Somebody Help Me (film)

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Somebody Help Me
Poster of the movie Somebody Help Me.jpg
Film poster
Genre Horror
Written by Chris Stokes
Directed byChris Stokes
Starring
Composers
  • Tony Scott
  • Ceiri Torjussen
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerKetrina Askew
Producers
  • Juanita Charles
  • Annette A. Howard
  • Sherri James
  • Jerome Jones
  • Chris Stokes
  • Juanita Stokes
CinematographyChris Tufty
EditorPeter Devaney Flanagan
Running time100 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network BET
ReleaseOctober 31, 2007 (2007-10-31)
Related
Somebody Help Me 2

Somebody Help Me is a 2007 American horror television film starring Marques Houston and Omarion, written and directed by their music producer, Chris Stokes. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

The film premiered on BET on October 31, 2007, [6] and was released on DVD in United States on November 13, 2007. [7]

Plot

Somebody Help Me is the story of Brendan Young (Marques Houston) and Darryl Jennings (Omarion Grandberry) as they head off with their girlfriends, respectively Serena (Brooklyn Sudano) and Kimmy (Alexis Fields), and friends for a weekend's stay at a remote cabin in the woods. After the couples settle in, things take an eerie turn. One by one, the group ends up missing or dead, while the remaining few are forced to band together to figure out who or what is behind these killings.

The murderer kills his victims by slicing off parts of their bodies. The killings in order include: Barbara (Jessica Friedman) having part of her head sliced, Andrea (Amanda Lee) having her entire scalp ripped off, Mike (Garristone Koch), Barbara's boyfriend having his eyes and fingernails ripped out, the sheriff having his throat slit, and Ken (Luke Fryden), Andrea's boyfriend having his teeth ripped out then being smothered to death. Nicole (Jessica Szohr) dies from an asthma attack when the man does not give her an inhaler.

The killer's daughter, Daisy (Brittany Oaks), sings "Ring around the Rosie" throughout the movie, and helps Brendan free the others in the end. Three of the teenagers end up dead, and Olsen comes in time to save Brendan and free Serena, Darryl, Kimmy, and Nicole's boyfriend, Seth (Christopher Jones).

The last scene is the murderer and Daisy having their car searched and the policeman letting him go as Daisy sings "Ring Around The Rosie" again.

Cast

Sequel

A sequel, Somebody Help Me 2 , premiered on BET on October 29, 2010.

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