Dr. Chopper is a 2005 American horror film directed by Lewis Schoenbrun. The plot centers on five young friends who, while heading for vacation at a family cabin, encounter a notorious motorcycle-riding serial killer Dr. Fielding (Ed Brigadier) and his two cannibalistic female assistants, who murder and dismember people in search of body parts which Dr. Chopper uses as replacements for his own in order to extend his life.

Dr. Chopper
The DVD cover for Dr. Chopper.
Directed byLewis Schoenbrun
Written byIan Holt
Produced byMark Headley
Miranda Kwok
Tanya York
StarringEd Brigadier
Chelsey Crisp
Costas Mandylor
CinematographyAndrew Parke
Edited byLewis Schoenbrun
Distributed byYork Entertainment
Release date
August 2, 2005
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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The film received very negative reviews.

The film does have some form of a cultish fanbase, internet film critic Danny Price for Icons of Fright cites it as one of his favourite B-Movies of all time in the Schlock Value column of Icons of Fright, his comments are made in the columns debut edition in December 2007.[1][2][3] Matt McAllister of Total Sci-Fi gave it 2/10 and called it an "Inept slasher with little to offer even the least discerning horror fan."[4]

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  1. ^ "DECEMBER 2007 EDITION - DR. CHOPPER, SHARK ATTACK 3: MEGALODON, TYRANNOSAURUS WRECKS!". Archived from the original on 2009-01-18. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  2. ^ Peter (September 28, 2009). "Mr Halloween v Dr Chopper". Movie Talk. Archived from the original on 2010-05-28.
  3. ^ "Dr. Chopper". Horrorview.com. 8 October 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-10-08.
  4. ^ Matt McAllister (22 September 2009). "Dr Chopper Review". Total Sci-Fi. Archived from the original on 2010-01-14.

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