Nurse 3D

Nurse 3D is a 2013 American erotic horror thriller film directed by Doug Aarniokoski and written by Aarniokoski and David Loughery. Inspired by the photography of Lionsgate's chief marketing officer, Tim Palen, the film stars Paz de la Huerta, Katrina Bowden, and Corbin Bleu. de la Huerta plays Abby Russell, a nurse and serial killer who targets men who cheat on their partners, and who develops an unhealthy relationship with fellow nurse Danni (Bowden). Production took place from September to October 2011. During post-production, de la Huerta's offscreen narration was dubbed over by a sound-alike. Nurse 3D premiered at the Zurich Film Festival on September 28, 2013. It was later released on February 7, 2014, in selected theaters and on video-on-demand (VOD). It received mixed reviews, with criticism being aimed at its screenplay. That same year, de la Huerta received workers' compensation for a spinal injury she received during filming. In 2015, she unsuccessfully sued the filmmakers for , alleging that the film damaged her acting career. Plot Abby Russell is a serial killer who targets unfaithful men. She severes a man's femoral artery and then throws him off the roof of a nightclub. The following day, she attends the graduation ceremony of nurse Danni Rodgers, a student she mentored, and meets Danni's mother and stepfather, Larry Cook. However, Danni is ill-prepared for her first day of duty, and her superior, Dr. Morris, berates her for not responding quickly to an emergency. Abby views the situation with disgust, as she knows that Dr. Morris is a sadist who takes pleasure in tormenting new nurses.