
The Vanishing(1993)
The boyfriend of an abducted woman never gives up the search as the abductor looks on.


“Murder is his masterpiece.”
Walter Paisley, a busboy at a cappuccino bar called the Jabberjaw, is praised as a genius after he kills his landlady's cat and covers it in plaster. Pressured to produce more work, he goes after bigger subjects.

Anthony Michael Hall
Walter

Justine Bateman
Carla

Shadoe Stevens
Maxwell

Sam Lloyd
Leonard

Jesse D. Goins
Art

Kin Shriner
Lou

David Cross
Charlie

Patrick Bristow
Link

Darcy DeMoss
Alice

Julianna McCarthy
Mrs. Swicker
A Bucket of Blood is a thriller, comedy, horror, tv movie film released in 1995 exploring themes of artist, remake, sculptor. Directed by Michael McDonald, it stars Anthony Michael Hall, Justine Bateman, Shadoe Stevens. Walter Paisley, a busboy at a cappuccino bar called the Jabberjaw, is praised as a genius after he kills his landlady's cat and covers it in plaster. Pressured to produce more work, he goes after bigger subjects.
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