Suitable Flesh
- 2023
- 1h 40m
A psychiatrist becomes obsessed with one of her young patients, who she later discovers is linked to an ancient curse.A psychiatrist becomes obsessed with one of her young patients, who she later discovers is linked to an ancient curse.A psychiatrist becomes obsessed with one of her young patients, who she later discovers is linked to an ancient curse.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Jonah Ray
- Dave the Orderly
- (as Jonah Ray Rodrigues)
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- TriviaScreenwriter Dennis Paoli previously adapted H.P. Lovecraft stories for the 1980s films "Re-Animator" and "From Beyond," which both starred Barbara Crampton.
- GoofsHeather Graham witnesses someone being beheaded and gets sprayed with blood. She runs out of the house and there is not a spot of blood on her anywhere.
- Quotes
Dr. Elizabeth Derby: No, wait. I was in your body.
Asa Waite: I was in yours.
Dr. Elizabeth Derby: No, no, I don't mean it like that. I mean, my, my mind was in your body.
Asa Waite: Well, I guess then, if anybody ever tells you to go fuck yourself. You tell them you have.
- Crazy creditsOne of the credits is, "Filmed In Cthulhuscope." While the viewer might consider this a special film process, like CinemaScope, this is actually a portmanteau of Cthulhu and CinemaScope. Cthulhu is a fictional cosmic entity created by H. P. Lovecraft, used in various ways in many of his stories.
- SoundtracksI Need You Like a Donut Needs a Hole
Written by Barry Louis Polisar
Performed by Barry Louis Polisar
Courtesy of Rainbow Morning Music c/o Bodega Sync
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Suitable Flesh
Heather Graham is the successful psychiatrist "Elizabeth" who finds her daily routine interrupted by a visit from the seemingly paranoid "Asa" (Judah Lewis). Initially sceptical, she begins to become intrigued with his story that he is being persecuted by a man, on the phone, who is threatening him. Indeed one such call induces a sort of fit from the young man! A visit to his home, and she is hooked into a mystery that is somewhat reminiscent of "Fallen" (1998) as it turns our erstwhile respectable physician into someone reduced to some rather lively, impromptu, nookie before incarceration in a padded cell trying to convince her close friend "Dr. Dani" (Barbara Crampton) that she's not completely deranged. This starts off quite interestingly, with a solid effort from Lewis as the troubled youth - but as it progresses and it becomes clear to us just what is going on, the film begins to fall away and lose any potency. The last half hour is violent and brutal, but suffers from a lack of plausibility - in this or any other dimension - and it becomes repetitive and shows up the really mediocre quality of both the writing and the acting. It is watchable, if only for Lewis, but equally forgettable stuff.
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- Nov 1, 2023
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $18,447
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,093
- Oct 29, 2023
- Gross worldwide
- $22,751
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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