''Exquisite Corpse'' is a 2010
horror film
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Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apoca ...
written and directed by Scott David Russell. It stars Steve Sandvoss, Nicole Vicius and
Guillermo Díaz.
Plot summary
A medical student (Steve Sandvoss) is working on a research project and discovers that he is able to
reanimate recently deceased mice. He takes a break from his work to go on a trip with three friends. He admits to his friend Sophia (Nicole Vicius) that he loves her - but shortly after this she falls into a nearby lake and drowns.
Using the methods from his research project he is able to revive her, but the process requires that he extract the hormone
Oxytocin
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from a recently dead corpse. He murders two women, and attempts to murder a third, in the process of keeping Sophia alive. His actions arouse the suspicion of his friends and the campus police.
In a twist at the end of the film, Sophia remembers the circumstances of her death, which changes the audience's perceptions of the actions of one of the main characters in the story.
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2010 films
2010 horror films
American zombie films
American science fiction horror films
2010s science fiction horror films
2010s English-language films
2010s American films
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