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Tormented young man Clay Moyer (a superbly intense and convincing portrayal by Timothy Greeson) has horrific demonic visions and can't distinguish fantasy from reality. Clay tries to have a romantic relationship with the sweet Susan (a charming performance by pretty blonde Lisa Geoffrion), but fails. Moreover, Clay loses his job as a dishwater at a local restaurant. Clay goes off the mental deep end and embarks on a vicious killing spree in which he brutally butchers several beautiful young ladies. Director Cliff Guest and screenwriter Laura Radford do an astute and expert job of nailing Clay's profoundly disquieting sense of angst and alienation. Moreover, Guest depicts Clay's startling outbursts of savage and sudden violence in a truly jolting stark and graphic manner. Bart Tau's rough, grainy cinematography brings a feeling of gritty authenticity to the film. This movie further benefits from fine acting from a capable no-name cast: Greeson excels as the scary, yet still human and hence quite sympathetic psycho Clay, Geoffrion positively shines as the compassionate Susan, plus there are sturdy turns by Ken Ceresne as Clay's stern father Frank, Carole Garlin as Clay's shrewish mother Maureen, and Jerry Disson as ineffectual psychiatrist Dr. Dressler. The credible evocation of a pedestrian everyday working class reality, the shivery, flesh-crawling synthesizer score by Paul Pettit and Joel Jacob, a generous sprinkling of tasty female nudity, the grimly serious tone, and Barry Anderson's supremely grisly make-up f/x all add to the overall sound quality of this genuinely creepy and unsettling picture.
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I Bet You Had No Idea that "The Disturbance" a full featured Indie Movie made by a group of Talented South Florida Filmmakers in the Early 1990's was the First, and still, Only, Motion Picture of its kind. Edited and re-edited as, a World Wide Theatrical Released Horror Feature, and a Highly Acclaimed, Educational Docudrama about a young man suffering from Schizophrenia. One Version Edited for two distinctly different markets. Never before or since, has a film had such a……… Split Personality!It is true; this movie is shallow at times, even A little corny at times, but upon closer inspection and due diligence, here is what I found out!After researching this film more closely, I have discovered the Following:The actor playing the leads Mother, (Clay's Mom), is the One and Only... Carole Garlin, real life mother of Jeff Garlin, Co-Executive Producer and Co-Star of HBO's Hit Comedy, "Curb your Enthusiasm". Jeff is also a member of Stand-Up Comedy's "In Crowd", and stars with Eddie Murphy in "Daddy Day Care" as well as dozens of Leno and Letterman walk-ons and TV Appearances Galore...I wonder if Jeff has ever seen the movie. Especially, the controversial Shower Scene between Mother and Son? Wow....Now, that is just plain crazy film making. And years before Quentin Tarrintino!The Girlfriend, played by newcomer, Lisa Geoffrion, (Now deceased), was the real life daughter of Hockey Great, Boom Boom Geoffrion.The Films Visionary and Executive Producer, Ron Cerasuolo, was the originator of the idea behind the Billion Dollar, "Planet Hollywood" Theme Restaurant Concept (People, April 1991). Ron is also leading the development of "Class Action TV" a revolutionary concept in Network Television , giving "Power back to the People" and Entertaining them at the same time! "The Disturbance", was one of the first Indie Films made and distributed, years before Independent Films were the Rage.In Fact, the Docudrama, "What's Wrong with the Neighbors Son?" was the originally titled 1989 film, by which "The Disturbance" was created."What's Wrong with the Neighbor's Son?" was an educational film about the horrors of the real-life disorder, Schizophrenia, which has won World Wide Acclaim and Endorsements from Harvard, Yale, Cornell, Notre Dame, Oxford, UCLA, USC, John Hopkins, Stony Brook, Hofstra, Stanford, West Point, the AMA, NAMI, NIMH, 2 Surgeon Generals, Governors, Senators, even President's Bush, Bush and Clinton, as well as numerous accolades from both the NY and Chicago Film Festivals and, as stated above, is the Only film of its kind that has ever been released as both a Medical Documentary and a Full Feature "Horror" Film, simultaneously!Now, after all of that, don't you feel that this History Making, Indie, Break-Through, Motion Picture, deserves another look? "I certainly think it does"...........! I give it an A+
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I have seen a multitude of films of the serial killer genre, but never have I had the privilege of viewing these very sick persons from the inside out. Before watching "The Disturbance", I was under the assumption that all serial killers were evil, but since viewing this film, I am able to empathize with their distorted perspective. "The Disturbance" is the first film I have seen that allows you to truly enter the mind of these out of control killers, allowing me to better understand why they do what they do, and through a better, more scientific understanding, I feel better prepared to shoulder my part of the responsibility. Most of these killers are very sick people whom suffer from severe forms of mental illness, such as schizophrenia. In January, 2000, the Surgeon General of the United States issued a 473 page report on the Mentally Ill in America, stating that one out of every five Americans suffers from severe mental illness. This was very shocking news indeed, making it even more important to see "The Disturbance" The film also portrays many of the warning signs that lead up to these mentally ill persons to explode and further exemplifies how society shrugs its head and turns its back on these poor souls until they or one of their loved ones becomes the next victim. We have seen an epidemic of teen violence as well as incident after incident of this uncontrolled rage, culminating in many innocent victims suffering the consequences. This film is a must see for anyone who values their life as well as the safety of their family and friends, in that it is a wake up call to pay attention of your surroundings and presents a solid foundation in which to take the appropriate action in the event of a close encounter with the likes of the next Manson, Berkowitz, Dahmner, Weston, Ramirez, Gacy and Bundy. Oh yes, I almost forgot, "The Disturbance" is based on a true story, of one serial killer that still remains at large...for all you know it could be your nice next door neighbor or you child's teacher. Watch the film and get a real education, I certainly did...not to mention adding additional home security just in case....?
