This pitch-perfect parody of reality TV shows takes its story cues (but emphatically not its look) from psychedelic cult favorite THE 10TH VICTIM. Somewhere in the very near future, a show called "The Contenders" is entering its seventh series. "Real people, in real danger, fight for their lives," promises the promos, and that's about the size of it. Six contenders are picked from a nationwide lottery, armed and set loose to kill each other. Reigning champion Dawn (Brooke Smith) is eight months pregnant and has survived two seasons and outlived ten opponents. But the new round includes some novel twists: It's taking place in Dawn's Connecticut hometown, which she fle...
Released:
2001
Rated:
R
Length:
87 mins