"Masters of Horror" Deer Woman (2005)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

John Landis

Writers:

Max Landis (writer) &
John Landis (writer)

TV Series:

"Masters of Horror" (2005)

Original Air Date:

9 December 2005 (Season 1, Episode 7)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

A harried, burned-out cop believes that a recent string of murders prove that the murderer might be a deer-like creature in the form of a beautiful woman right from a local Native America folklore legend.

Plot Keywords:

Deer | Native American | Police | Tongue In Cheek | Windwalker

Cast

Brian Benben	...	Dwight Faraday
Anthony Griffith	...	Officer Jacob Reed
Cinthia Moura	...	The Deer Woman
Sonja Bennett	...	Dana
Julian Christopher	...	Chief Einhron
Don Thompson	...	Detective Fuches
Alex Zahara	...	Detective Patterson
Walter High	...	Pool Player
Michael P. Northey	...	Peeing Trucker
John B. Destry	...	Trucker Witness (as John Destry)
John Bear Curtis	...	Truckstop Owner
Maxine Miller	...	Dog Lady
John R. Taylor	...	Dead Monkey Man
Edmond Kato Wong	...	Desk Cop (as Edmond Wong)
Steve Archer	...	Business Man

Runtime:

57 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-MA | Italy:VM14 | Finland:K-15 (TV rating) (self applied) (2008) | Finland:K-18 (DVD) (self applied) (2007)

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

IDT Entertainment

Trivia:

When talking to the captain, the police discuss a wolf attack in London in 1981. That'll be the events that John Landis' An American Werewolf in London they are talking about.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The opening scene, the billiard table, is shown in reverse (numbers are backward).

Quotes:

Dwight Faraday: A new kind of animal, one we haven't seen before. In London, in 1981 a series of brutal animal attacks were directly linked to a freak wolf that was gunned down in Piccadilly Circus.

Movie Connections:

References The Blues Brothers (1980)

Fun-filled tale of terror from John Landis

"Deer Girl" is a terrific episode of "Masters of Horror". John Landis' episode is light-hearted but contains some moments of true suspense.

I was genuinely thrilled to see Brian Benben in the main role of Dwight Faraday. Benben was previously in the John Landis produced "Dream On" series and is a great actor - he's able to convey subtle humour in a very capable manner.

The tale itself is pretty straightforward and proceedings move at quite a pace. I had a great time watching the episode and was sad when it finished - I could have sat through another 30 minutes of this story.

Incidentally, John Landis was uncomfortable with the reference to his earlier "American Werewolf" movie but the in-joke works well and isn't out-of-place.

Newcomer Cinthia Moura is stunning as the title character, the Deer Woman. To say Cinthia is beautiful would be something of an understatement and the scenes with this actress were a joy to watch.

Finally, I really hope Landis uses Benben again in a future project - they make a great team.