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The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (2009)

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A mad scientist kidnaps and mutilates a trio of tourists in order to reassemble them into a human centipede, created by stitching their mouths to each others' rectums.

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Two pretty but ditsy American girls are on a road trip through Europe. In Germany, they end up alone at night with a broken car in the woods. They search for help and find an isolated villa. The next day, they awaken to find themselves trapped in a terrifying makeshift basement hospital along with a Japanese man. An older German man identifies himself as a retired surgeon specialized in separating Siamese twins. However, his three "patients" are not about to be separated but joined together in a horrific operation. He plans to be the first person to connect people via their gastric systems. By doing so, he plans to bring to life his sick lifetime fantasy, the human centipede. Written by Producer Ilona Six

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Rated R for disturbing sadistic horror violence, nudity and language | See all certifications »

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27 March 2012 (Netherlands)  »

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Ljudska stonoga  »

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Box Office

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€1,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$12,424, 2 May 2010, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$181,467, 27 June 2010

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$252,207, 2 September 2012
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Trivia

Feces is simply what remains of food after all the nutrients have been absorbed by the body. Because of this, the only person who could hypothetically survive living as part of a human centipede for more than a few weeks would be the person in front. The other members of the centipede would die due to nutritional deficiencies. See more »

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When Lindsay spills her drugged glass of water, it is nearly empty, and approximately 3/4 of an inch (one centimeter) of liquid remains. In the next scene, after Dr. Heiter goes downstairs and the woman says, "It's freaking me out!" the glass is half-filled with water again. See more »

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[first lines]
Jenny: [speaking on a hotel phone] Hi. Yes, um, I was wondering if I could get driving directions to a nightclub called Bunker. Yes, Bunker. How exactly would I get there?
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Crazy Credits

Tom Six's dog Nigel is credited under "Edited by" and "Making of edited by" as "NIGEL DE HOND", which is Dutch for "Nigel the dog". See more »

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This Surgeon Could Lose His Board Certification!
2 May 2010 | by – See all my reviews

Okay, American tourists with a car that breaks down - of course they go wandering through the dark German woods (you could play a drinking game and have to take a shot every time they say "Lindsay" and "Jenny" to each other - you'd be wasted) - and they come about a remote house and wouldn't you know it - just their luck - the house belongs to a complete nutjob surgeon who used to separate conjoined twins and now is obsessed with stitching people together. I'm no doctor, but there seem to be major flaws in his medical design - oh well. The film is kooky but well made, the lead guy (who looks a bit like Lance Henrickson) gives 100% and is fine as the mad doctor but the whole concept reeks of teenage boys getting stoned for the first time and playing a game - let's come up with the grossest thing that could be done to you in surgery. That's what it plays like - a teenage boy horror/fantasy/gross out. But with films like Saw and Hostel, it was only a matter of time before there was something like this and before long, they'll be other weird concepts that will try and top this one. Look out for ManBaby - see we sew a baby on the back of a guy who hates kids! It's creepy and it's funny! Hoo boy. Of course there's an itch to see something like this - the same itch that made people pay money to go see a freak show back in the day.


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