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  • Actors: Brittany Murphy, Jay Mohr, Michael Biehn, Jesse Bradford, Candy Clark
  • Directors: Geoffrey Wright
  • Writers: Ken Selden
  • Producers: Eli Selden, Joyce Schweickert, Julie Yorn, Ken Selden, Marshall Persinger
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Entertainment in Video
  • DVD Release Date: 19 Feb 2001
  • Run Time: 87 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000056N4P
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 29,869 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Cherry Falls, the eponymous small town in Cherry Falls, has some dirty secrets--secrets that come to light when a psychotic killer starts killing teenagers. But the killer has an unusual criterion: only virgins are marked for death. Cherry Falls is a striking movie that never got released in cinemas, probably because marketers didn't know what to do with it. It's not a winking, smirk-while-you-shriek twist on the genre like Scream, nor is it a broad parody like Scary Movie--instead, Cherry Falls tries (and largely succeeds) at trying to turn the clichés of slasher movies into something that will do more than make you jump in shock. It's still scary; few things are creepier than wandering the empty hallways of a high school after hours, and Cherry Falls takes full advantage of that. It's also often funny, mostly because the mechanics of a slasher movie have become just a little too much and you can't help laughing. But it also makes you think twice about attitudes towards sex--moments such as parents breaking into a brawl while talking about their children's sex activity, or an "experienced" girl's pep talk to an assembly of girls eager to lose their virginity, are both funny and caustic. Brittany Murphy (Clueless, Girl, Interrupted) shines as the sheriff's daughter caught in the middle of it all; Michael Biehn (The Terminator) is great as the earnest sheriff who knows more than he lets on; and Jay Mohr (Jerry Maguire) smoothly handles the part of a teacher with an unhealthy interest in Murphy. Cherry Falls doesn't tell you when it's funny or scary, which makes many viewers uncomfortable. But if you're interested in watching a slippery, layered examination of sexual attitudes that is also a successful, spooky slasher flick, then this movie is for you. --Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com

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16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital 5.1
6 Minutes Of Interviews
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2.0 out of 5 stars a confused mess of a film, 2 Jun 2001
By robedney2@excite.co.uk (Cambridgeshire,England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cherry Falls [VHS] [2000] (VHS Tape)
Cherry Falls is a small American town where a pesky psycho is offing teenagers in true slasher movie style. The "twist" here is that all the victims are virgins, so the local high school kids decide that they have to stage a gigantic orgy in order to survive (tasteful eh?). As I'm a big fan of Scream (and most of the copycat teen slasher films that followed it) I really wanted to like Cherry Falls, especially because it stars Brittany Murphy (Clueless, Girl Interrupted) and Jay Mohr (Go, Jerry Maguire). Unfortunately I was very disappointed. It's main problem is that it suffers from a really awkward, uncomfortable tone that feels like the director was unsure when to scare and when to play for laughs. The attack/chase scenes are (unintentionally?) hilarious, this is largely due to the fact that the killer is clearly a transvestite in high heels and a dodgy wig. I know they're trying to subvert the rules of the genre, but I can't help wondering whether the decision to make the killer look more like Olive from "On The Buses" than Michael Myers was a step in the right direction? And if it is all supposed to be one big joke, then some of it is pretty sick. Take for example one particularly misjudged scene near the end of the film, that starts off hilariously silly and then throws in a flashback sequence of a rape, leaving you feeling utterly confused as to what the film is trying to say. Scream was so successful because it got the balance between horror and comedy just right, Cherry Falls tries to do this and fails miserably. If you liked Scream and want to see another well directed, genuinely scary teen slasher then try "Halloween H20", but don't waste your money on Cherry Falls - it stinks!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Give it a go, you never know you might like it, 4 Jan 2008
By Clegsy (Leeds, UK) - See all my reviews
This is one of my fave horror films, partly because I actually cared about some of the characters enough to hope that they didn't wind up dead!
It's your usual "slasher killer in a small town targeting the teens" but the twist is that all the victims are virgins and they're dispatched in quite gruesome ways. The surviving kids decide that they're going to hold a party where they can all lose their virginity and stay safe. Brittany Murphy is the main lead trying to stay alive and find out what the connection is between her dad, who's the local cop, and a woman who vanished mysteriously years before.

If you're after MENSA type material then yes, you're going to be disappointed, but if you take it for what it is, which is an entertaining slasher film, with some black humour moments and a few attractive looking teens (who can act, which is always a bonus!) then you won't be disappointed. I didn't guess who the killer was but I never do!

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars NOT BAD, 12 Aug 2007
By stuart "s.vernon" (MIDDLESBROUGH, ENGLAND) - See all my reviews
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At first sight, "Cherry Falls" is one of the many harmless teen slashers that came out in the late 90s and early 00s in what was called "the horror revival" started by "Scream" back in 1996. While the movie can't hide the trademarks of its generation and it is definitely not very original, it offers some new twists to traditional clichés of the genre and a higher quality than the rest of the slashers of its time. Also, it is fair to point out that the movie we know as "Cherry Falls" is not what its director, Geoffrey Wright, conceived originally. It suffered several cuts to attain an R-Rating losing most of its planned edginess.

The story is set in the small town of Cherry Falls, where suddenly, a mysterious figure begins to kill the virgins in town. Sheriff Brent Marken (Michael Biehn) is specially concerned about the case not only because he knows that his beloved daughter Jody (Brittany Murphy) is virgin, but also because the case brings back memories of a dark event in Cherry Falls past. Meanwhile, the local teenagers organize a huge party to have sex and stop being potential victims.

Written by Ken Selden, the story mixes dark comedy with the horror genre pretty much in the vein of Scream, using a clever twist to the genre cliché of the virginal survivors. The mystery of the killer's identity is very well handled and the story unfolds as Jody's investigation takes her to discover the town's past. Surprisingly, the movie never gets boring or tedious, and it serve sits purpose as a thrilling mystery/horror film.

However, the film promises too much and there is never a proper payoff. Director Wright conceived his film as a comedy/horror about sex and violence in the genre, but the severe cuts the movie received took away all the sex and violence the director intended to portray, leaving an incomplete product that is really unsatisfying. This severely hurts the film, particularly at the finale, which is sad because it is really a very well crafted set-piece of nudity and violence that is badly edited to please the prudish MPAA.

Geoffrey Wright follows a subtle style for the most part of the film, and according to the script, it was done that way because the killings were supposed to be gory. Again, with the edition of this it left the film incomplete with scenes that build up very good suspense without a payoff. The suspense is broken with badly edited cuts that lead to the belief that a lot was missing.

The main cast is very good, particularly Jay Mohr as a concerned teacher who is truly worried about his students. Brittany Murphy is very good in the lead role is quite believable as a common teen girl (something not all slashers can say). The rest of the cast do a very good job but nothing really outstanding outside the leads.

"Cherry Falls" is a sad testimony of what further edition to a completed job can do. It certainly turned a promising great movie into an slightly above average horror film. Hopefully, a Director's Cut will be available someday but by now, "Cherry Falls" remains as a movie that could had been a lot better if it had remained true to its director's vision.
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