While searching for a "cure all" serum, Dr. Edward Kanopolus, "Dr. K", is being pressured for results by the pharmaceutical company funding the project. With time running out, tragedy and desperation drive him to make decisions that will jeopardize the lives of everyone around him and ultimately unleash a terrifying monster on a killing spree.
Practical Effects
The monster suit — charmingly janky, surprisingly committed.
Acting
Derek Phillips' descent into desperation carries the whole thing.
Director
Steve Franke
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Steve Franke shot this in and around Austin, Texas with a skeleton crew and borrowed locations including an actual pharmaceutical warehouse.
This emerged from the mid-2000s DIY horror boom where digital video and cheap effects software let anyone become a monster movie mogul. The pharmaceutical villain specifically channels post-Vioxx public anger at drug companies.
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