''Basement Jack'' is a 2009 American

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, which was written by

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and directed by Michael Shelton, it stars

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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 * Michele Morrow as Karen Cook *Sam Skoryna as Officer Chris Watts *

as Mrs. Riley *

as Officer Armando *

as Detective Beck *

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 *

Noel Gugliemi Noel Albert Gugliemi (also known as Noel G.) is an American actor best known for his portrayals of Southern Californian gangsters. Gugliemi has received some notoriety for having played characters named ''Hector'' in several movies and TV shows. ...

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

and

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

* * {{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