IMDb RATING
4.6/10
1.9K
YOUR RATING
A hardware store employee's first night on the job is disrupted by the discovery of a dead body and a duffel bag full of cash.A hardware store employee's first night on the job is disrupted by the discovery of a dead body and a duffel bag full of cash.A hardware store employee's first night on the job is disrupted by the discovery of a dead body and a duffel bag full of cash.
- Directors
- Writers
- Stars
- Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations total
James Aikido Burgess
- Black Jack
- (as Aikido Burgess)
- Directors
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
4.61.8K
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Featured reviews
Allright flick:)
This movie is "ok"
Not anything is supercool.
No transformers.
It was allright:)
No transformers.
It was allright:)
Totally Hilarious!
If you're like me and you like humor that is unabashed and not at all ashamed to go for the jokes, then you will love this movie. If you're like me and you love smart dialogue and witty word-play, then you will love this movie. And if you're like me and you love some well-endowed scantily clad babes adding some nice eye candy to the mix, then you will definitely love this movie.
In addition to the aforementioned merits, this film is also a pretty clever who-dun-it that kept me guessing right up until the very end. I enjoyed the murder mystery aspect and the looking-for-clues dynamic of the film mixed in with the funny jokes and the chaos of the situation.
Essentially, the film follows Dave (Michael Buonomo), the very like-able new employee as he starts his first night of work at Mr. Beaver's Hardware Store. The story happens on Christmas Eve and he begins by meeting Tara (Melissa Saint-Amand), the pretty brunette store clerk with mesmerizing eyes who also doesn't happen to give a darn about working there. Her apathy is great and hilarious. She directs Dave to the employee break room, where he sees on TV that an armored car has been robbed and the bandits are on the loose.
It is here that Dave meets assistant manager Jack (Chad Ridgely). Jack is hysterical and completely off-the-wall nuts and it's hard not to love him despite his many nuances. But then it's hard not to love all of the characters as we meet them and follow their ridiculous antics. They all clearly hate their jobs and couldn't be more miserable but their interplay between each other is priceless.
It doesn't take long before the regular closing-up at work gets spiced up with some unexpected drama. They find a dead body and an ungodly amount of cash. They debate what to do with the money and the plot rapidly thickens. The manager (Doug Burch) does a great job at trying to reel in this group of misfits while being conflicted himself about what to do and his performance is fantastic.
After a bit of bickering, debating, and scheming, the less-than-bright crew all decide to make a play for the money and end up making some pretty idiotic decisions with hilarious results that had me in fits of laughter. Oh, and buxom Barbie (Amber Jean) does a strip-tease that is nearly unforgettable.
I loved this movie and will undoubtedly watch it again. So, if you like the things I mentioned in the beginning of this review, then you will definitely like this movie, too. Highly enjoyed and highly recommended.
In addition to the aforementioned merits, this film is also a pretty clever who-dun-it that kept me guessing right up until the very end. I enjoyed the murder mystery aspect and the looking-for-clues dynamic of the film mixed in with the funny jokes and the chaos of the situation.
Essentially, the film follows Dave (Michael Buonomo), the very like-able new employee as he starts his first night of work at Mr. Beaver's Hardware Store. The story happens on Christmas Eve and he begins by meeting Tara (Melissa Saint-Amand), the pretty brunette store clerk with mesmerizing eyes who also doesn't happen to give a darn about working there. Her apathy is great and hilarious. She directs Dave to the employee break room, where he sees on TV that an armored car has been robbed and the bandits are on the loose.
It is here that Dave meets assistant manager Jack (Chad Ridgely). Jack is hysterical and completely off-the-wall nuts and it's hard not to love him despite his many nuances. But then it's hard not to love all of the characters as we meet them and follow their ridiculous antics. They all clearly hate their jobs and couldn't be more miserable but their interplay between each other is priceless.
It doesn't take long before the regular closing-up at work gets spiced up with some unexpected drama. They find a dead body and an ungodly amount of cash. They debate what to do with the money and the plot rapidly thickens. The manager (Doug Burch) does a great job at trying to reel in this group of misfits while being conflicted himself about what to do and his performance is fantastic.
After a bit of bickering, debating, and scheming, the less-than-bright crew all decide to make a play for the money and end up making some pretty idiotic decisions with hilarious results that had me in fits of laughter. Oh, and buxom Barbie (Amber Jean) does a strip-tease that is nearly unforgettable.
I loved this movie and will undoubtedly watch it again. So, if you like the things I mentioned in the beginning of this review, then you will definitely like this movie, too. Highly enjoyed and highly recommended.
Like a bad 80s slapstick comedy
No idea why I ended up watching this, I saw it online and clicked play as it had a high rating.
Basically a guy starts a new job at this shopping mall ( we never really see the Mall and at first I thought he was at a small convenience shop )
It's Xmas Eve they tell you this at the start and there is a seedy Santa and a big boobed trashy blonde elf to keep up the Xmas spirit.
We have some flashback sequences of all the stores workers interviews, This sets up everyone's one dimensional stereotype, nice !!!
From there they discover a dead body and bag of money and they all argue/fight over what to do and who is the killer.
This a low budget film, possibly a homage to bad 80s films or just a bad film, who knows ???
It's pure corny slapstick with over exaggerated facial expressions and hammy dialogue.
It is shot and lighted well etc, and kind of passes all the basic filmmaking rules.
No soundtrack/music which was strange!!!
At times I was expecting to hear some Tom and Jerry cartoon type sounds or music, but nope.
I gave it a 4/10 being generous as it reminded me of 80s slapstick comedies and a few times I chuckled.
If your a bit bored and nothing else to watch and you like slapstick then try it. If not then I'd avoid it.
An average corny 4/10.
Basically a guy starts a new job at this shopping mall ( we never really see the Mall and at first I thought he was at a small convenience shop )
It's Xmas Eve they tell you this at the start and there is a seedy Santa and a big boobed trashy blonde elf to keep up the Xmas spirit.
We have some flashback sequences of all the stores workers interviews, This sets up everyone's one dimensional stereotype, nice !!!
From there they discover a dead body and bag of money and they all argue/fight over what to do and who is the killer.
This a low budget film, possibly a homage to bad 80s films or just a bad film, who knows ???
It's pure corny slapstick with over exaggerated facial expressions and hammy dialogue.
It is shot and lighted well etc, and kind of passes all the basic filmmaking rules.
No soundtrack/music which was strange!!!
At times I was expecting to hear some Tom and Jerry cartoon type sounds or music, but nope.
I gave it a 4/10 being generous as it reminded me of 80s slapstick comedies and a few times I chuckled.
If your a bit bored and nothing else to watch and you like slapstick then try it. If not then I'd avoid it.
An average corny 4/10.
First Rate Christmas Comedy Horror with a Delightfully Wicked Cast
Stupendously splendid tale about moron employees at a hardware store fighting for a bag of money and their lives on Christmas Eve. Gloriously told through the eyes of the newly hired Dave, this is a superbly wonderful romp through horror comedy tropes chock full of holiday cheer and a bit of blood.
A pair of dimwit bank robbers stash their stolen loot in a hardware store and it gets discovered by an even more dimwitted staff. They all want the money, but someone keeps plucking them off, one by one. Who is the killer and who will get the money? It doesn't really matter because this cast is uproariously funny and packs some major talent (see also Amber Jean as Santa's Elf for even more talent).
I died laughing about 19 times watching this movie (Otto also dies about 19 times, which is another story). This is a horror comedy for the ages and will now been added to my annual Christmas Movie Extravaganza Weekend for this holiday and beyond.
8/10 (+1 for the gut-busting outtake reel on the DVD) = 9/10 stars total
A pair of dimwit bank robbers stash their stolen loot in a hardware store and it gets discovered by an even more dimwitted staff. They all want the money, but someone keeps plucking them off, one by one. Who is the killer and who will get the money? It doesn't really matter because this cast is uproariously funny and packs some major talent (see also Amber Jean as Santa's Elf for even more talent).
I died laughing about 19 times watching this movie (Otto also dies about 19 times, which is another story). This is a horror comedy for the ages and will now been added to my annual Christmas Movie Extravaganza Weekend for this holiday and beyond.
8/10 (+1 for the gut-busting outtake reel on the DVD) = 9/10 stars total
Slapstick and cringe comedy
Labeled as a horror comedy or a dark comedy. Massacre on Aisle 12 is a lower budget independent film about a new employee whose first day working at a retail store discovers a dead body and a duffle bag of cash inside a large cabinet.
The comedy here is entirely forced, with its one liners and back and forth style babbling with crude remarks and such.
The lead character of Dave is about the only likeable character. Black Jack would be a close second. Otherwise, just about every other character is obnoxious, crude, bizarre and tries too hard. Filled with constant stereotypical characters and racist dialogue.
The film is relatively short in runtime which is beneficial. The ending revealing how the dead body and cash were found in the cabinet was slightly disappointing yet perhaps the most obvious outcome.
The film is definitely gory and has some solid gruesome kills which helps it's dark/black comedy aspect.
Overall, Aisle 12 isn't anything memorable or special. Some of these high rated reviews are massively overrating the film and do not understand how many found the film to be "really hilarious". As a rewatch 12 25 24' opinions remain same. The film certainly feels like it thinks it's more clever and funny than it is. The comedy is very forced and over the top. Perhaps slightly worse on the second viewing.
The comedy here is entirely forced, with its one liners and back and forth style babbling with crude remarks and such.
The lead character of Dave is about the only likeable character. Black Jack would be a close second. Otherwise, just about every other character is obnoxious, crude, bizarre and tries too hard. Filled with constant stereotypical characters and racist dialogue.
The film is relatively short in runtime which is beneficial. The ending revealing how the dead body and cash were found in the cabinet was slightly disappointing yet perhaps the most obvious outcome.
The film is definitely gory and has some solid gruesome kills which helps it's dark/black comedy aspect.
Overall, Aisle 12 isn't anything memorable or special. Some of these high rated reviews are massively overrating the film and do not understand how many found the film to be "really hilarious". As a rewatch 12 25 24' opinions remain same. The film certainly feels like it thinks it's more clever and funny than it is. The comedy is very forced and over the top. Perhaps slightly worse on the second viewing.
Did you know
- TriviaThe hardware store where the movie was filmed was over 100 years old and took up an entire city block. The building had previously served as a hotel, a brothel, and, among other purposes, was once a nickel and dime store owned by the Tenenbaum family.
- ConnectionsReferences Distant Drums (1951)
- How long is Massacre on Aisle 12?Powered by Alexa
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Also known as
- Резня в торговом проходе 12
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $21,106
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $967
- Jan 29, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $21,106
- Runtime
- 1h 23m(83 min)
- Color
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content





