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Cruel World

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Following his dismissal from a television reality show, a deranged young man (Edward Furlong) lures a group of beautiful coeds to his abode by telling them they will be the stars of a new show he is creating. What the women do not know is that when they lose their slot on the show, they lose their lives as well.
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Kam Williams NewsBlaze 04/06/2007
3.5/4
This cross of reality-TV with slasher thriller is a clever and compelling enough adventure to keep you guessing and on the edge of your seat right up to the shocking conclusion. And finally, a horror flick where the black guy doesn't die first! Go to Full Review Reel.com 11/04/2006
2/4
Luke Y. Thompson L.A. Weekly 10/26/2006
Watchable, but not quite a cult classic. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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12/04/2020 Good lord what a pile of crap. Lazy premise, terrible acting, pointless, boring. If your here for the slashing, just fast forward. Or don't watch it at all. Probably your best option See more 07/22/2016 Typical, cheesy and tame. But still, I guess it's an alright way to waste some time... Edward Furlong needs to stay in the 90s where he belongs though. See more 03/22/2015 A mixture between b movie and fear factor. very watchable but ridiculous at times. Edward Furlong plays himself witch is the only believable thing about this movie. But it still has its moments. A movie to watch in between movies. See more 12/11/2013 While certainly entertaining in parts, the poor concept & over-acting brings it down and it ends up being a bit of a mess. See more 06/08/2013 A disgusted, annoying, sadistic,: insane television producer of a reality TV show is the villain of this b-grade film. Overall it moved along quickly and covered all of its bass. See more 04/28/2013 76% Maybe if something like this happened in the real world, "reality" shows would get the axe. We can only pray. See more Read all reviews
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Kelsey Howard

Director

Edward Furlong

Philip Markham

Jaime Pressly

Catherine

Daniel Franzese

Claude Markham

Susan Ward

Ashley

Andrew Keegan

Bobby
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Synopsis Following his dismissal from a television reality show, a deranged young man (Edward Furlong) lures a group of beautiful coeds to his abode by telling them they will be the stars of a new show he is creating. What the women do not know is that when they lose their slot on the show, they lose their lives as well.
Director
Kelsey Howard
Producer
Tim Wesley, Kelsey Howard, Todd Nealey
Screenwriter
Paul T. Murray, Eugene Hess
Production Co
Maverick Films
Rating
R (Strong Sadistic Violence|Gore|Some Sexuality|Language)
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 14, 2005, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Oct 27, 2006
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 28, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$16.3K
Runtime
1h 32m