Monday, 13 January 2025

760 The Carpenter ( 1988 )

 This  Canadian  slasher  has  a  limited  budget  but  makes up  for  it with an  interesting  premise  and  good  performances. Alice is a  bored  housewife  recovering from a nervous  breakdown when her controlling husband Martin  ( Pierre Lenoir )  moves them into a country manor which  is  still  being  renovated. Alice begins to bump into Ed ( Wings  Hauser) an amiable  carpenter who  works very unusual hours and  has  a  pretty brutal way of  of dealing with uninvited guests. It  is  a  little clunky  at  times - a sheriff  drops  by  purely  to  explain Ed's  backstory  - but  otherwise it's  an  intriguing  little  chiller.

Lynne Adams ( as Alice )

Sex : Alice has sex in the shower with Ed

Death : Survives


Since  first  appearing in a TV movie  in 1986, Lynne has  amassed nearly 100  screen  credits  while  flying  under  the  radar, this  being  one  of her  few lead roles.

Barbara Ann Jones ( as Rachel )

Sex : No

Death : Survives


Barbara was the Assistant Art Director on Scanners  before becoming a bit part actress. Her acting career ran from 1981 to 2000 including  a  minor  role in Scanners II

Louise-Marie Mennier ( as  Lauren)

Sex : Lauren is Martin's mistress

Death : Alice kills her with a nail gun


This was  the  first of  only  two  film roles for  Louise-Marie in a short career.




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