Sick Boy (film)
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| Sick Boy | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tim T. Cunningham Sean C. Cunningham Helen McCole Bartusiak |
| Written by | Tim T. Cunningham |
| Produced by | Tim T. Cunningham |
| Starring | Skye McCole Bartusiak Marc Donato |
| Cinematography | Sean C. Cunningham |
| Edited by | Anna Crane (editor) Tim T. Cunningham (supervising editor) |
| Music by | Matt Linder |
Production company | Goat Man's Hill |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $200,000 (estimate) |
Sick Boy is an American Indie horror-thriller, written and directed by Tim T. Cunningham and starring Skye McCole Bartusiak, Marc Donato and Debbie Rochon. It was Bartusiak's final film role before her death in 2014.[1]
Premise
[edit]Lucy (Skye McCole Bartusiak), a trainee dentist, lands a job of a lifetime as a babysitter for a very rich family whose young son Jeremy is confined to his room due to a mysterious illness, she later discovers that his mother (Debbie Rochon), is keeping a deadly secret.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Skye McCole Bartusiak - Lucy
- Marc Donato - Chris
- Debbie Rochon - Dr. Helen Gordon
- Cas Rooney - Jeremy Gordon
- Greg Dorchak - Walter Gordon
- Pierre Kennel - Officer Andy Pohlman
- Teresa Valenza - Alice
- Joe Calvin Anderson - Hospital Police Officer (as Joe Anderson)
Film rating
[edit]The film is rated R16 in New Zealand for horror scenes and violence.[3] It has also been rated 18 in the United Kingdom by the BBFC for containing strong violence and gore.[4]
Reception
[edit]Nerdly said, "there’s enough original ideas here to keep even the most jaded of zombie movie fan watching."[5] Another reviewer said, "With a decent enough budget, what most will really remember about Sick Boy is the cinematography. It looks great and helps ramp up the tension during the middle portion of the film which is when it’s at its best. Such a shame."[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Patriot Actress Skye McCole Bartusiak, 21, Dies". news.sky.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-22.
- ^ Plot Summary at Fandango
- ^ "Sick Boy - Film and Video Labelling Body of NZ". www.fvlb.org.nz. Archived from the original on 2015-05-24.
- ^ "SICK BOY | British Board of Film Classification". www.bbfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.
- ^ Wheat, Phil. "'Sick Boy' Review". Nerdly. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ Fisher, Carl (25 November 2018). "Horror Movie Review: Sick Boy (2012)". Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life. Retrieved 7 September 2020.