Body Parts (1991)
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40% of critics liked it
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31% of users liked it
(6,912 ratings)
When prison psychiatrist Bill Chrushank (Jeff Fahey) loses an arm in a car accident, he receives a revolutionary new transplant from an unknown donor, who is later discovered to have been a recently-executed psycho-killer. During his recovery, Bill is tormented by violent nightmares and aggressive… More When prison psychiatrist Bill Chrushank (Jeff Fahey) loses an arm in a car accident, he receives a revolutionary new transplant from an unknown donor, who is later discovered to have been a recently-executed psycho-killer. During his recovery, Bill is tormented by violent nightmares and aggressive new impulses -- and his limb seems to have developed a malevolent will of its own, acting independently and lashing out beyond his control. He eventually discovers that an artist named Remo Lacey (Brad Dourif) -- whose work is influenced by the same nightmares -- is the recipient of the killer's other arm. Before long, the same donor's legs turn up on yet another man, who harbors the same violent mood swings... and the inevitable "reunion" culminates in a violent, gory finale. Written and directed by Eric Red (based on the novel Choice Cuts by Pierre Boileau & Thomas Narcejac), this is a stylish and tightly-paced film (the harrowing car chase is a definite nail-biter), but the ball is sadly dropped by a weak script that discards the twisted potential of its premise (is the donor arm influencing Chrushank's mind, or vice versa?), lapsing instead into standard slasher-think. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
- Directed By
- Eric Red
- Written By
- Eric Red, Norman Snider
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Horror
- In Theaters
- Aug 2, 1991 Wide
- Studio
- Paramount Home Video
Critic Reviews
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...an unapologetically ludicrous horror effort that often skirts the very edges of camp without going entirely over.
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Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com
I enjoyed what Red does with the material, but the potential is there for a far more stark and disturbing film. Someone remake this one.
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Walter Chaw, Film Freak Central
As great drive-in movies go, ones that seem to have an ear to the rail of the zeitgeist, it's hard to ask for more.
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Pretty funny. I don't think that was intended.
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James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette
Hilariously bad horror show
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Cast
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Jeff Fahey
as Dr. Bill Chrushank
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Lindsay Duncan
as Dr. Agatha Webb
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Brad Dourif
as Remo Lacey
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Zakes Mokae
as Detective Sawchuk
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Peter Murnik
as Mark Draper
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Paul Ben-Victor
as Ray Kolberg
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John Walsh
as Charley Fletcher
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Nathaniel Moreau
as Bill Jr.
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Sarah Campbell
as Samantha
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Gene Dinovi
as Bartender
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Arlene Duncan
as Nurse #1
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Hal Eisen
as T.V. Reporter #2
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Andy Humphrey
as Ricky
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James Kidnie
as Detective Jackson
- Teri Lee
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Peter MacNeill
as Drunk
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Gene Mack
as Bar Heavy
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Lindsay Merrithew
as Roger
- Richard Monda
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Allan Price
as T.V. Reporter #1
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Taia Red
as Female Reporter
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Lynn Remus
as Nurse #2
- Johnny Mandel
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Larry McLean
as Bar Heavy
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John Stoneham
as Bar Heavy
- Fern Champion
- Dori Zuckerman
