''Basement Jack'' is a 2009 American
slasher
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horror film
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, which was written by
Brian Patrick O'Toole
Brian Patrick O'Toole is an American film producer and screenwriter. O'Toole's work includes co-producing the 2002 horror film ''Dog Soldiers (film), Dog Soldiers'' and his screenwriting debut ''Cemetery Gates''. He also wrote a monthly column f ...
and directed by Michael Shelton, it stars
Billy Morrison
Billy Morrison is a British guitarist and singer who plays guitar with Billy Idol and performs with the Los Angeles-based cover band Royal Machines. Morrison previously played with Camp Freddy and fronted the hard rock act Circus Diablo. He ...
,
Tiffany Shepis
Tiffany Shepis (born September 11, 1979) is an American actress from New York City, who has been involved in film-making since the age of 16. She is popularly known as a " scream queen" in several horror films.
Career
Shepis got her start playi ...
and
Lynn Lowry
Linda Kay "Lynn" Lowry (born October 15, 1947) is an American actress, screenwriter and producer.
She is perhaps best known for her work in horror films, having appeared in the cult films '' I Drink Your Blood'' (1970), George A. Romero's '' Th ...
.
Plot
A few years ago Jack Riley finally snapped and killed his abusive mother. After killing his mother he went from house to house killing entire families and arranging their bodies in poses that would suggest a happy home life. Jack was just a teenager when all of this happened so of course he didn’t go to jail, but he just got out of his institution and he’s out to finish what he started while a vengeful woman wants to make him pay.
Cast
*Eric Peter Kaiser as Jack Riley aka Basement Jack
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Michele Morrow as Karen Cook
*Sam Skoryna as Officer Chris Watts
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Lynn Lowry
Linda Kay "Lynn" Lowry (born October 15, 1947) is an American actress, screenwriter and producer.
She is perhaps best known for her work in horror films, having appeared in the cult films '' I Drink Your Blood'' (1970), George A. Romero's '' Th ...
as Mrs. Riley
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Tiffany Shepis
Tiffany Shepis (born September 11, 1979) is an American actress from New York City, who has been involved in film-making since the age of 16. She is popularly known as a " scream queen" in several horror films.
Career
Shepis got her start playi ...
as Officer Armando
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Billy Morrison
Billy Morrison is a British guitarist and singer who plays guitar with Billy Idol and performs with the Los Angeles-based cover band Royal Machines. Morrison previously played with Camp Freddy and fronted the hard rock act Circus Diablo. He ...
as Detective Beck
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Joel Brooks
Joel Brooks (born December 17, 1949) is an American actor, known for his roles in '' Stir Crazy'', ''My Sister Sam'', '' Six Feet Under'', ''The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green'' and ''Phil of the Future''. Brooks also had a recurrin ...
as Officer Wytynek
*Nathan Bexton as the Manager
*Monica Alvarez as Neighbor
*Julianne Bianchi as Mrs. Cook
*Aaron Borghello as Police Officer 2 (as Aaron Borghel)
*Michael Patrick Breen as Mr. O'Donnell
*Dakota Carter as Mark Caffola
*Mark Elias as Ryan
*Silvio Fama as Mr. Cook
*M. Steven Felty as Sgt. Pignataro
*Joshua Lou Friedman as Detective Barmack
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Noel Gugliemi
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as Detective Anderson
*Kim Knight as Tracy Caffola
*Miriam Korn
*Kyle Loethen as Rick Green
*Les Mahoney as Detective
*Billy Morrison as Detective Beck
*Nic Nac as Ted The Delivery Man
*Amanda Normington as Pam Wytynek
*Teri Pluma as Mrs. O'Donnell
*Kelly Ryan as Margie Caffola
*Kyle Sanders as Young Jack
*Jack Sanderson as Robert Caffola
*Matt Santoro as Detective Mathieson
*John Skoryna as Karl
*Ben Tolpin as Newscaster Don Drury
*Anna-Marie Wayne as Laverne
*James Williams as Nick Cook
Production
The film's lead protagonist is played by American actress
Michele Morrow and the titular villain is played by Eric-Peter Kaiser. Well known Scream Queens
Lynn Lowry
Linda Kay "Lynn" Lowry (born October 15, 1947) is an American actress, screenwriter and producer.
She is perhaps best known for her work in horror films, having appeared in the cult films '' I Drink Your Blood'' (1970), George A. Romero's '' Th ...
and
Tiffany Shepis
Tiffany Shepis (born September 11, 1979) is an American actress from New York City, who has been involved in film-making since the age of 16. She is popularly known as a " scream queen" in several horror films.
Career
Shepis got her start playi ...
make major appearances in the movie as well.
Release
The film was released on November 17, 2009, but the original direct to DVD release was set on October 20, 2009.
Basement Jack on DVD this October 20th
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References
External links
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* {{IMDb title, 1104834
2009 films
2009 independent films
2009 horror films
Films shot in Los Angeles
American independent films
American slasher films
2000s English-language films
2000s American films
English-language horror films