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Star Light is a 2020 horror movie from Orama Filmworks and The Butcher Brothers. The film stars Cameron Johnson, Scout Taylor-Compton, Bret Roberts, Rahart Adams, Garrett Westton and Liana Ramirez. Tiffany Shepis has a cameo.

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The film is directed by Mitchell Altieri, Lee Cummings and written by Mitchell Altieri, Jamal M. Jennings and Adam Weis.

Filming began in October 2017 in Kentucky, United States. [1]

The film was first shown at the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival in February 2020. [2]

Plot

Teenager Dylan (Cameron Johnson) accidentally crashes into a popular singer Bebe A. Love (Scout Taylor-Compton). Dylan and his friends try to help Bebe, but unexplained events and weird people turn a graduation party into hell on Earth. [3]

Production

The executive producer of the film is Jeffrey Allard, best known for his work on The Texas Chain Saw Massacre . [4]

Reception

It received a 57% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on seven reviews. [5]

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References

  1. Miska, Brad (2017-09-29). "'Star Light': 'Texas Chainsaw' Producer Helps a Pop Star on the Run!". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  2. Star Light (2020) - IMDb , retrieved 2020-03-20
  3. "Star Light | Film Threat". filmthreat.com. 4 August 2020.
  4. McNary, Dave (2017-07-26). "Indie Entertainment, Butcher Brothers, Orama Teaming on 'Star Light'". Variety. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  5. "Star Light (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango . Retrieved October 30, 2021.