Freakdog
| Freakdog | |
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| Directed by | Paddy Breathnach |
| Produced by | Simon Bosanquet |
| Written by | Spence Wright |
| Starring | Arielle Kebbel Andrew Lee Potts Sarah Carter Stephen Dillane |
| Distributed by | Starz Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | August 22, 2008 |
| Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Language | English |
Freakdog is a 2008 horror film by Paddy Breathnach, that originally went under the title 'Red Mist'.
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[edit] Plot
The film circles around four medical students who, while out partying one night, spike the drink of a unknowing and loner colleague nicknamed 'Freakdog'; it turned out to be a very powerful sedative that accidentally puts him into a coma. The students, not wanting to be involved or else risk their futures for their crime, abandon his body on a road and drive off as fast as they can, hoping someone will come across his body and help him. When they learn about his condition becoming fatal, one of the students (Arielle Kebbel) attempts to revive him using an experimental drug. The result has horrible and unintended consequences which leads to the colleague having out of body experiences that seem to possess the students who poisoned him and abandoned him, which he is using as means to exact vengeance by possessing their bodies and through them, framing them for murdering each other while they desperately find a way to stop him.
[edit] Cast
- Arielle Kebbel as Katherine
- Sarah Carter as Kim
- Andrew Lee Potts as Kenneth, the janitor, cruelly nicknamed "Freakdog"
- Stephen Dillane as Doctor Harris
- Alex Wyndham as Jake
- Katie McGrath as Harriet
- Martin Compston as Sean
- Michael Jibson as Steve
- MyAnna Buring as Shelby
- Colin Stinton as Detective Cartert
- Nick Hardin as Walt
- Michael J. Reynolds as Dr Stegman
- Sarah Boyd Wilson as Vanessa
- Emmett J. Scanlan as Stranger
[edit] Production
Although set in the United States, the film was shot on location in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[1][2]
[edit] Reception
The film received a limited cinema release and reviews of the film were generally poor. Rotten Tomatoes gave it only 8% based on twelve reviews.
[edit] Documentary
The Making of was filmed and directed by American film maker Mark L. Cowden, it was included in the DVD packaging and released worldwide as a DVD extra.[3] Cowden documented the film making process while interviewing the actors throughout the filming of the feature. Cast members such as Arielle Kebbel (American Pie Presents: Band Camp) and Sarah Carter (Skinwalkers) gave lengthy interviews on their thoughts about the film, their roles and working in Northern Ireland.
[edit] Release
The film premiered on 22 August 2008 as part of the UK Fright Fest.
[edit] Home media
The DVD and Blu-ray was released on February 10, 2009 in the United States.[4] In the UK and Ireland, the film was released on 3 July 2009 as Red Mist.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Freakdog at the Internet Movie Database
- Freakdog at AllRovi
- Freakdog at Rotten Tomatoes
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