Masters of Horror: Pick Me Up (2006)

Showtime has amassed some of the greatest horror film writers and directors to bring to you the anthology series "Masters of Horror". For the first time the foremost names in the horror film genre have joined forces for the series consisting of 13 one-hour films each season. DVD Features:Death on the Highway: An Interview with Larry CohenWorking with a Master: Larry CohenOn Set: An Interview with Michael MoriartyOn Set: An Interview with Fairuza BalkOn Set: An Interview with Warren ColeBehind the Scenes: The Making of "Pick Me Up"Audio Commentary with Director Larry CohenFantasy Film Festival: Mick Garris interviews Larry CohenTrailersStill galleryLarry Cohen BioDVD-Rom: Screenplay and Screen SaverFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR Rating: NR UPC: 013131446593 Manufacturer No: DV144659 Product Description

Entertaining MOH episode

I wouldn't exactly call Larry Cohen a master of horror. Schlock horror to be sure, considering this is the guy who brought us It's Alive!, God Told Me To, and scripted Maniac Cop. Then again, this installment of Masters of Horror, entitled Pick Me Up, doesn't aspire to be anything else but schlock horror, and in that respect alone, it works for what it is, and ends up being an entertaining episode. Fairuza Balk stars as a tough girl caught between two serial killers in the middle of nowhere. The killers are a deranged hitchiker (Warren Kole) and an even more unhinged truckdriver (Cohen regular Michael Moriarty), and soon enough the bloody games are on. While pretty much everyone hams it up, and the episode ends up being somewhat more unintentionally funny than it probably should be, Pick Me Up is still a pretty enjoyable installment in the debut season of Masters of Horror. The ending is undoubtedly the best part though, and is sure to leave any horror fan with a sense of humor with a grin on their face. Also featuring Cohen regular and Maniac Cop damsal Laurene Landon. September 26, 2008

that old guy was a scary a$$****e

that old guy is one of those pricks that no one likes ... u just wanna punch him out being from NY i know a lot of guys like that ..... his younger partner looks like a guy looking for a cheap thrill but it had a good ending to it not predictable at all... from the other bad masters of horror films such as chocolate deer women sick girl and homecoming im going to give this 5 stars April 24, 2008

TRUCKDRIVER AND HITCHHIKER

THIS MOVIE IS REALLY ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A TRUCKDRIVER AND A HITCHHIKER WHO LOVE KILLING PEOPLE.THEY'RE NOT FRIENDS,BUT WHEN THEY GET TOGETHER-THEY HAVE A BOND BECAUSE THEY TALK ABOUT THEIR KILLINGS THAT THEY DO.THEY EACH HAVE THEIR OWN METHOD OF KILLING PEOPLE.THE HITCHHIKER TORTURES ONE WOMAN IN A HOTEL ROOM TIL SHE DIES.FAIRUZA IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR.SHE'S THE NEXT VICTIM,BUT SHE HURRIES UP AND SNEAKS OUT.LATER-THE TRUCKDRIVER GOES LOOKING FOR HER BECAUSE HE WANTS TO BE THE ONE TO KILL HER.HE PICKS HER UP.IT'S A REALLY GOOD MOVIE.IT'S MUCH BETTER THAN I CAN EXPLAIN ABOUT IT. March 8, 2008

Great premise; wrong movie

Pick Me Up offers a great premise: What if a motorist who kills hitchhikers picks up a hitchhiker who kills motorists? Imagine the taut, suspenseful, claustrophobic film that would develop as these two psychopaths try to kill one another. I would love to see that movie! But that's not this movie. Instead, Pick Me Up is a slighter, kind of hammy horror movie, which is expected since Larry Cohen (of Q fame) is the helmer. I think that the movie wastes time with the broken-down bus scenario. Characters are introduced that we don't need to know. I would have preferred that the two killers encounter each other right away. I do not mind the addition of a third character in jeopardy (we need someone to root for) but Fairuza Balk, a good actress, is mostly wasted. The guy playing the hitcher is forgettable, although Michael Moriarty is quirky and funny as the truck driver. The twist is amusing, although nowadays having a twist seems like a cliche. October 11, 2007

Pick me up

It was a pretty good movie. It being a masters of horror film, it was better than most that I've seen. I liked it. July 18, 2007

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