The Human Centipede
2009 Dutch body horror film directed by Tom Six
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Summary
The Human Centipede is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.59% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,251 views/month, #555 of 94,065).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Tom Six[3], Goof de Koning[4]
- Screenwriter: Tom Six[5]
- Composer: Patrick Savage[6], Holeg Spies[7]
- Genre: horror film[8], splatter film[9]
- Followed by: The Human Centipede 2[10]
- Cast member: Dieter Laser[11], Winter Williams[12], Ashlynn Yennie[13], Akihiro Kitamura[14], Peter Blankenstein[15]
- Producer: Tom Six[16]
- Production company: Six Entertainment Company[17]
- Director of photography: Goof de Koning[18]
- Original language of film or TV show: German[19], Japanese[20], English[21]
- Commons category: The Human Centipede[22]
- Distribution format: video on demand[23]
- Review score: 5.3/10[24], 47%[25], 33/100[26]
- Color: color[27]
- Country of origin: Netherlands[28]
- Publication date: August 30, 2009[29], April 30, 2010[30]
- Distributed by: IFC Films[31], Bounty Films[32], Netflix[33]
- Narrative location: Germany[34]
- Main subject: mad scientist[35]
- Film editor: Tom Six[36], Nigel de Hond[37]
- Title: The Human Centipede (First Sequence)[38]
- MPA film rating: R[39]
- FSK film rating: FSK 18[40]
- Duration: 92 minutes[41]
- Aspect ratio (W:H): 16:9[42]
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Cultural Impact
Things named for The Human Centipede include HumancentiPad[43], a television series episode[44], directed by Trey Parker[45].
Why It Matters
The Human Centipede has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for it include HumancentiPad[43], a television series episode[44], directed by Trey Parker[45].