The plot is a good one, a production company decides to shoot a rock video on the old Hollywood "back lots"(hence the title) before they're torn down. Things start off nicely with some good killings but once we get into the main characters, we're dealt a very bad hand. This group is filled with annoying and/or paper-thin characters that are so interchangeable that we never even figure out their names.
The cast includes "stars" like Charles Fleischer and Priscilla Barnes. It also includes Corey Haim, it's sad to see how far this very good actor (if you don't believe me, rent Lucas) has fallen. Maybe he thought this would get him back into the movies, but he made an awful choice. Don't worry, he only has 10 lines or so, then the good old hack'n'slash gets him. The script is wretched, the performances are paper-thin. Props go out to Haim, Fleischer and Jaime Anstead for rising above the material to at least make me smile a few times. The movie's biggest flaw is that it takes itself much too seriously. They should have made a campy, spoof of slashers, or a spoof of Hollywood, anything but a serious study into the mind of a psycho because it just didn't fly
As for the genre staples, boobs and blood, Backlot Murders boasts them both, but never have they been so disappointing. The breasts are all fake, and if we ever run out of silicone, blame the "actresses" who make up this cast. The gore is hit or miss. They obviously had a budget but they wimped out on some of the better kills and didn't show as much as they needed to make this a film worth recommending. The only thing I did like was the mask on the killer, very unique
If you're a fan of fake boobs and dry humor, you'd really have to see the movie to understand, then maybe you'll enjoy The Backlot Murders. Otherwise, spend your money on something else. I hear Corey Haim's selling his underwear on eBay...
The cast includes "stars" like Charles Fleischer and Priscilla Barnes. It also includes Corey Haim, it's sad to see how far this very good actor (if you don't believe me, rent Lucas) has fallen. Maybe he thought this would get him back into the movies, but he made an awful choice. Don't worry, he only has 10 lines or so, then the good old hack'n'slash gets him. The script is wretched, the performances are paper-thin. Props go out to Haim, Fleischer and Jaime Anstead for rising above the material to at least make me smile a few times. The movie's biggest flaw is that it takes itself much too seriously. They should have made a campy, spoof of slashers, or a spoof of Hollywood, anything but a serious study into the mind of a psycho because it just didn't fly
As for the genre staples, boobs and blood, Backlot Murders boasts them both, but never have they been so disappointing. The breasts are all fake, and if we ever run out of silicone, blame the "actresses" who make up this cast. The gore is hit or miss. They obviously had a budget but they wimped out on some of the better kills and didn't show as much as they needed to make this a film worth recommending. The only thing I did like was the mask on the killer, very unique
If you're a fan of fake boobs and dry humor, you'd really have to see the movie to understand, then maybe you'll enjoy The Backlot Murders. Otherwise, spend your money on something else. I hear Corey Haim's selling his underwear on eBay...