Bryan Loves You

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Bryan Loves You
Bryan Loves You Poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySeth Landau
Written bySeth Landau
Produced bySeth Landau
Starring Seth Landau, George Wendt, Tiffany Shepis, Daniel Roebuck and Tony Todd
CinematographyJayson Crothers
Edited byGreg Robbins
Music byP. Daniel Newman
Distributed by Anchor Bay
Release date
  • September 23, 2008 (2008-09-23)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25,000

Bryan Loves You is a 2008 horror film directed by Seth Landau. The film relates the supposed true story of the Cult of the Bryans who took over a small Arizona town in 1993. It was shot in 17 days with a budget of $25,000. [1] It was released on DVD on September 23, 2008 by Anchor Bay Entertainment.

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Plot

The plot revolves around a 32-year-old psychotherapist as he begins to suspect that the local religious cult has been murdering the town's citizens. He soon becomes sucked into a web of mysterious happenings, with the cult of the 'Bryans' being the focal point. The film uses the 'found footage' format, and claims that the film is a compilation of security footage.

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Reception

Critical reception for the film has been mixed to negative, [2] [3] with Dread Central criticizing the film's lack of realism, saying "Watching “found footage” shouldn’t have the viewer asking questions like, “Why is everyone acting so overly evil?”" [4] About.com's Mark Harris negatively reviewed the film, stating that "Bryan is mostly made up of drawn-out moments of inconsequential activity loosely tied together by a scenario that never delivers." [5]

JoBlo.com reviewed the film positively, giving it three-and-half "Arrows in the Head", and writing that despite the film's resemblance to previous horror works such as Clockwork Orange, the movie "still feels fresh and inventive". [6] MovieWeb called the film "a masterfully creepy ride through religious fundamentalism gone horribly awry". [7]

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References

  1. "Beware of this 'cult' classic - A&E - the Temple News". Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  2. Bryan Loves You Archived 2012-05-16 at the Wayback Machine Emol.org
  3. Bryan Loves You Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine DVD Verdict
  4. Bryan Loves You (DVD) Dread Central
  5. Bryan Loves You DVD [ failed verification ] About.com
  6. BRYAN LOVES YOU Archived 2014-01-08 at the Wayback Machine JoBlo.com
  7. REEL ADVICE: Bryan Loves You MovieWeb