Comedown (film)

Comedown
Directed by	Menhaj Huda
Written by	Steven Kendall
Produced by	Dominic Norris Gareth Wiley
Starring	Jacob Anderson Adam Deacon Sophie Stuckey Geoff Bell Jessica Barden Calum McNab
Music by	Theo Green
Production companies	Serotonin Films Phoenix Wiley
Distributed by	StudioCanal
Release date	4 October 2012 (2012-10-04)(United Kingdom) [1]
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$2 million

Comedown is a 2012 British urban horror film directed by Menhaj Huda, and written by Steven Kendall. ^{[2] [3]} Dubbed " Kidulthood meets Saw ", the film stars Jacob Anderson, Adam Deacon and Geoff Bell in the lead roles.

Plot

In an abandoned tower, six friends turn the tower into a radio station and soon learn they are not alone as a resident psychopath begins hunting them down. ^[4]

Cast

• Jacob Anderson as Lloyd
• Adam Deacon as Jason
• Sophie Stuckey as Jemma
• Calum McNab as Gary "Gal"
• Jessica Barden as Kelly
• Duane Henry as Colin "Col"
• Geoff Bell as Ray Grady
• Shazad "Shizzio" Khan as Shafiq "Shaf"
• Muazzin "Naga" Aziz as Nazar "Naz"
• Gemma-Leah Devereux as Nurse Samantha Harris
• Slaine Kelly as Nurse Sally Mitchell
• Christos Lawton as PC Jon Murray
• Deirdre Mullins as Alissa the Newsreader
• Stephen Taylor as the Creeper

Production

Comedown was shot on a budget of $2,000,000, and was filmed in a suburb of London close to the O2 Arena. ^[5]

Reception

Critical response

Stephen Dalton of The National wrote in his review: " A good slasher film is not about originality or realism, of course, but about execution – no pun intended. As such, director Menhaj Huda does a decent job with limited ingredients. But there is nothing in this pulpy, formulaic nerve-jangler that horror fans will not have seen countless times before." ^[6]

Release

Comedown premiered on 4 October 2012, at film festival Grimmfest, but was not released to cinemas on general release, and instead was expected to be released direct-to-DVD on 11 March 2013. ^[7]

References

1. "2012 Schedule". Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
2. "Comedown". Turner Classic Movies . United States: Turner Broadcasting System . Retrieved 14 May 2018.
3. Afm '09: Urban Horror Pic 'Comedown' to Debut
4. Huda, Menhaj (25 April 2013), Comedown (Horror), Jacob Anderson, Sophie Stuckey, Jessica Barden, Serotonin Films, Phoenix Wiley, retrieved 30 May 2023
5. A Comedown on Trespassers
6. Dalton, Stephen (24 April 2013). "Film review: Comedown". The National . Abu Dhabi: International Media Investments. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
7. Full Plot Details for Comedown

External links

• Comedown at IMDb

• Film portal