''Hatred of a Minute'' is a

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directed by and starring Michael Kallio and produced by

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. Kallio co-wrote the script with Lisa Jesswein who also appears in the movie. Producer Campbell also makes a brief cameo in the film.

Plot

Eric Seaver is a young man that was abused as a child. He has since grown up to become a serial killer with a steady job as a

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, transcribing autopsy reports, and a fiancé. As Eric's killings become more frequent, his stable life is threatened and his rage begins to take over any

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he had left.

Cast

* Gunnar Hansen as Barry, The Stepfather * Michael Kallio as Eric Seaver **Matthew Fennelly as Young Eric Seaver * Tracee Newberry as Jamie * Tim Lovelace as Detective Glenn Usher * Lisa Jesswein as Sarah Usher * Michael Robert Brandon as Jack, The Demon * Jeffrey Steiger as Michael, The Angel * June Munger as Linda, The Mother * Colleen Nash as Terry * Michelle Kuhl as 'Cookie' * Rebecka Read as Amy * John F. Gray as Derek

Production

The film was budgeted at an estimated $300,000. The film's title comes from a line of an

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on which the film's story is based.

Reception

DVD Talk reviewed the film, writing that "There's a lot of promise to be found in ''Hatred of a Minute'', but despite the tears and years that went into bringing the project to fruition, the end result didn't completely gel for me."

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was critical, as they felt that "the blood and gore in this film barely qualifies as graphic or shocking."

References

External links

* 2002 films 2002 thriller films {{2000s-thriller-film-stub