Las Vegas Bloodbath
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Las Vegas Bloodbath is a shot-on-video horror film
directed, written and produced by David Schwartz, and released in 1989. The film follows Sam Butler, a Las Vegas businessman who embarks on a homicidal rampage through the city after catching his wife in bed with another man.
, Sam Butler returns to his Las Vegas home, and discovers his pregnant wife, Ruth, in bed with a sheriff's deputy. Whipped into a homicidal rage, Sam grabs the deputy's discarded gun and shoots him and Ruth to death. After cutting off Ruth's head (which he treats like it is still alive) Sam leaves the house with it and picks up a prostitute named Tina. Taking Tina to the back of a motel, Sam ties her up and and stabs her in the jaw, then rips one of her legs off with some rope attached to the back of his car.
After murdering Tina, Sam enters a bar and shoots the bartender in the head, then follows a car advertising the Beautiful Lady Oil Wrestlers to an apartment, using a shovel to crush the head a gardener who approaches him outside. Inside the apartment, the oil wrestlers are holding a baby shower
for one of their members, Barbara, who is the first to be killed when Sam breaks in, having her unborn child cut out after Sam unsuccessfully attempts to rape her. Sam proceeds to murder the other five captive women (and a man who tries to come to their aid) with various weapons, such as a knife, drill, hammer, gun and his bare hands, topping the massacre off by beheading a Jehovah's Witness who stops by after all the residents have been butchered.
Eventually, a police officer arrives, and finds Sam in the gore drenched washroom, taking a bath in blood and dismembered limbs. When the officer orders him to put his hands up, Sam raises two severed arms, then shoots him. As the credits begin to roll, Sam glares at the camera, and the song "Las Vegas Blood Bath" starts to play.
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
directed, written and produced by David Schwartz, and released in 1989. The film follows Sam Butler, a Las Vegas businessman who embarks on a homicidal rampage through the city after catching his wife in bed with another man.
Plot synopsis
After a successful business deal in SacramentoSacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
, Sam Butler returns to his Las Vegas home, and discovers his pregnant wife, Ruth, in bed with a sheriff's deputy. Whipped into a homicidal rage, Sam grabs the deputy's discarded gun and shoots him and Ruth to death. After cutting off Ruth's head (which he treats like it is still alive) Sam leaves the house with it and picks up a prostitute named Tina. Taking Tina to the back of a motel, Sam ties her up and and stabs her in the jaw, then rips one of her legs off with some rope attached to the back of his car.
After murdering Tina, Sam enters a bar and shoots the bartender in the head, then follows a car advertising the Beautiful Lady Oil Wrestlers to an apartment, using a shovel to crush the head a gardener who approaches him outside. Inside the apartment, the oil wrestlers are holding a baby shower
Baby shower
In some countries, a baby shower is a way to celebrate the pending or recent birth of a child by presenting gifts to the parents at a party. The term "shower" is often assumed to mean that the expectant mother is "showered" with gifts.-Description:...
for one of their members, Barbara, who is the first to be killed when Sam breaks in, having her unborn child cut out after Sam unsuccessfully attempts to rape her. Sam proceeds to murder the other five captive women (and a man who tries to come to their aid) with various weapons, such as a knife, drill, hammer, gun and his bare hands, topping the massacre off by beheading a Jehovah's Witness who stops by after all the residents have been butchered.
Eventually, a police officer arrives, and finds Sam in the gore drenched washroom, taking a bath in blood and dismembered limbs. When the officer orders him to put his hands up, Sam raises two severed arms, then shoots him. As the credits begin to roll, Sam glares at the camera, and the song "Las Vegas Blood Bath" starts to play.
Cast
- Ari Levin - Sam Butler
- Rebecca Gandera - Wendy
- Barbara Bell - Barbara
- Susanne Ciddio - Suzanne
- Tiffany Heisler - Tiffany
- Leah Luchette - Bambi
- Jennifer Quinn - Cherry Blossom
- Elizabeth Anderson - Ruth Butler
- Tina Prunty - Tina