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  Review by John Portanova ★★★½ 1

  I get that John Landis is in the funny picture business, but when I see a movie called Slasher made by the guy who did The American Werewolf of London, I don't wanna see no documentary about used car salesmen. I don't care how good it is!

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  Review by Jack Herbert ★★★★

  Slasher won't be the first or last examination of the desperation, mood swings, and practical sexual comparisons (how's the performance going one might wonder, keep in mind they're all male sellers after all) in the world of salesmen. The Maysles brothers first took it on back in the 60s, and while John Landis may not ever reach the heights of being an exceptional documentary filmmaker, he has a lot more fun than the Maysles ever would, specially with a topic like this. The world of used car salesmen is sleazy and based on sensationalism and tricks as opposed to being straightforward, so Landis tries to take that same approach with his style, as he uses the city of Memphis almost…

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  Review by PlayForForever ★★★★

  There's a random scene in this where they show a goat chugging a whole bottle of beer.

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  Review by TempusFugit ★★★★½ 2

  A John Landis documentary about Michael Bennett, a car salesman and does over-the-top Slasher sales. I honestly I'm not sure if that's still a thing these days. Anyways, Bennett is certainly a character, constantly moving, drinking and smoking like he's about to phase into another dimension. It would be easy to say that he's just an act, but I've known people in sales and he's pretty much like people I've known.

  The film is pretty interesting, especially the sleazy used car portion. The film never condones nor denounces Michael, to their credit. I did find myself wondering what happened to him. A Google search found a few people, but I'm pretty sure he didn't become a footballer.

  I don't think Slasher is technically OOP, but it's definitely getting rarer. The Internet Archive version is slightly better in quality (very slightly) than the one on Youtube. A good companion peice would be Hands on a Hardbody, another favorite.

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  Review by ForenSeek ★★★★

  Intense working class documentary about a guy who makes a living boosting the sales of used cars - an ungrateful job if there ever was one. The protagonist, a motor-mouthed salesman named Mike Bennett, is an entertaining and charismatic guy who’s fun to watch, and the filmmaking (especially the soundtrack and editing) is stellar. Documentaries about the ”little people” often say more about societies and their cultures than films that deal with massive historical topics. Such is the case with ”Slasher” as well. It’s an interesting film about regular people trying to survive and make a living in a brutal, unforgiving system where, for better or worse, all that matters is the bottom line. 

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  Review by Reeves ★★★★

  Slasher and Hands on a Hard Body would make one hell of a documentary double feature.

  Documentaries about selling cars in the southern United States is a really underrated subgenre.

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  Review by DPCampion ★★★★★

  “Smoking in a car is like pissing in a hot tub”. 

  This might be one of the funniest documentaries I’ve ever seen. A hidden gem in Landis’ filmography.

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  Review by daphny ★★★★

  when dj Kevin got completely fed up and just started hollering and screaming at slasher that was me. that was all of us yelling at the slimy slimy salesman who needs to take his own advice and go sell some fucking shoes

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  Review by veronica ★★★★

  It's so funny to me that we're supposed to genuinely believe this whacked out shithead with his traveling constellation of sleazy friends is a nice guy because he misses his wife and kids even though like right before he sells a lady a car that doesn't even last ten minutes once it leaves the lot. That's the Landis crime family touch

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  Review by Joey Singer ★★★★

  THE BIG PEAK 2004 MARATHON Film #14 of 70

  I could honestly watch an entire reality show about this guy. Such a complex and entertaining figure to cover.

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  Review by Russell Holley ★★★½

  Pretty entertaining watch about the most stereotypically greasy car salesman you can hope for.
  Interesting to see Landis dip his toe in the documentary field, his eye for humour and drama help pull some real excitement out of this low-stakes story, but most of his Blues Brothers music choices felt obnoxious and shoehorned in here.

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  Review by WarrenSikes

  Absurdly tries to end on a sentimental note after we've watched these hateful sleazeballs rip off poor people for an hour and twenty minutes.