A broke would-be screenwriter and his would-be agent (Tom Wood and Arye Gross) are forced to live in a self storage facility run by an eccentric and intimidating manager (Ron Perlman) whom they come to believe is the serial murderer that is terrorizing the city, the "Costume Killer" (so named because, after injecting his victims with Windex, he dresses them in silly costumes). They convince him his life story would make a great film and gather together a group of misfit wannabe filmmakers and discover that the art of movie making can be murder. There is more to this movie but it was unfortunately left on the editing room floor and it shows (rumor is the studio wanted a "lighter" dark comedy). Our loss (and the actors, who all do fine jobs and deserve better) as this has the makings of an exceptional black comedy but only rises to mediocre cute. This is absolutely worth getting for Ron Perlman's performance. His comedic timing is excellent and he has the chance to do some really great impressions (he wasn't kidding when he said on the Hellboy movie commentary that he needed an intervention when he gets into Jerry Lewis mode). He's just simply fun to watch in this one. Availability: VHS. Suggest: Amazon.com. I have purchased from Amazon, new and used, for years with no problems. Please make sure to check that the VHS is compatible with your country/region. For those interested in these kinds of details: red is not Ron Perlman's color (you'll know why when you see it) and he has a shirtless rooftop workout scene (don't run over your video store clerk in your rush to rent it while waiting for amazon.com to deliver it). By Tressa Lee Breen
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