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The Lottery

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A man (Dan Cortese) discovers horror while fulfilling a request to scatter his father's ashes in a sleepy New England burg.

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John W @RT28552991 Jul 8, 2023 When I was like 13 or so I was going through my moms DVD's because I was bored and found this and thought it had the most potential for a top less scene so I watched it. I did not get my wish for a topless scene, but for whatever reason I really enjoyed the movie. The acting…sucks, budget….low but the soundtrack is quite good, the story I quite good considering it was adapted from a short story that only really is the last 15 min of the movie. It has some big names from the 90s for a random movie. I think if it had been given a higher budget and done a little bit better it would have been a great movie. It deserves more than to be a forgotten lifetime movie. See more Nov 4, 2015 I WAS HOPING THE I WOULD FINALLY GET TO WATCH A MOVIE THAT DIDNT' MAKE ME FUCKING SUICIDAL. BUT HOLY MOLY WAS I WRONG. THIS PIECE OF SHIT MOVIE IS PROBABLY THE WORST THING TO EVER PENETRATE MY UNFORTUNATE EYEBALLS. I WOULD RATHER HAVE KILLER BEES INJECTED DIRECTLY INTO MY ANUS OVER AND OVER AGAIN FOR ALL OF ETERNITY THAN WATCH THIS PIECE OF SHIT MADE-FOR-TV-GOUGE-MY-EYEBALLS-OUT-IN-HORROR PILE OF ELEPHANT FECES EVER AGAIN See more Jun 5, 2012 Call me twisted, sadistic and on the verge of insane, but I think this film can be perfectly described as "beautiful." See more Jun 3, 2012 A TV ending that stones to death whatever link there was to Jackson's story. See more Mar 9, 2009 This movie does its job. It is a great thriller and I remember seeing most of it as a kid so I decided to give it another more full viewing. I remember the stoning and it is pretty violent for a TV movie. The movie has a depressing ending. I felt the way the town was so quiet and secluded was well done. See more Dec 1, 2008 Russell is great as usual, but the plot isn't very sophisticated or smart. Though there are suspenseful/scary moments in the film, it's not all that. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A man (Dan Cortese) discovers horror while fulfilling a request to scatter his father's ashes in a sleepy New England burg.
Director
Daniel Sackheim
Producer
Linda Otto
Rating
TV-PG (V)
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (TV)
Sep 29, 1996
Runtime
1h 36m
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