Product Details

• Actors: Kellee Bradley, Don Brady, Tasha Smith, Tony Doupe, Aaron Blakely
• Directors: Norb Caoili, Rob Portmann
• Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Lions Gate
• DVD Release Date: August 25, 2009
• Run Time: 111 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002C7ELTU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #132,762 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Frayed" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

WARNING: THIS MOVIE CONTAINS ONE OF THE MOST BRUTALLY GRAPHIC SCENES EVER DEPICTED ON FILM. On September 12, 1994, in the rural town of Smith Haven, Washington, a call was placed to 9-1-1. When police arrived at the scene of the crime, what they discovered was in fact the most horrific and disturbing crime they had ever encountered. The town sheriff’s son had brutally beaten his mother to death…it was all captured on home video. Now, thirteen years later, we invite you to bear witness to this deranged young man with a dark secret as he is transferred from the Yellow Glen Rehabilitation Center to a maximum-security facility.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Shock Room review, September 1, 2009

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S. P. Miskowski (West Coast, US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frayed (DVD)

Frayed begins in 1994, with an innocent looking video of a child's birthday celebration. We see family and guests engaged in typical, lighthearted games indoors and out. But as we continue to watch, it is with the creeping suspicion that all is not what it seems in this family. At one point, unprovoked, Kurt (the oddly dour birthday boy) slaps at his dad with his new baseball bat and shows no remorse for his behavior.

Later in this sequence, we follow Kurt into the house. Uncertain about what the focus of the story will be, we are not prepared for the events that quickly unfold. Soon the film makes good on its promise of an act that is more than horrific--and it is presented in a sustained frame, so you are not allowed the respite of a cutaway or looking from a different angle. [Note the warning on this site: The violence is graphic.] It is an act brutal enough to thrust Kurt and his family--led by his father, Pat Baker, who is the town sheriff--into a nightmare from which they will never emerge.

Kurt is sent to a psychiatric hospital, where he remains into adulthood. Sheriff Baker begins the arduous task of picking up the pieces of his life in the aftermath of this profound and traumatic event. Gradually the community comes to terms, and life goes on for thirteen years.

The news that the adult Kurt has escaped from the hospital sends shock waves through the town. Sheriff Baker prepares for the worst, and a hospital security guard, Gary, sets off to find Kurt before he crosses paths with any of the locals. Meanwhile Baker tries to reach his daughter, Sara, who has taken off to the woods on a camp-out with friends. In a twist of fate, Kurt becomes aware of Gary's efforts and begins tracking him with murderous intent, leaving plenty of collateral damage.

Frayed takes inspiration from (and pays homage to) many classic films in the psycho killer sub-genre, but its narrative avoids clichés and has a driving force all its own. The style fuses the momentum of stalk and slash with the eerie physical beauty of more ghostly horror films.

There are several dramatic twists, but the story is so well constructed that none of these manages to derail the plot. With each development a deeper level of the story is revealed, until the final scene delivers one great slap that knocks theory and jaded expectation right out of the viewer. Lazy audience members might scratch their heads, but if you've been paying attention, the pay-off is terrific. Even if you figure out part of the conclusion with the clues scattered throughout, you won't guess how it all fits together until the very last moment.

Believable and committed acting from the entire cast adds plausibility. Tony Doupé, Aaron Blakely and Jeanette Maus deserve special mention for their standout contributions.

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One gory scene right off, way over hyped that, August 29, 2009

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Rachie "connoisseur of all" (Oregon USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Frayed (DVD)

The really brutal gory scene happens in like the first 15 minutes of movie. And it is GORY!! I'm a die hard horror fan but it definitely made my stomach turn. After that a regular horror movie, some twists.
It was a good movie, it has a good concept of troubled kid kills his mom and is sent to an mental asylum. They really aren't equipped to deal with his anger after 10 years so they decide to move him to a high security facility. He gets away and mayhem ensues. It definitely had a few twists in the end I wasn't expecting and I have heard it is being banned in the UK so grab this while you can.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars WORTH WATCHING!!!, February 7, 2011

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J.A. Bingham - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Frayed (DVD)

This movie has its highs and low points.
I must agree with the description, of one of the most horrific, bludgening, quenching scenes in cinematic history. Which is one of its few highlights.

THE GOOD
the premise alone, is not new, but I like where it was headed.
storyline stayed on point and never deterred.
clear understanding of the concept the director was trying to portray.

THE BAD
film quality- mixed reaction on this one, b/c the quality (whenever the entire frame wasn't pitch black, was of good quality)
too much dark/black out frames/scenes with only audio.

THE UGLY
n/a

CONCLUSION
ITS WORTH A BUY, the reason(s) I would recommend
the behind the scenes, making of, commentary bonuses lays much needed insight, for reasoning.
the ending- a twist, that wasn't detectible. The ending was let down, but the scene prior to the ending, was remarkable (in order to clear things that occured in the beginning)

1 of the finest Direct to DVD films.