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Freak Out

Synopsis

Horror movie addict, Merv, dreams come true when a hapless escaped mental patient stumbles onto his doorstep. Seeing an opportunity, Merv and his best pal Onkey set about turning the naive unbalanced individual into a textbook horror flesh-slashing psycho. There are consequences to their actions however.

Details

Year
2005
Type of project
Features
Running time
95 mins
Format
16mm
Director
Christian James
Producer
Steve Kovacs, Simon Nurrish
Co-Producer
Steve Kovacs, Simon Nurrish
Editor
Christian James
Screenwriter
Dan Palmer, Christian James
Director of Photography
Christian James
Sound
Glen Yard
Composer
Staurt Fox
Principal cast
James Heathcote, Dan Palmer, Nicola Connell, Yazz Fetto

Genre

Horror Comedy Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Beyond Therapy Entertainment

21 Churchill Crescent
Poole BH12 2NG
UK

T+44 (0)20 7589 1907

freakoutmovie@yahoo.com

Sales Company

Shoreline Entertainment

1875 Century Park East, Suite 600
Los Angeles, CA 90067
USA

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