While Dead Innocent hardly set the world on fire upon its original release, in retrospect, it's a fascinating snapshot of a very particular historical moment, all told through the subgeneric lens of the home invasion film.Ĭo-written by Dolores Payne and Mort Pattigo (the only screenwriting credit for either of them), Dead Innocent stars the great Oscar-nominated actor Geneviève Bujold who, for horror fans, is no doubt most immediately familiar for her key role in David Cronenberg's Dead Ringers (1988) in which she co-starred with Jeremy Irons and, er, Jeremy Irons. The primary one is an impressive seventeen-episode run from 2008 to 2015 of the series Those Damn Canadians, but more relevant to those of us with an interest in women-directed horror is Botford's 1997 feature, Dead Innocent a home invasion story that straddles backlash politics and fears of encroaching surveillance technology in the domestic sphere. Read them all here !Ĭanadian actor Sara Botsford is best known for her work in television shows such as Anne of Green Gables (2016), The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (2015) and the recent series adaptation of Holly Hobbie, but nestled in the bottom of her IMDb profile are two directorial credits. Editor's Note: In each Wild Women with Steak Knives entry, author Alexandra Heller-Nicholas examines a woman-directed horror film that's been largely overlooked or forgotten.
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