All Fun and Games

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All Fun and Games
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by
  • Ari Costa
  • Eren Celeboglu
Written by
  • Ari Costa
  • Eren Celeboglu
  • JJ Braider
Produced by
  • Angela Russo-Otstot
  • Jake Aust
  • Kassee Whiting
  • John Zois
Starring
CinematographyRicardo Diaz
Edited by
  • Louis Cioffi
  • Ruthie Aslan
Music byAlex Belcher
Production
companies
Gozie AGBO
Anton
Distributed by Vertical Entertainment
Release date
  • September 1, 2023 (2023-09-01)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

All Fun and Games is a 2023 American horror film written by Ari Costa, Eren Celeboglu and JJ Braider, directed by Costa and Celeboglu and starring Asa Butterfield and Natalia Dyer. It is Costa and Celeboglu's feature directorial debut. [1]

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Plot

A group of teens in Salem, Massachusetts, discover a cursed knife that unleashes a demon which forces them to play gruesome, deadly versions of childhood games where there can be no winners, only survivors.

Cast

Production

In January 2022, it was announced that Butterfield and Dyer were cast in the film. [1]

In April 2022, it was announced that principal photography began in Canada and that Gish and Ainsworth were added to the cast. [2] [3] [4] Later that same month, Marsden and Stewart were also added to the cast. [5] [6] Keith David was attached to appear in the film. [7]

In July 2022, it was announced that Cutting Edge Media Music acquired the rights to the film's original score. [8]

The film started post-production in November 2022. [9]

Release

In July 2023, it was announced that Vertical Entertainment acquired North American distribution rights to the film. [10]

All Fun and Games was released on September 1, 2023.

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 40% of five critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.7/10. [11]

Chase Hutchinson of Collider awarded the film one and a half stars out of five. [12]

Paul Lê of Bloody Disgusting awarded the film three "skulls" out of five. [13]

Matt Donato of IGN gave the film a negative review, calling the film "an appetizer of a movie served as the main course." [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 Grater, Tom (January 13, 2022). "Asa Butterfield & Natalia Dyer Starring in Horror-Thriller All Fun and Games for Anton & AGBO – EFM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  2. ↑ Villei, Matt (April 7, 2022). "'All Fun and Games': Horror Thriller Adds Keith David, Annabeth Gish and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth". Collider. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  3. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (April 7, 2022). "'All Fun and Games': Asa Butterfield & Natalia Dyer Horror Exec-Produced By The Russo Brothers Begins Shoot, Adds Cast & Inks Pre-Sales Around The World For Anton". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  4. ↑ Tarar, Mommina (April 10, 2022). "Asa Butterfield and Natalia Dyer Start Production on All Fun and Games". MovieWeb. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  5. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (April 19, 2022). "'Ms. Marvel' Actress Laurel Marsden Joins Asa Butterfield & Natalia Dyer Horror 'All Fun and Games'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  6. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (April 20, 2022). "'Locke & Key' Actor Kolton Stewart Joins AGBO & Anton Horror 'All Fun and Games'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  7. ↑ Squires, John (April 7, 2022). "Keith David Joins Natalia Dyer in Horror Movie 'All Fun and Games'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  8. ↑ Grobar, Matt (July 7, 2022). "Cutting Edge Media Music Cuts Music Rights Deal With Anton On Starry Thrillers 'All Fun and Games' And 'Mother's Instinct'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  9. ↑ Vary, Adam B. (November 2, 2022). "From 'The Gray Man' Sequel to Live-Action Fantasy Puppets, the Russo Sister Takes the Lead at AGBO". Variety. Retrieved January 26, 2023. Then, without missing a beat, Russo-Otstot pivots to check in with Aust about another AGBO project, "All Fun and Games," an independent horror film Costa co-wrote and directed with Eren Celeboglu that's in post-production.
  10. ↑ Grobar, Matt (July 19, 2023). "All Fun and Games: Vertical Sets Fall Release for Horror Thriller Starring Natalia Dyer & Asa Butterfield". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  11. ↑ "All Fun and Games". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  12. ↑ Hutchinson, Chase (September 1, 2023). "All Fun and Games Review: Where Horror Goes to Die". Collider. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  13. ↑ Lê, Paul (September 1, 2023). "All Fun and Games Review – A Streamlined Supernatural Teen Slasher". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  14. ↑ Donato, Matt (September 2, 2023). "All Fun and Games Review". IGN. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
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