Three down on their luck criminals find themselves holed up in an abandoned Hospital for a night of unspeakable horror in the new film, My Cherry Pie. A low budget Australian horror film from Directors Addison Heath and Jasmine Jakupi.
The film follows a trio of criminals all high on acid and fresh on the lamb. However, their car just happens to break down outside of a non-functioning hospital. Here they are greeted by a charming if not strange man named Edwin -- played by Glenn Maynard -- who offers them shelter at the hospital for the night. Upon arrival at the hospital, they meet Edwin’s niece Cherry Pie, played with child-like relish by Trudi Ranik.
It quickly becomes clear to one of the trio that all is not what it seems, but his mates are too distracted by Cherry’s beauty to notice. Alas, a night of mayhem ensues as one by one they become hunted by a hooded killer.
My Cherry Pie clearly takes its inspirations from the great slashers of the 80’s. Most of its inspirations can be seen in some of the set design itself as iconic horror film posters hang from the walls. Hell, at one point it even manages to evoke Dario Argento’s Suspiria with a red and blue tinted ballet performance given by Cherry herself. Given the low budget, it actually does have some decent gore effects and overall is very well shot and edited.
Not to mention, it has a very proud Ozploitation feel about it -- especially in regards to the trio of criminals. All of whom have a very laid back larrikin chemistry. Some of their earlier dialog is genuinely quite funny at times.
At a brisk 80 minutes, it wisely doesn’t out stay its welcome and delivers a tight solid little genre piece. All in all, My Cherry Pie is a fun blood soaked throwback to some of the great slashers of the 80s and it is a highly enjoyable little slice of Indie Horror.
-Daniel M
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