The Human Centipede (First Sequence)

2010 | 90 minutes | Rated NR

Once a fixture in horror movies, the mad doctor has largely disappeared from the genre, but he makes a big comeback in this gross-out shocker from the Netherlands. The setup is classic horror nonsense: visiting Germany from New York City, two foolish young women leave their hotel looking for a chic dance club, but their car breaks down on a lonely country road in the pouring rain. When they go to a secluded house seeking shelter, they fall into the clutches of a maniacal surgeon who connects them and another unlucky bastard mouth-to-anus, creating the title beast. Written and directed by Tom Six—who doesn’t seem to realize that movie theaters rely on popcorn sales—this nasty stuff plays like a cross between Saw, Naked Lunch, and Bride of the Monster. In English and subtitled German and Japanese. By J.R. Jones

Director: Tom Six
Producer: Ilona Six and Tom Six
Cast: Dieter Laser, Ashley Williams, Ashlynn Yennie, Akihiro Kitamura and Andreas Leupold