Cut ** (2000, Kylie Minogue, Molly Ringwald, Geoff Revell, Frank Roberts, Jessica Napier, Simon Bossell, Geoff Revell, Sarah Kants, Sam Lewis, Stephen Curry, Tiriel Mora) – Classic Movie Review 13,888

The 2000 Australian slasher horror thriller Cut is written by Dave Warner, and stars Kylie Minogue, Molly Ringwald, Geoff Revell, and Frank Roberts.

Director Kimble Rendall’s 2000 Australian slasher horror thriller Cut is written by Dave Warner, based on his story with Mark Ramprell, and stars Kylie Minogue, Molly Ringwald, Geoff Revell, and Frank Roberts, with Jessica Napier, Geoff Revell, Sarah Kants, Sam Lewis, Stephen Curry, Tiriel Mora.

A costumed killer with a hidden agenda begins to stalk the actors of a low-budget horror film being made by students who intend to finish off a movie halted years before in 1988 by a murderous actor. In 1988, personal assistant Lossman (Geoff Revel) comes in just as actress Vanessa Turnbill (Molly Ringwald) grabs the shears and stabs Brad (Frank Roberts) through the neck, killing him. Since then, anyone who has tried to finish the Hot Blooded movie has ended up murdered mysteriously. 

It is now 2000, and Lossman is a college film professor teaching students Raffy Carruthers (Jessica Napier), Hester Ryan (Sarah Kants), Damien Ogle (Sam Lewis), Julie Bardot (Cathy Adamek), Rick Stephens (Stephen Curry), Jim Pilonski (Steve Greig), Cassie Woolf (Erika Walters) and Paulie Morrelli (Matt Russell). Despite Lossman’s warnings, the group decides to finish filming Hot Blooded and contacts Vanessa, who agrees to return to Australia to finish the movie.

This gory, thin, derivatively premised chiller does eventually spark off some fresh thrills and new ideas, and provides gainful employment for both Minogue and Ringwald. Its knowing Scream-style, elbow-nudging sense of humour helps to save it.

Release date: 23 February 2000.

Cast: Kylie Minogue, Molly Ringwald, Geoff Revell, Frank Roberts, Jessica Napier, Simon Bossell, Sarah Kants, Stephen Curry, Matt Russell, Erika Walters, Cathy Adamek, Steve Greig, Sam Lewis.

It was shot around Adelaide in South Australia.

It did well enough at the box office, especially at home in Australia, and in France and Singapore to comfortably recoup its budget.

Cut is directed by Kimble Rendall, runs 83 minutes, is made by Beyond Films, Mushroom Pictures and MBP (Germany), is released by Trimark and United International Pictures, is written by Dave Warner, is shot by David Foreman, is produced by Bill Bennett, Jennifer Bennett and Martin Fabinyi, and is scored by Guy Gross.

Kimble Rendall (1957 – April 2025) was known for his second unit direction of The Matrix Reloaded (2003), The Matrix Revolutions (2003), I, Robot (2004), Casanova (2005) and Ghost Rider (2007). He was also guitarist, vocalist and co-founder of punk rockers XL Capris and of rock band the Hoodoo Gurus.

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