The Decapitator (2000)

The Decapitator
The Decapitator is a Horror/Slasher movie, it is the first installment of the The Decapitator Franchise, and was released in 2000. It is written and directed by Josh Murphy.

Plot:
The movie follows a group of Eight thirthy year olds who are haunted by the memory of a brutal killing spree which claimed the lives of twenty of their fellow school pupils fiftheen years ago, after the murder of yet another former pupil of their school they start to suspect that the killer has somehow returned from the grave and is back to seek revenge on those who killed him and put a stop to his killing spree.

Cast:
Josh Murphy as The Decapitator

Tom Welling as Keith Mitchell

Mary Elizabeth Winsted as Zoey Green

Kathrine Issabelle as Rachael Moore

Joel David Moore as Billy Treborn

Laura Harris as Emily Barnes

Danny Masterson as Elliot Jarrod

Tenika Davis as Chantelle Bjorn

William Lee Scott as Andy Davis

Derek Mears as Daniel Myers

Jody Latham as Jeremy Turner

Box Office
The Decapitator was given a meager budget of $2,000,000, due to it's success in the box office it was able to rake in over $11,000,000, safely covering the budget for a second movie in the franchise.

The film was a suprise at the box office, and was able to make a good profit considering it was a reletively small project with a small budget.

Sequels
Shortly after being released to the public, with generally good reviews a series of sequals were announced, following the story and same plot as the original with several charectars.

The first of several planned sequals was released in 2001, Decapitator II: Resurrection.