Bad Apples (2018 film)

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Bad Apples
Bad Apples.jpeg
Official release poster
Directed byBryan Coyne
Written byBryan Coyne
Produced by
  • Bryan Coyne
  • Mel House
Starring
Cinematography Will Barratt
Edited by
  • Andrew J. Ceperley
  • Chris Warren
Music byAndrew J. Ceperley
Production
companies
  • Coin-op Flix
  • Uncork'd Entertainment
Distributed byUncork'd Entertainment
Release date
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Bad Apples is a 2018 American slasher film written and directed by Bryan Coyne. It stars Brea Grant, Graham Skipper, Aly Fitzgerald, Heather Vaughn and Richard Riehle. [1] It runs for 85 minutes. [2]

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The film was released on February 6, 2018, and it received negative reviews from critics. [3] [4] [5]

Plot

The film follows married couple Helen (Brea Grant) and Rob (Graham Skipper), who are settling into their new cul-de-sac digs after shaking off the dust of California. Unfortunately, they've arrived at a bad time; on the one hand, it's Halloween, which isn't so bad. But it's at this time that these two girls, wearing doll masks, decide to go on a killing spree. And after taking out the local trailer park resident, a pedophile, and even their principal, they now have their sights set on Helen. But Helen doesn't go down without a fight, so taking her out won't be easy; unfortunately for Rob, he gets gutted like the jack o’lanterns he so endears. The story ends when Helen knifes the two girls, but that proved to be useless because as soon as her back is turned, the two girls vanish without a trace.

Cast

Reception

Rob Dean of Daily Grindhouse gave the film a negative review and he wrote: BAD APPLES is an OK-at-best movie with fun parts and inspired moments populated by strong acting and cool villains. It has a lot of flaws, both in the writing and filmmaking, but it shows promise of what Coyne could do with a bit more time and a few more revisions on the script and polish in post-production. It's not something that can be recommended, most viewers will be disappointed by it to be honest, but it does suggest that with more experience and perhaps better collaborators, Coyne could turn in something that actually hits the mark of being good. [6] Nick Rocco Scalia of Film Threat rate the film 2 out of 5 rating and he simply wrote: Where Bad Apples falters most obviously is in its curious refusal to commit to a tone. [7]

Anton Bitel of SciFiNow gave the film a positive review and he wrote: In an early scene an actual US flag is used by them as a murder weapon, hinting that Bad Apples is unmasking a peculiarly American legacy of abuse, abandonment and underclass alienation. [8] On Culture Crypt the film has a review score of 20 out of 100 indicating "unfavorable reviews". [9]

Felix Vasquez Jr. of Cinema Craze wrote:

Isn't a terrible movie even when you consider it's a shameless rip off of "The Strangers." [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Horror Highlights: BAD APPLES, Popcorn Frights' MOM AND DAD Screening, BONEHILL ROAD, DEATH RACE: BEYOND ANARCHY". Daily Dead. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "BAD APPLES – New Trailer and Poster for Frightening February release!". 25 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "[NOW STREAMING] BAD APPLES (2018)". Daily Grind House. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Bad apples reviews". 7 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "'Bad Apples' VOD Review". Nerdly. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  6. ↑ Dean, Rob (March 26, 2018). "[NOW STREAMING] BAD APPLES (2018)". Daily Grindhouse. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  7. ↑ Scalia, Nick Rocco (February 7, 2023). "Bad Apples (review)". Film Threat . Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  8. ↑ Bitel, Anton (February 7, 2018). "BAD APPLES FILM REVIEW: TWINS OF EVIL GO ON A MURDER SPREE IN THIS HALLOWEEN SLASHER". SciFiNow . Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Bad Apples (2018) review". Culture Crypt. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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