SLASHER:JON LANDIS

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• Release Year: 2003
• Genre: Documentary
• Plot: 'My job as a slasher, being a used car salesperson, liquidator, doing these auction sales... people automatically assume whatever I say, whatever comes out of my mouth, is a lie.' Meet Michael Bennett, better known as 'The Slasher,' a raspy-voiced family man who exudes so much nervous energy that he smokes two cigarettes at a time and can hardly stand still. When auto dealerships are desperate to dump their stale inventory as quickly as possible, the California-based Bennett is flown all over the country to slash prices and clear entire lots within a few short days. Director John Landis ('The Blues Brothers,' 'Animal House,' 'An American Werewolf in London') brilliantly turns his comedic eye on one particularly off-the-wall weekend in the life of Bennett, as he's called upon to help a struggling dealership in Memphis, home to Elvis Presley and the bankruptcy capital of the world. Featuring a pitch-perfect Southern soul soundtrack, including forgotten favorites from Sam & Dave, Booker T. and the MG's, and Otis Redding, SLASHER is a frenetic, fascinating and intensely funny look at one man so tightly wound, he couldn't be anything other than a salesman.
• Cast: Christin Ackerman, Michael Bennett, John Landis
• Director: John Landis
• Runtime: 1:25
• Company: Independent Film Channel, Docurama, New Video
• Media Format: movie