The Scribbler (film)
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by Daniel Schaffer
- Gabriel Cowan
- Ken F. Levin
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| Directed by | John Suits |
| Written by | Daniel Schaffer |
| Based on | The Scribbler by Daniel Schaffer |
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| Cinematography | Mark Putnam |
| Edited by | Mark Lowrie |
| Music by | Alec Puro |
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| Distributed by | XLrator Media |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Scribbler is a 2014 American science fiction thriller film directed by John Suits and written by Daniel Schaffer, based on his own graphic novel of same name. The film stars Katie Cassidy, Garret Dillahunt, Michelle Trachtenberg, Michael Imperioli, Gina Gershon, Sasha Grey, Kunal Nayyar, Ashlynn Yennie, Eliza Dushku, and Billy Campbell.
Suki, a young woman suffering from split personality disorder, moves into Juniper Tower, a strange, darkly gothic apartment building, that serves as a halfway house for mental patients who don't need to be institutionalized any longer, but are not completely cured yet. Suki has been given an experimental device that lets her perform a procedure known as The Siamese Burn on herself. The machine is supposed to "burn" all her extra personalities until she only has one left.
At Juniper Tower, Suki reconnects with her friend with benefits Hogan, a man who may fake depression so that he can stay there as the "rooster of the henhouse". She also meets several female tenants and learns that Hogan has slept with most of them. One by one, the girls are found dead from apparent suicide.
Suki soon realizes that the girls have actually been murdered, and is worried that one of her multiple personalities is responsible. She keeps using the "Siamese Burn" to delete them, but the machine has been heavily modified, which leads Suki to believe that one of her personas, the one that committed the crimes, is trying to keep Suki from getting rid of her. She suspects the mysterious "Scribbler", a super-powered being who communicates with her by scribbling messages backwards.
Suki finally understands that the Scribbler has really been trying to help her solve the murders, and embraces her alter ego in order to fight the real killer, Alice, an escaped mental patient who's been hiding at Juniper Tower. Alice turns out to be the evil personality of Veronica, a young woman who unsuccessfully used the "Siamese Burn" to remove her. After the Scribbler overpowers Alice, Veronica commits suicide.
Later that night, Suki is interrogated by Detective Moss, who believes she committed all the murders, and Doctor Silk, who's hoping to figure out what really happened. During the interrogation, Hogan creates a distraction, and Suki uses the Scribbler's supernatural abilities to escape.
Cast
- Katie Cassidy as Suki
- Garret Dillahunt as Hogan
- Michelle Trachtenberg as Alice/Veronica
- Eliza Dushku as Criminal Psychologist Jennifer Silk
- Michael Imperioli as Detective Moss
- Billy Campbell as Sinclair
- Gina Gershon as Cleo
- Sasha Grey as Bunny
- Kunal Nayyar as Karem
- Ashlynn Yennie as Emily
- T.V. Carpio as Satomi
- Richard Riehle as Officer O'Reilly
- Sara Tomko as Psychiatric Nurse Langdon
- Michael Berry Jr. as Hogan (Dog) Voice
- Sir Hollywood as Hogan (Dog)
- Luke Barnett as Orderly
- Brad Culver as Officer
Production
Filming began in May 2012 in Los Angeles at Linda Vista Community Hospital.[1]