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Severance (1988)

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Severance is a human interest story about a drunken drifter's attempts to reconcile with his long estranged daughter. Former Air Force officer Ray Ponti (Lou Liotta) fell apart and lost everything after the auto accident that kills his wife. As the film opens, he hasn't seen his daughter in years. She was a child at the time of the accident, and is now working as a go-go dancer, although Ray tells people she's away in college. In a moment of quirky idealism, Ray offends the members of a drug

Unrated, 1 hr. 33 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure

Directed By: David Max Steinberg

Cast

Lou Liotta
Ray Ponti
Lisa Wolpe
Cly Ponti
Linda Christian-Jones
P.J.
Carl Pistilli
Marty
Sandra Soehngen
Sonia
Martin Haber
Lyle
Lou Bonacki
Georgie

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Severance finds inspiration where horror and comedy intersect.

July 13, 2008 Full Review Source: Washington Times

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Christian Toto

Washington Times Source: Washington Times

[Smith] paces the gore too unevenly, leaving the cast standing around and griping for vast chunks of time. And the jokes... are either too broad or too underplayed.

June 8, 2007 Comment

Sean Means

Salt Lake Tribune

...you know that you are about to go on a ride that encompasses comedy, horror and thriller genres.

June 1, 2007 Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews

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Robin Clifford

Reeling Reviews

Gets the mix of gore and grins just right.

August 31, 2006 Full Review Source: RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)

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Harry Guerin

RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) Source: RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)

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One of the best movies I've seen with some utter shit. Guess which is which.

September 3, 2006

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