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, Susan Priver and

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Cast

as Richard Rubens * Susan Priver as Glory Hutchins *

as Everett Hutchins *

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as Karen * Michael Cambridge as Stanley * Adam Kulbersh as Dennis

Release

The film opened in

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on 7 September 2012.

Reception

Scott Hallam of ''

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'' was rated the film 3.5 out of 5, calling it "entertaining, if not always completely believable". Neil Genzlinger of ''

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'' rated the film 3 out of 5. Chuck Bowen of ''

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'' 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." The film received negative reviews in ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

References

External links

* * {{rotten-tomatoes, serving_up_richard, Serving Up Richard American horror films 2011 horror films 2011 films Films about cannibalism