Pathology (film)

Pathology
Pathology
	Promotional film poster
Directed by	Marc Schölermann
Written by	Neveldine/Taylor
Produced by	Neveldine/Taylor; Gary Lucchesi; Tom Rosenberg; Richard S. Wright; Gary Gilbert; Skip Williamson
Starring	Milo Ventimiglia; Alyssa Milano; Lauren Lee Smith; Dan Callahan; Michael Weston; Johnny Whitworth; Keir O'Donnell; Larry Drake
Cinematography	Ekkehart Pollack
Edited by	Todd E. Miller
Music by	Johannes Kobilke; Robb Williamson
Production; companies	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures; Lakeshore Entertainment; Camelot Pictures
Distributed by	MGM Distribution Co.
Release dates	April 11, 2008 (United Kingdom); April 18, 2008;
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$3 million

Pathology is a 2008 crime-horror film directed by Marc Schölermann, written by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, and starring Milo Ventimiglia, Michael Weston, Alyssa Milano, and Lauren Lee Smith. The film premiered April 11, 2008 in the United Kingdom and opened in limited release in the United States on April 18, 2008.^[1]

Plot

The intro shows a camera recording faces of corpses, with their mouths being moved by medical residents.

Dr. Teddy Grey graduates at the top of his class from Harvard Medical School and joins one of the nation's most prestigious pathology residency programs. There, a rivalry develops between a group of interns and Teddy. They invite him into their group, which entertains itself with a secret after-hours game at the morgue of who can commit the perfect undetectable murder. Eventually the group's leader, Jake Gallo, realizes that Teddy is sleeping with his girlfriend, Juliette Bath. When Teddy catches several members of the group in lies, he realizes that what initially seemed like vigilante killings are, in reality, innocent people murdered for sport.

Teddy's fiancée Gwen arrives to stay with him in his apartment. Gallo, angered by Juliette's infidelity, kills her for the next game. However, just as they are about to begin the autopsy on Juliette (in the meantime plotting Teddy's death), Gallo realizes that the gas has been left on in the room. Teddy rigged the gas to kill everyone in the group. This results in a massive explosion as one of the group lights a crystal-meth pipe. Everyone in the room is caught in the explosion. Gallo realizes what is about to happen and survives. Teddy is seen walking away from the explosion.

Later, Gallo manages to kill Gwen in what he believes to be the "perfect murder". Upon completing his autopsy report on his murdered fiancée, Teddy is knocked out by Gallo and then is forced to trade verbal barbs with him. Teddy uses some of Gallo's own rhetoric against him in reverse psychology fashion, after which fellow pathologist Ben Stravinsky frees Teddy and together they kill Gallo in exactly the same way that he killed Teddy's fiancée. In the process, they vivisect Gallo.

Cast

Milo Ventimiglia as Dr. Ted Grey
Michael Weston as Dr. Jake Gallo
Alyssa Milano as Gwen Williamson
Lauren Lee Smith as Dr. Juliette Bath
Johnny Whitworth as Dr. Griffin Cavanaugh
John de Lancie as Dr. Quentin Morris
Mei Melançon as Dr. Catherine Ivy
Keir O'Donnell as Dr. Ben Stravinsky
Dan Callahan as Dr. Chip Bentwood
Larry Drake as Fat Bastard
Buddy Lewis as Harper Johnson
Alan Blumenfeld as Mr. Williamson
Deborah Pollack as Mrs. Williamson
Sam Witwer as Party Boy

Production

The cast was announced on April 4, 2007 and filming started in May 2007.

Critical reception

The film received mixed reviews from critics. As of December 8, 2012, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 43% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 21 reviews.^[2] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 55 out of 100, based on 8 reviews.^[3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack to Pathology was released on April 29, 2008.

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"The List"	Danny Lohner a.k.a. Renholder	3:58
2.	"Unintended Consequences"	Legion of Doom featuring Triune	2:07
3.	"Parade Of The Horribles"	Circle Jerks	1:28
4.	"F*ck Me, Please / Meeting the Interns"	Robert Williamson	4:37
5.	"We Don't Like You"	Robert Williamson	1:27
6.	"Harper Johnson"	Robert Williamson	0:55
7.	"Disagreement"	Robert Williamson	7:56
8.	"Ohrenschmerz"	Robert Williamson	6:18
9.	"Dr. Crack"	Robert Williamson	2:54
10.	"Killing Daddy"	Robert Williamson	2:07
11.	"Who Is The Best"	Robert Williamson	1:08
12.	"Juliette And Ted"	Robert Williamson	1:11
13.	"Liebeszauber"	Robert Williamson	1:33
14.	"Smoking Kills"	Robert Williamson	1:17
15.	"The Morgue"	Robert Williamson	3:58
16.	"Confrontation"	Robert Williamson	2:10
17.	"Meeting At The Morgue"	Robert Williamson	2:33
18.	"Ted Runs"	Robert Williamson	1:23
19.	"Gwen's Theme"	Robert Williamson	2:12
20.	"Final Meeting"	Robert Williamson	4:56
21.	"Bibo no Aozora"	Selectracks Studio Ensemble	2:55
Total length:			59:03^[4]

References

^ "Pathology (2008) - Release dates". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
^ "Pathology Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
^ "Pathology (2008): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
^ Pathology Soundtrack AllMusic. Retrieved November 14, 2014

External links

[1] "Pathology (2008) - Release dates". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-04-23.

[2] "Pathology Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2012-12-08.

[3] "Pathology (2008): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2008-04-23.

[4] Pathology Soundtrack AllMusic. Retrieved November 14, 2014

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