Boo! (2018 film)

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Directed byLuke Jaden
Written byLuke Jaden
Diane Michelle
Produced byPhil Wurtzel
Ele Bardha
Starring Jaden Piner
Rob Zabrecky
Aurora Perrineau
Charley Palmer Rothwell
Dwight Henry
Jill Marie Jones
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Midland Entertainment
Bardha Productions
Distributed by Vertical Entertainment
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CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Boo! is a 2018 American horror film directed by Luke Jaden and starring Jaden Piner, Rob Zabrecky, Aurora Perrineau, Charley Palmer Rothwell, Dwight Henry and Jill Marie Jones. It is Jaden's feature directorial debut. [1]

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Cast

Release

The film premiered at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival on October 14, 2018. [2] Vertical Entertainment acquired North American distribution to the film in March 2019. [3] The film was released on April 12, 2019 in limited theaters and on VOD. [4]

Reception

Anya Stanley of Dread Central awarded the film three stars out of five. [5] Bradley Gibson of Film Threat gave the film an 8 out of 10. [6]

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  5. Stanley, Anya (23 October 2018). "Brooklyn Horror FF 2018: BOO! Review – An Intimate Brew of Family Dysfunction". Dread Central . Retrieved 27 November 2020.
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