Synopsis

Gabriela, a Colombian immigrant living in Miami, has long been fascinated by murder cases. After finding work cleaning crime scenes, she becomes involved in the investigation of the "Blue Blood Killer," a serial murderer who targets wealthy socialites. When Gabriela discovers a clue overlooked by police, her obsession brings her dangerously close to the killer himself.

Factoids & Trivia

• Curdled was expanded from a shorter student film made by Reb Braddock and John Maass. The earlier version also featured Angela Jones as Gabriela.

• Quentin Tarantino served as an executive producer through A Band Apart, the company he formed with Lawrence Bender.

• The film contains a crossover connection to From Dusk Till Dawn. A fictional television report includes footage of the Gecko brothers, with Tarantino appearing as Richie Gecko in archive material.

• Kelly Preston reprises her From Dusk Till Dawn role as television reporter Kelly Hogue in the fictional Miami news broadcast.

• Curdled premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 1996, before its United States theatrical release later that month.

• The film was produced as a darkly comic crime thriller, contrasting Gabriela's cheerful enthusiasm for grisly murder cases with the brutal reality of the crimes she encounters.