{"id":25985,"date":"2021-05-12T14:43:55","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T21:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=25985"},"modified":"2021-05-12T14:43:55","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T21:43:55","slug":"all-american-murder-blu-ray-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2021\/05\/all-american-murder-blu-ray-review\/","title":{"rendered":"All-American Murder Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"All-American Murder<\/em><\/strong> has a fun title harkening back to the 1990s, unfortunately the movie also harkens back to that time period of the low budget STV movies a quasi-name talent attached to draw viewers in.<\/p>\n

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All-American Murder<\/span>
\n(1991)
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror, Mystery, Crime<\/span>
\nVinegar Syndrome| NR \u2013 93 min. \u2013 $34.98 | April 27, 2021<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 05\/12\/2021 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Director: <\/strong>Anson Williams
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Barry Sandler (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Christopher Walken, Charlie Schlatter, Josie Bissett, Richard Kind, Joanna Cassidy<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Interviews
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes (Limited Edition)
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>34.46 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>39.74 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/span><\/p>\n
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Vinegar Syndrome provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 2\u00bc\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>Artie Lange (CHARLIE SCHLATTER) has a history of getting himself in trouble. He\u2019s been kicked out of every school he\u2019s attended and is no friend of the law, which makes matters extra complicated for his wealthy father, who happens to be a judge. Given one last chance, Artie is shipped off to Fairfield College. But when his new fling, and senator\u2019s daughter, Tally (JOSIE BISSETT), is burned to death by an unknown assailant, suspicion immediately falls on Artie. Adamant of his innocence, he\u2019s granted a 24 hour period by Detective Decker (CHRISTOPHER WALKEN) in which to mask the actual culprit. As his hours of freedom dwindle, the killer strikes again and again…<\/p>\n

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Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>This low budget horror-mystery (and comedy?) if not for the nudity and sex scenes could\u2019ve easily aired on Lifetime or was based on some R.L. Stine young teen book mainly due to how obvious the culprit was not to mention a college-aged outcast becomes a sleuth (and a bad one at that), not to mention a detective allowing him to do so. But maybe that is the comedic aspect of the film.<\/p>\n

But outside of the ludicrous premise, there\u2019s not much else to All-American Murder<\/em><\/strong>. The performances were, at best, average with the likes of Christopher Walken sleepwalking through his role as the detective. Charlie Schlatter doesn\u2019t have a whole lot of charisma to carry the film but it was fun seeing Richard Kind in a small role as another detective.<\/p>\n

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All-American Murder<\/em><\/strong> I guess has its fans but for myself, albeit I didn\u2019t hate it nor struggled to sit through, might\u2019ve suffered from being lackluster in its horror (one okay gore effect scene), mystery (the killer was obvious from the beginning) or comedy. Maybe in a group setting it\u2019d be entertaining but otherwise, skip.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2\u00bd\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The Limited Edition version of this release comes with a slip cover (the copy I received did not). The sleeve is reversible revealing the film\u2019s original poster artwork.<\/p>\n

Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> with \u201cThe Hysteria Continues\u201d trio of podcasters who discuss the film as well as their admiration of aspects of it.<\/p>\n

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