Serving Up Richard Explained

Serving Up Richard
Starring:	Ross McCall Jude Ciccolella
Music:	Stephen Graziano
Cinematography:	Bruce Alan Greene
Studio:	Dance On Productions
Director:	Henry Olek
Producer:	Diane Levine
Runtime:	106 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Serving Up Richard, also known as The Guest Room, is a 2011 American horror film directed by Henry Olek, starring Ross McCall, Susan Priver and Jude Ciccolella.^[1]

Cast

• Ross McCall as Richard Rubens
• Susan Priver as Glory Hutchins
• Jude Ciccolella as Everett Hutchins
• Darby Stanchfield as Karen
• Michael Cambridge as Stanley
• Adam Kulbersh as Dennis

Release

The film opened in Manhattan on 7 September 2012.

Reception

Scott Hallam of Dread Central was rated the film 3.5 out of 5, calling it "entertaining, if not always completely believable".^[2] Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times rated the film 3 out of 5.^[3]

Chuck Bowen of Slant Magazine rated the film 1.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Serving Up Richard is ultimately a con itself, promising audiences disreputable vengeance only to deliver forgettable half-hearted pathos."^[4] The film received negative reviews in The Village Voice,^[5] Variety,^[6] and NPR.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Things Get Violent in The Guest Room. Barton. Steve. 13 May 2022. Dread Central. 2 August 2022.
2. Web site: Serving Up Richard (2022). Hallam. Scott. 7 September 2012. Dread Central. 2 August 2022.
3. Web site: A Man, and a Potential Meal. Genzlinger. Neil. 6 September 2012. The New York Times. 2 August 2022.
4. Web site: Review: Serving Up Richard. Bowen. Chuck. 4 September 2012. Slant Magazine. 2 August 2022.
5. Web site: Serving Up Richard. Schenker. Andrew. 5 September 2012. The Village Voice. 2 August 2022.
6. Web site: Serving Up Richard. Harvey. Dennis. 5 August 2012. Variety. 2 August 2022.
7. Web site: 'Richard' Serves Up Cannibalistic Horror, Sans Scares. Buckwalter. Ian. 6 September 2012. NPR. 2 August 2022.