Tony (2009 film)
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Directed by | Gerard Johnson |
Written by | Gerard Johnson |
Produced by | Dan McCulloch |
Starring | Peter Ferdinando Lorenzo Camporese Ricky Grover Neil Maskell |
Cinematography | David Higgs |
Music by | Matt Johnson |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Revolver Entertainment |
Release dates |
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Running time | 76 minutes[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Tony, also known as Tony: London Serial Killer, is a 2009 British horror film written and directed by Gerard Johnson and starring Peter Ferdinando.
Plot
Tony Benson lives alone in a flat on a
He is soon revealed to be a serial killer, killing men he encounters by chance, including two drug addicts whom he uncomfortably tries to engage with after inviting them to his home to smoke heroin. The encounter ends with Tony suffocating one of them with a plastic bag while locking the other in a cupboard before letting him go, believing the terrified addict wouldn't go to the police.
The rare visitors Tony does get usually complain of the rotting smell from his house, which he blames on clogged drains. Others he meets at gay bars before bringing them back to his flat and usually end with him rejecting their advances and killing them, similar in fashion to Dennis Nilsen. He also gets dismissed and thrown out of a brothel after visiting a prostitute with only £5, asking the price of a cuddle and failing in his attempt to strike up a conversation with her.
Tony disposes of the bodies of his victims by butchering their torsos and human organs in his kitchen sink before bagging them and dumping them in the River Thames and canals in London. He shares a bed with a rotting corpse, obviously one of his victims, and drags bodies which are stashed around the house out to put on the couch to sit and watch TV with him.
Tony comes under strong suspicion from a violent, trigger-tempered drunk (played by
However, the detective receives a call, interrupting his search of Tony's home just as Tony eyes up a sharp potato peeler and contemplates the dangerous decision to attack and kill him. The boy is soon discovered — absolving Tony — and delivered home to the applause of the relieved neighbourhood; Tony watches on from his living room window. The film ends with Tony casually walking around London, free to pursue his murderous ways.
Critical response
The film received generally positive reviews and holds a 76% positive rating, with an average rating of 6.21 (out of 10) on Rotten Tomatoes based on 17 reviews.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Tony". British Board of Film Classification. 18 December 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ "Tony". Rotten Tomatoes. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
External links
- "Official website". Archived from the original on 19 March 2015.
- Tony at IMDb