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The horrifically deformed face of the titular character makes up most of this poster for Dario Argento's Jennifer
Police officer Frank Spivey one day shoots a man who is about to murder a young woman. The woman is horribly deformed in her face, and she has some bloody urges, but Spivey is nevertheless seduced by her.
Jennifer is written by writer/co-star Steven Weber (The Outer Limits (1999, TV-series)), adapted from a 1974 comic book story by Bruce Jones (Alien Encounters (1986)) and Bernie Wrightson (Gargoyle (1985)) from the anthology Creepy, and directed by Italian master filmmaker Dario Argento (The Bird with the Crystal Plumage/L'uccello dalle Piume di Cristallo (1970)). It is the 4th entry in the first season of Mick Garris' Masters of Horror TV anthology series (2005-06.
As an Argento fan might hope for, Jennifer is both transgressive and eerie. Jennifer has carnal desires in more than one way: SPOILER She eats a child, a cat, a teenage boy and that's not even all! The prosthetic special effects are made by the master in the craft, Howard Berger. There is typically disturbing music from Claudio Simonetti (Violent Shit: The Movie (2015)). And Weber is great as Spivey, but apart from him the acting is a bit dry, and the story has its holes. But Jennifer is definitely an above average TV movie and among the best of the mostly lacking Masters of Horror output.
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Demons/Dèmoni (1985) or, Cinema of Death! (co-writer/producer)
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Dawn of the Dead (1978) or, Mall of Death! (co-composer)
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Documentary about Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror (2002) - Bio. doc. of Dario Argento
Listen to some of Simonetti's score for the movie here
Cost: Unknown
Box office: None - TV movie
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[Jennifer premiered 18 November (Showtime channel, North America) and runs 58 minutes. Shooting took place in British Columbia. Argento returned with Pelts (2006, TV movie), a segment of Masters of Horror's 2nd season. Weber returned in Will & Grace (2005-06). 6.6k+ IMDb users have given Jennifer a 6.3/10 average rating.]
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