Final Draft (2007) | |
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Directed by | Jonathan Dueck |
Written by | Darryn Lucio |
Produced by | Patrick Cameron Harvey Glazer Kate Harrison Robert Wilson |
Starring | James Van Der Beek Darryn Lucio Tara Spencer-Nairn Jeff Roop Melanie Marden Adam MacDonald Devon Ferguson |
Cinematography | Mick Reynolds |
Edited by | Geoff Ashenhurst |
Music by | Ryan Latham |
Production company | 235 Films |
Distributed by | Peace Arch Films |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Final Draft is a 2007 American horror film directed by Jonathan Dueck.
Paul (James Van Der Beek) is an aspiring script writer with a big problem: he only has 18 days to release his last script, a script that could be his chance to be someone. He decides to lock his home and live in isolation until the job is done. But the main character of his story is a maniac clown, and something happens...the line between fantasy and reality is so thin, Paul is going crazy.
Final Draft was released on DVD by Peace Arch Entertainment on September 18, 2007. [1]
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DVD Talk gave the film a negative review, calling it "overly simplistic". [2]
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