Cast Members - The Women

The cast of the original Torso comprised largely of European starlets - Suzy Kendall, one time spouse of Dudley Moore, French actress Tina Aumont, and genre favorite Carla Brait. As for the gents, Italian pin-up Luc Merenda played the Doctor who eventually saves Suzy from John Richardson, a prolific English actor who starred in several Italian-based horror productions.

Re-casting was not an easy process.



The role of Jane, the female lead role, has been given to Anna Henderson (pictured above). Anna worked on last year's Halloween Redux, giving an impressive performance as an ill-fated guest at the party around which the plot circles. Based on this performance, she won the part.

The supporting female leads, Daniella and Ursula, are performed by Caroline Webster and Jenna Mount, respectively. Both are regulars in previous film projects. Caroline plays an update of Tina Aumont's character; as unnerved and worried by the events occuring around her as the original role. Rather than slow the story down by developing four female leads, Jenna's character Ursula is an amalgamation of the two other central female roles of Torso, Ursula and Katia.

New female characters have been introduced to the story. Briony Thompson plays an unlucky waitress who the killer mistakes for an intended victim - these scenes will be shot in the legendary Manchester nightclub The Ritz, where such acts as Frank Sinatra and The Beatles performed in their heyday. Sarah Cunningham plays a friend of the female lead characters, who discovers important information about the identity of the killer, which of course remains a mystery until the final reel. Jennifer Brook, the star of Halloween Redux, also returns for a supporting role, playing Daniella's older sister.

One female role remains, that of Jennifer - named after the Jennifer of giallo cheese-fest The Case of the Bloody Iris. Developments upon casting of that character will be revealed here first.