The intriguing premise of this grisly slasher pic about a surgical serial killer is riddled with too many coincidences to generate scares. However, because the film's cop hero and amateur detective heroine are sensibly written with recognizable human flaws, SAWBONES commands attention even
at its most ridiculous.
Constantly put down by her medical student boyfriend, Brad (Nicholas Sadler), hospital admissions secretary Jennie Sloan (Nina Siemaszko) marshals her unfocused energies into crimesolving after she discovers a mutilated corpse in an alley. The deceased woman is one of a string of victims slain by
Willy Knapp (Don Harvey), a rejected med school candidat...
Released:
1995
Rated:
R
Length:
86 mins