Home Sick

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Home Sick
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Directed by Adam Wingard
Written by E. L. Katz
Produced byE. L. Katz
Peter Katz
CinematographyAndor Becsi
Michael "Bear" Praytor
Music byZombi
Production
company
Population 1280 Films
Distributed by Synapse Films
Release date
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language English

Home Sick is a 2007 American horror film written by E. L. Katz and directed by Adam Wingard.

Contents

The film had its world premiere at the 2007 Fantasia International Film Festival. [1]

Plot

A strange man crashes a party and asks each person to name the person they hate. With some prodding, they all answer the stranger. When the named people die in horrible ways, the party-goers suspect that the stranger is a spree killer.

Cast

Production

The film took almost six years to be released in its final cut. [2]

Release

Home Sick director's cut debuted on 14 July 2007 at the Fantasia International Film Festival, [1] and opened in other film festivals on the dates given below.

RegionRelease dateFestival
CanadaJuly 14, 2007 Fantasia International Film Festival [1]
United StatesOctober 6, 2007Cinema Wasteland Convention

Home release

Home Sick was released on DVD in the United States on August 26, 2008. [3]

Reception

Bloody Disgusting rated it 3/5 stars and wrote that the film is "absolutely worth the wait. It’s not the best low budget horror film to ever come along but it definitely hits a home run with the special effects work". [4] Adam Tyner of DVD Talk rated it 3/5 stars and called it "sick, twisted, and really offbeat." [5] Paul Pritchard of DVD Verdict criticized the film for its focus on gore over story. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ubisoft Presents Fantasia 2007 - Films + Schedule - Home Sick". Fantasia Festival. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  2. ↑ Siebalt, Joshua (2008-08-14). "Exclusive: Writer Talks Home Sick DVD!". Dread Central . Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  3. ↑ Siebalt, Joshua (2008-08-26). "Home Sick Comes Home Today!". Dread Central . Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  4. ↑ "Home Sick (V)". Bloody Disgusting . 2008-08-27. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  5. ↑ Tyner, Adam (2008-08-26). "Home Sick". DVD Talk . Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  6. ↑ Pritchard, Paul (2008-08-22). "Home Sick". DVD Verdict . Archived from the original on 2016-04-21. Retrieved 2014-01-02.


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