---
title: "Excision"
year: 2012
canonical_url: "https://www.archytele.com/show/excision-2012"
media_type: "movie"
tmdb_id: 84194
imdb_id: null
status: "Released"
runtime_minutes: 81
community_rating: 6.2
vote_count: 0
content_rating: "NR"
---

# Excision (2012) — Television & Cinema Intelligence Dossier

> **Archytele Living Vault Canonical Record**: https://www.archytele.com/show/excision-2012

## Executive Summary & Cultural Positioning

Excision is a film first released in 2012. Catalogued under Drama, Horror, Comedy. Produced and broadcast by New Normal Films, Anchor Bay Films. Current status: Released.

## The Hook & The Verdict

**The Hook**: "A disturbed, outcast teenager experiences violent fantasies while aspiring to a career in medicine."

### Why Watch
- Feature-length adaptation of the 2008 short film
- Premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival

### Caveats & Content Note
- Limited plot details available in the provided text
- Tone & Suitability: The film features dark themes involving a disturbed character with violent fantasies and a fascination with surgery.

**Micro-Themes & Vibe Matrix**: dark, disturbing, dramatic, horrific

## Streaming Availability Matrix

Direct streaming licensing updates dynamically. Consult the live tracking interface at https://www.archytele.com/show/excision-2012#watch.

## Creative Credits

- **Directed by**: Richard Bates Jr.
- **Networks / Studios**: New Normal Films, Anchor Bay Films

## Key Cast Continuity

- **AnnaLynne McCord** as *Pauline*
- **Traci Lords** as *Phyllis*
- **Ariel Winter** as *Grace*
- **Roger Bart** as *Bob*
- **Jeremy Sumpter** as *Adam*
- **John Waters** as *William*
- **Malcolm McDowell** as *Mr. Cooper*
- **Marlee Matlin** as *Amber*
- **Matthew Gray Gubler** as *Mr. Claybaugh*
- **Ray Wise** as *Principal Campbell*

## Canonical Frequently Asked Questions

### Q: When was Excision released?
The film premiered in 2012 at the Sundance Film Festival.

### Q: What is the film about?
It follows a disturbed, outcast teenager with a fascination with surgery who experiences violent, psychosexual fantasies while aspiring to a career in medicine.

### Q: Is Excision related to a short film?
Yes, the film is a feature-length adaptation of a 2008 short film of the same name.

### Q: What genres does the film belong to?
The movie encompasses drama, horror, and comedy.

### Q: Who directed the film?
The film was directed by Richard Bates Jr.

## Grounded Source Citations

- [Excision — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/84194)
- [Excision (film) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excision_(film))
- [Excision (2012) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1984153)
- [Excision (2008) | ČSFD.cz](https://www.csfd.cz/film/326390-excision/prehled/)
- [Excision 65% (2008) | Kinobox.cz](https://www.kinobox.cz/film/507321-excision)

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