Scalpel (1977)
- Original title
- False Face
- Directed by
- John Grissmer
- Genre
- horror film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 29 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A plastic surgeon tricks a young woman into posing as his missing daughter to claim an inheritance. He uses his medical skills to change her appearance and control her in the process.
tenseunsettlingslow-burncoldmanipulativeclinicalforebodingpsychologically dark
What happens
False Face is a 1977 American psychological horror film directed by John Grissmer, and starring Robert Lansing and Judith Chapman. Its plot follows a mentally-unstable plastic surgeon who transforms a young accident victim to resemble his missing daughter, all part of a scheme to inherit a property from his deceased millionaire father-in-law. The film was released regionally in 1977 through United International Pictures, and re-released in 1979 under the title Scalpel after it was acquired by AVCO Embassy Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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