Hellacious Acres (film)

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Hellacious Acres: The Case of John Glass
Directed byPat Tremblay
Written byPat Tremblay
Produced byPat Tremblay
Starring
  • Navin Pratap
Edited byPat Tremblay
Music byJean-Francois Deshaies
Pat Tremblay
Distributed byBloody Disgusting Selects
Release dates
15 September 2011 (Oldenburg Film Festival)
3 April 2012 (DVD)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Hellacious Acres: The Case of John Glass is a 2011 Canadian science fiction comedy film directed by Pat Tremblay, starring Navin Pratap.

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Release

The film was acquired by The Collective and Bloody Disgusting in August 2011 for a theatrical, VOD and DVD release. [1] The film was released on DVD, VOD and became available for Digital Download on 3 April 2012. [2] [3]

Reception

Evil Andy of Dread Central gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5, and writing that while the film "is certainly long and painful as intended", it "is also side-splittingly funny and that the grind is thoroughly entertaining." [4] Shelagh Rowan-Legg of ScreenAnarchy wrote a positive review of the film, writing that "the entire composition of the film is well-conceived and deliberate in appearance and execution." [5] The Montreal Gazette wrote that "Even though the situation that John Glass finds himself in is absurd in many ways, it also seems all too plausible, based on past and present experience." [6]

The film received a negative review in HorrorNews.net. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ McNary, Dave (3 August 2011). "'Glass' cuts distrib deal in North America". Variety . Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  2. ↑ Gallagher, Brian (3 April 2012). "Hellacious Acres: The Case of John Glass DVD Clip [Exclusive]". MovieWeb . Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  3. ↑ The Arrow (28 March 2012). "Exclusive Clip: Hellacious Acres: The Case of John Glass". JoBlo.com . Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  4. ↑ Evil Andy (27 July 2011). "Hellacious Acres: The Case of John Glass (2011)". Dread Central . Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Rowan-Legg, Shelagh (15 October 2011). "Sitges 2011: HELLACIOUS ACRES: THE CASE OF JOHN GLASS Review". ScreenAnarchy . Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Fantasia 2011: Have your lunch in Hellacious Acres?". Montreal Gazette . 2 August 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  7. ↑ Halen, Adrian (13 July 2018). "Film Review: Hellacious Acres: The Case of John Glass (2011)". HorrorNews.net. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
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