Home Sick
2007 American film
- July 14, 2007 (2007-07-14) (Fantasia Festival)
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Home Sick is a 2007 American horror film written by E. L. Katz and directed by Adam Wingard.
The film had its world premiere at the 2007 Fantasia Festival.[1]
Plot
A strange man crashes a party and asks each person to name the person they hate. With some prodding, they all answer the stranger. When the named people die in horrible ways, the party-goers suspect that the stranger is a spree killer.
Cast
- Will Akers as Robert
- Brandon Carroll as Devin
- Patrick Engel as Mathew
- Shaina Fewell as Alexis
- Jeff Dylan Graham as Ben
- L.C. Holt as Anthony
- E. L. Katz as The Cashier
- Matt Lero as Tim
- Bill Moseley as "Mr. Suitcase"
- Forrest Pitts as Mark
- Lindley Praytor as Claire (as Lindley Evans)
- Tiffany Shepis as Candice
- Jonathan Thornton as Boss
- Tom Towles as Uncle Johnny
- XZanthia as Call Girl #1
Production
The film took almost six years to be released in its final cut.[2]
Release
Home Sick director's cut debuted on 14 July 2007 at the Fantasia Festival[1] and opened in other film festivals on the dates given below.
| Region | Release date | Festival |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | July 14, 2007 | Fantasia Festival[1] |
| United States | October 6, 2007 | Cinema Wasteland Convention |
Home release
Home Sick was released on DVD in the United States on August 26, 2008.[3]
Reception
Bloody Disgusting rated it 3/5 stars and wrote that the film is "absolutely worth the wait. It’s not the best low budget horror film to ever come along but it definitely hits a home run with the special effects work".[4] Adam Tyner of DVD Talk rated it 3/5 stars and called it "sick, twisted, and really offbeat."[5] Paul Pritchard of DVD Verdict criticized the film for its focus on gore over story.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "Ubisoft Presents Fantasia 2007 - Films + Schedule - Home Sick". Fantasia Festival. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- ^ Siebalt, Joshua (2008-08-14). "Exclusive: Writer Talks Home Sick DVD!". Dread Central. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- ^ Siebalt, Joshua (2008-08-26). "Home Sick Comes Home Today!". Dread Central. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- ^ "Home Sick (V)". Bloody Disgusting. 2008-08-27. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- ^ Tyner, Adam (2008-08-26). "Home Sick". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- ^ Pritchard, Paul (2008-08-22). "Home Sick". DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on 2016-04-21. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
External links
- Home Sick at AllMovie
- Home Sick at IMDb
- Home Sick at Rotten Tomatoes
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Films directed by Adam Wingard
- Home Sick (2007)
- Pop Skull (2007)
- A Horrible Way to Die (2010)
- Autoerotic (2011)
- You're Next (2011)
- What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape (2011)
- The Guest (2014)
- Blair Witch (2016)
- Death Note (2017)
- Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
- Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)
- 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero (2011)
- V/H/S (segment "Tape 56", 2012)
- The ABCs of Death (segment "Q Is for Quack", 2012)
- V/H/S/2 (segment "Phase I Clinical Trials", 2013)
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