Since its official release on Prime Video on October 6, 2023, Totally Killer has enjoyed positive reviews from critics and audiences. While its story may not feel original, given the genre it is based on, its plot would undoubtedly keep audiences glued to the end. Directed by Nahnatchka Khan, Totally Killer is a black comedy slasher film that features and takes jabs at slasher tropes.
Although several scenes may seem predictable, viewers can expect amusing one-liners throughout the movie’s runtime. Totally Killer is set in the small town of Vernon. After the town’s Sweet 16 Killer resurfaces after 35 years, a young teen, Jamie Hughes, takes on the mission to travel back in time to stop the killer’s original kills. These are the top cast members of Totally Killer.
Kiernan Shipka as Jamie Hughes
Actress Kiernan Shipka plays the lead character, Jamie Hughes who travels back in time to try to stop the Sweet 16 Killer, save the victims, and prevent her mother’s death in the future. Kiernan Shipka may be young, but she has raked up an impressive acting credit through the years. Shipka played Sally Draper on the AMC period drama Mad Men from 2007 to 2015. Besides voicing Jinora and Oona in The Legend of Korra (2012–2014) and Sofia the First (2013–2018), she was part of the main cast of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018–2020). She also guest-starred as Sabrina Morningstar on Riverdale (2021–2022).
Olivia Holt as Teen Pam Miller
When Jamie Hughes travels back in time to stop the Sweet 16 Killer, she meets his three victims and her mother. Olivia Holt played Pam Miller, Jamie’s mother, as a teenager. As an actress and singer, she starred in several Disney films and TV shows in her early career. She played Kim Crawford in Kickin’ It (2011–2015) and Lindy Watson in I Didn’t Do It (2014–2015). Holt played the lead role as Tandy Bowen/Dagger in Cloak & Dagger (2018–2019) and Kate Wallis in Cruel Summer (2021).
Julie Bowen as Adult Pam Hughes
Actress Julie Bowen is a more popular face in film and television. She’s cast as Pam Hughes, the overly protective mother of Jamie Hughes. With three of her best friends killed 35 years ago, she remains fearful the killer might resurface in Vernon. Soon enough, her biggest fear comes true. Julie Bowen is famously remembered for playing Claire Dunphy in Modern Family (2009–2020). On television, she also starred in ER (1999–1999), Ed (2000–2004), and Boston Legal (2005–2008). Her most notable works in film include Happy Gilmore (1996), Jumping the Broom (2011), Horrible Bosses (2011), and Hubie Halloween (2020).
Charlie Gillespie as Teen Blake Hughes
When Jamie arrives at her mother’s High School 35 years ago, she also meets the younger version of her father. Charlie Gillespie plays the character. Although Jamie discovers her father is the hottest guy in High School, he’s far from being the brightest kid. The actor has appeared in Degrassi: Next Class (2017), The Rest of Us (2019), and Runt (2020). He was also cast in the main role as Luke Patterson in Julie and the Phantoms (2020).
Lochlyn Munro as Adult Blake Hughes
Blake Hughes is the father of Jamie Hughes and husband of Pam Hughes. Although he was part of the High School class whose students were killed by the Sweet 16 Killer, Blake is more relaxed. Canadian actor Lochlyn Munro plays the adult Blake Hughes. Munro has worked extensively in film and television. He played several roles in 21 Jump Street from 1987 to 1990. On television, he starred in Northwood (1991–1994), Hawkeye (1994), Charmed (1999–2000), Riverdale (2017–2019, 2021–2022), and Peacemaker (2022). In film, he starred in Scary Movie (2000), Freddy vs. Jason (2003), White Chicks (2004), The Predator (2018), and Cosmic Sin (2021).
Liana Liberato as Tiffany Clark
Totally Killer is Liana Liberato‘s second slasher movie in 2023. She portrayed Quinn Bailey in the sixth installment of the Scream film series Scream VI (2023). Liberato also starred in Light as a Feather (2018–2019) and Based on a True Story (2023). On Totally Killer, she plays one of the three ladies murdered by the Sweet 16 Killer.
Randall Park as Sheriff Dennis Lim
Although cast in a minor role, Randall Park‘s presence in Totally Killer is hard to miss. He plays Vernon Sheriff Dennis Lim. His character is introduced after Jamie Hughes time-travels back to 1987. With the murders yet to happen, Sheriff Lim disbelieves Jamie’s report of a serial killer in his peaceful town of Vernon. Randall Park’s most notable movies before starring in Totally Killer include Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), Aquaman (2018), and The People We Hate at the Wedding (2022).
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