Ganache Recommends…

Sheep Skin is not a new film, released in 2013, but it can certainly be categorized as new to me. That said, after checking local (Connecticut, home to The Pint) filmmaker Kurtis Spieler’s first outing, I felt the need to share my opinion with you. The odds are you may have not seen this small budgeted revenge thriller/maybe, possibly werewolf movie and I aim to get you to change that.

There is definitely something on my back. Seriously, guys..







The film centers around the good old plot device of mistaken identity. You know, what 6 out of 10 episodes of Three’s Company revolved around, and oh so many other sitcoms have used in the past. Except here, it is a little more serious, and possibly not a mistake at all. The members of a punk band called The Dick Punchers have kidnapped sleazy douchebag businessman Todd. We know he’s a douchebag because he is wearing one of those solid blue button up shirts with white cuffs and collar. Really, who the fuck invented that? Anyways, Todd is seen immediately to be a bit of a creep when it comes to the ladies. He hits on his new office temp no sooner than hanging up the phone from his wife who suspects that he is what he is….a pig. The question in this film isn’t whether Todd is or isn’t a pig, the question that the members of the band want to find out is if Todd is a werewolf or not.

Apparently a very comfortable ladder

Schafer, leader of the band and man in charge of the abduction is out for revenge. For reasons not to be revealed here, his sister has been gruesomely murdered and he suspects Todd, or at least a hairier, toothier version of Todd. Through some sleuthing, it appears that all signs and evidence point to Mr. Blue Shirt and furthermore, a lycanthrope. This film utilizes a small cast and everyone is good, but I would be remiss if I did not credit Michael Schantz as a real standout. His portrayal of Schafer feels rooted in the reality of a guy who has lost someone and is willing to cross some serious lines to get answers as to why. Schantz has an Adam Driver quality about him, not traditionally good looking, but tons of leading man appeal. The story presents a few options as to what may actually be happening here, before it comes to it’s conclusion, in which enough had transpired between the characters and their stories that I was still surprised. And 15 bonus points for a fantastic last shot, really memorable.