The Ugly

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The Ugly
Directed by	Scott Reynolds
Produced by	Jonathan Dowling
Written by	Scott Reynolds
Starring	Paolo Rotondo Rebecca Hobbs Jennifer Ward-Lealand Roy Ward Vanessa Byrnes Paul Glover Christopher Graham Jon Brazier Tim Barlow
Music by	Victoria Kelly
Cinematography	Simon Raby
Editing by	Wayne Cook
Distributed by	Gativideo (Argentina) (VHS), Kamras Film Group (Finland), Swift Distribution (France), Trimark Pictures (USA)
Release date(s)	August 26, 1997 (Montreal Film Festival) September 11, 1997 (Fantastisk Film Festival Lund) November 27, 1997 (Germany) February 1998 (Fantasporto Film Festival) February 27, 1998 (United Kingdom) March 27, 1998 (Finland) May 1, 1998 (USA) May 30, 1998 (South Korea) September 30, 1998 (France) January 15, 1999 (Reykjavik Film Festival) March 9, 1999 (home video)
Running time	93 min / Australia:91 min / France:91 min / UK:91 min / Argentina:92 min
Country	New Zealand
Language	English
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The Ugly is a 1997 New Zealand horror/thriller film, the first feature directed and written by Scott Reynolds. It was nominated for best film awards at festivals in New Zealand, Portugal and the United States.^[1]

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[edit] Plot

Dr. Karen Scumaker (Hobbs) visits a New Zealand mental institution for a chance to interview its most enigmatic resident, serial killer Simon (Rotondo), who calls himself the Ugly. Over the course of Dr. Scumaker's interviews with Simon, she will slowly be drawn into his world and learn that sometimes the voices in a killer's head are not always his own.