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The Human Centipede
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2009 Dutch body horror film directed by Tom Six
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The Human Centipede (First Sequence) is a horror film written, produced, directed, and edited by Tom Six. The cast includes Dieter Laser, Winter Williams, Ashlynn Yennie, and Akihiro Kitamura. The movie originates from the Netherlands and was released in 2009. It follows the narrative of a mad scientist and is set in Germany. The film is part of The Human Centipede Collection and is followed by The Human Centipede 2.
Distributed by IFC Films and Netflix, the film has a runtime of 92 minutes and is available via video on demand. It was produced with a budget of 2,000,000 and generated 252,207 in revenue. The movie was assessed under the Bechdel test. Review scores include 5.3 out of 10, 47 percent, and 33 out of 100. The tagline for the film is "Their flesh is his fantasy."
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Film · TMDB
5.2During a stopover in Germany in the middle of a carefree road trip through Europe, two American girls find themselves alone at night when their car breaks down in the woods. Searching for help at a nearby villa, they are wooed into the clutches of a deranged retired surgeon, who has a very disturbed vision.
Cast
- Dieter Laser as Dr. Heiter
- Winter Williams (Formerly Ashley C. Williams) as Lindsay
- Ashlynn Yennie as Jenny
- Akihiro Kitamura as Katsuro
- Andreas Leupold as Detective Kranz
- Peter Blankenstein as Detective Voller
Themes
- sadism
- kidnapping
- exploitation
- surgeon
- disgust
- body mutilation
- police officer
- centipede
- psychosis
- coprophilia
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- splatter film
- Country of origin
- Netherlands
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- The Human Centipede 2
- Main subject
- mad scientist
- Director
- Tom Six
- Screenwriter
- Tom Six
- Producer
- Tom Six
- Narrative location
- Germany
- Duration
- 92
- FilmAffinity ID
- 112220
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Still8 Human Centipede.jpg
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- Commons category
- The Human Centipede
- publication date
- 2010-04-30
- title
- The Human Centipede (First Sequence)
- distributed by
- Netflix
- box office
- 252207
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 33/100
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 16:9
- capital cost
- 1500000
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