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The Human Centipede (First Sequence)

The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (2009)

Their flesh is his fantasy.

Release:2009
Runtime:1h 32m
Country:Netherlands
Director:Tom Six
Language:English

Genre

Horror
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Keywords

SadismKidnappingExploitationSurgeonDisgustBody MutilationPolice OfficerCentipede
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The Human Centipede (First Sequence) rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb4.4/10· 94K votes
Rotten Tomatoes48%
Metacritic33%
TMDb5.181/10· 2K votes

With 48% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 4.4/10 on IMDb and 33/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About The Human Centipede (First Sequence)

During a stopover in Germany in the middle of a carefree road trip through Europe, two American girls find themselves alone at night when their car breaks down in the woods. Searching for help at a nearby villa, they are wooed into the clutches of a deranged retired surgeon, who has a very disturbed vision.

Cast of The Human Centipede (First Sequence)

  • Dieter Laser

    Dieter Laser

    as Dr. Heiter

  • Winter Williams

    Winter Williams

    as Lindsay

  • Ashlynn Yennie

    Ashlynn Yennie

    as Jenny

  • Akihiro Kitamura

    Akihiro Kitamura

    as Katsuro

  • Andreas Leupold

    Andreas Leupold

    as Detective Kranz

  • Peter Blankenstein

    Peter Blankenstein

    as Detective Voller

  • Rosemary Annabella

    Rosemary Annabella

    as Amy (voice)

The Human Centipede (First Sequence) facts

Budget
$2M
Box office
$252.2K
Collection
The Human Centipede Collection

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Transgressive body horror achieves provocative artistic ambition
  • •Banned status generates countercultural cult film appeal
  • •Extreme concept creates memorable shock value experience

What the audience disliked

  • •Sensationalism overwhelms narrative substance and characterization
  • •Graphic exploitation prioritizes shock over substantive storytelling
Saga: The Human Centipede Collection

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