Each October, the Unsung Horrors podcast does a month of themed movies. This year, they will once again be setting up a fundraiser to benefit Best Friends, which works to save the lives of cats and dogs across America, giving pets second chances and providing them with happy homes.
Today’s theme: KNB
Holly Gooding (Drew Barrymore) was suspected of murder in New York City, so she goes to Los Angeles. Could she have an evil twin doing these things? Patrick Highsmith (George Newbern) doesn’t care. Seriously, 1993 Drew Barrymore could stab someone in front of me and I’d defend her. Patrick is the same, even when his ex-girlfriend and writing partner, Elizabeth (Leslie Hope), tries to speak truth to him.
The end of this movie is the most magical bullshit ever. Dr. Heller (Dennis Christopher), Holly’s therapist, is the person behind all of this murder, er, and he shows off his extensive latex mask collection. Just before he kills Patrick, Holly splits into two people and kills him. Yes, we’ve been told there’s no way a doppleganger can be real and get evidence, then it happens before our eyes. You thought Malignant wasn’t basing its twist on direct-to-video 1990s horror?
The end almost leads us to feel like this was all an analogy. Who can say!
Drew got a role for her mother, Jaid, as her mom in this movie, a woman who tries to kill her for her trust fund and is then killed. I guess confession and wish fulfillment.
Plus, George Maharis, Sally Kellerman, Danny Trejo as a construction worker and Luane Anders from Reform School Girl (and many other movies, I know).
Director and writer Avi Nesher also made She, which is more than awesome. Oh! He also made Ritual, a Tales from the Crypt Presents movie. It wasn’t created as a series tie-in, but released on home video that way.
You can watch this on Tubi.