Shredder Orpheus

Shredder Orpheus

Year: 1990

Runtime: 90 mins

Language: English

Horror

A high‑octane skate‑rock quest follows skateboarder Orpheus, his girlfriend Eurydice, and their crew as they ride through a twisted version of Hell. Their mission is to sabotage a network of television signals that are mind‑controlling the American populace, using daring tricks and rebellious music to halt the brain‑washing wave.

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1

Mysterious footage reaches EBN

In the Grey Zone, Axel, Scratch, and Razoreus skate as a mysterious cameraman films Eurydice. The footage is delivered to Hades and Persephone, who run the Euthanasia Broadcast Network (EBN). The disturbing recording sets in motion the network's plan to harvest souls.

Night Grey Zone
2

EBN declares mind-control and Eurydice kidnapped

EBN's programming brainwashes the living to feed the network with souls. Hades dispatches his goons to murder and kidnap Eurydice at her wedding to Orpheus. The couple's future is jeopardized as the network escalates its grip.

Soon after the filming Wedding venue
3

Gibson Lyre-Axe Guitar unlocks pursuit

Linus presents the Gibson Lyre-Axe Guitar, supposedly forged by Jimi Hendrix, claiming it unlocks new realms of consciousness. With its power, Orpheus chases Eurydice's captors through an EBN door that opens into another realm. The chase shifts from performance to a desperate pursuit.

After kidnapping EBN facility
4

Orpheus enters EBN; meets Apollo and Calliope; memory-erasure threat

Inside the EBN, Orpheus encounters his mythic parents, Apollo and Calliope, in a surreal on-air setting. A magic paper shredder looms, threatening to erase his memories along with incoming souls. Persephone begins to take an active interest in his situation.

Inside EBN EBN
5

Persephone provokes Hades; on-air confrontation

Persephone pushes Orpheus to confront Hades on the network's platform. Orpheus delivers a stirring performance that persuades Hades to turn the pursuit into a ratings stunt. The condition is that he must not look back until they are both free.

On-air confrontation On-air studio
6

Orpheus looks back; Eurydice returns to EBN

Driven by Scratch's call, Orpheus turns around, breaking the pact. Eurydice does not fully escape and is sent back to the EBN. The moment marks the loss that haunts Orpheus and reshapes the race against the clock.

During escape Exit portal / outside the door
7

One year later: EBN dominance; Orpheus is a celebrity

The EBN enjoys sky-high ratings while Orpheus has become a celebrity caught in a spiral of melancholy. He battles depression, drowning his sorrows in music and skateboarding. Linus and the others try to keep him fed and occupied as missing Eurydice looms over him.

One year later Grey Zone / EBN facilities
8

Axel learns of the underworld gate in the parking garage

Axel's gang mentions a mysterious gate to the underworld hidden in a skateable parking garage. A tarot oracle warns of risk and cautions against reckless moves. The rumor stirs the youth to push beyond safe limits.

Present Parking garage
9

Persephone and the oracle push for a risky return

Persephone wants Orpheus back on-air to push Eurydice toward a better performance. The EBN hands Orpheus a magic skateboard to navigate the hellish garage. The move foreshadows a dangerous reunion.

Lead-up to the escape attempt Parking garage / studio vicinity
10

The game-show test: two doors to life or death

Orpheus faces Hades in a climactic game show where one door leads to Eurydice and the other to his death. Eurydice is secretly locked in her dressing room, so neither door is truly correct. The spectacle ends with the wrong choice, a staged death for ratings.

Showdown Game show stage
11

Orpheus slain by the Furies; Eurydice's apparent reunion

The Furies decapitate Orpheus with a chainsaw in a brutal televised moment. Eurydice appears to reunite with him in death as part of the EBN's ruse. Razoreus recovers Orpheus's head, ending the duel between love and spectacle.

During the game show Game show / broadcast stage
12

Axel strikes back: satellite dish destroyed; skate rites begin

Axel and his gang blow up a satellite dish to strike back at the EBN. The Grey Zone youth begin to idolize Orpheus, using his skull and music in skateboarding rituals. Axel voices hope that his sacrifice will be understood as love.

After attack EBN satellite array / Grey Zone
13

Legacy end: Orpheus' myth lives on in the Grey Zone

In the wake of the chaos, the Grey Zone embraces Orpheus as a mythic symbol of love, risk, and art. The youth fuse music, skateboarding, and ritual around his memory. The film closes with a glimmer of resistance against the EBN's control.

End Grey Zone

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