Get Out Alive | |
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Directed by | Clay Dumaw |
Written by | Clay Dumaw |
Produced by | Clay Dumaw |
Starring | David Fichtenmayer Rhiannon Roberts David Iannotti Jay Storey |
Production company | Clay Pigeon Studios |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Get Out Alive is a 2013 American Horror/Thriller film directed by Clay Dumaw. The movie's plot pays tribute to elements from 70s and 80s horror films like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Evil Dead. [1] [2]
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While returning from a vacation, siblings, Paul (David Fichtenmayer) and Marilyn (Rhiannon Roberts), fall prey to a pair of homicidal mechanics and their bloodthirsty pet monster. [3] [4]
The film received an Official Selection at the 2013 Scare-a-Con Film Festival, and won Best Music. [5]
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