon General, who wears a metal mask and wields imposing weaponry, and the peculiar Plates, who throws sharp plates with deadly precision. As the stranded family seeks assistance, they quickly become entangled in a nightmarish situation, struggling to survive in a labyrinthine environment filled with traps and horrors.
As the chilling night unfolds, the family's desperation grows while attempts to escape the clutches of their captors turn increasingly perilous. Each room within the house presents new challenges, reflective of the dark and twisted minds of its inhabitants. Tension builds as secrets are uncovered, alliances form and shift, and the line between sanity and madness blurs. As dawn approaches, decisions made by each character lead to irreversible changes in their attempt to escape this living nightmare. The descent into chaos reveals hidden truths about each of them, forcing them to confront their own inner demons as well as the literal ones surrounding them.
Writers: Gabriel Bartalos
Release Date: 14 Feb 2004
Runtime: 97 min
Rating: R
Country: United States
Language: English
Home Video Reviews
Skinned Deep delights with surreal villainous charm, bolstered by solid makeup effects and good technical quality; a fun watch despite screenplay flaws.
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