A proofreader at a small-town newspaper decides to try to solve a series of decapitation murders, and reluctantly gets involved with the nutty daughter of his editor. Before long he discovers that he is the prime suspect in the murders.
Acting
Jennifer Tilly doing absolute MOST with chaotic 'nutty daughter' material.
Production
TV movie budget making decapitations look like craft project casualties.
Director
Paul Shapiro
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired on HBO but feels like it escaped from a USA Network midnight slot. Paul Shapiro mostly directed TV episodes—this was his theatrical-adjacent fever dream.
The 2.2 TMDB rating makes this nearly statistically impossible to enjoy sincerely, yet Jennifer Tilly's career survived. Some stars are simply unkillable.
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