Depraved
2019 American horror film
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Depraved is a 2019 American horror film written and directed by Larry Fessenden and starring David Call and Joshua Leonard.[1] It is a modern version of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.[2][3]
Chadd Harbold
Jenn Wexler
- David Call
- Joshua Leonard
- Alex Breaux
- Ana Kayne
- Maria Dizzia
- Chloe Levine
- Owen Campbell
- Addison Timlin
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| Directed by | Larry Fessenden |
| Written by | Larry Fessenden |
| Produced by | Larry Fessenden Chadd Harbold Jenn Wexler |
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| Cinematography | James Siewert Chris Skotchdopole |
| Edited by | Larry Fessenden |
| Music by | Will Bates |
Production companies | Glass Eye Pix Forager Films |
| Distributed by | IFC Midnight |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Premise
Suffering from PTSD following his stint as a United States Army medic, Henry now works feverishly in his Brooklyn laboratory to forget the deaths he witnessed overseas by creating life in the form of a man cobbled together from body parts. After procuring a brain from an unwitting victim, his creation, Adam, is born. But it soon seems that giving life to Adam was the easy part; teaching him how to live in a dark and troubled world may be perilous.
Cast
- David Call as Henry
- Joshua Leonard as Polidori
- Alex Breaux as Adam
- Ana Kayne as Liz
- Maria Dizzia as Georgina
- Chloe Levine as Lucy
- Owen Campbell as Alex
- Addison Timlin as Shelley
- Chris O'Connor as Mr. Beaufort
- Alice Barrett as Mrs. Beaufort
- Andrew Lasky as Sam the Bartender
- Jack Fessenden as Eddie
- James Tam as Mr. Zhang
- Zilong Zee as Mr. Ling
- Noah Le Gros as Soldier Adam
- John Speredakos as Officer Spano
- Hope Blackstock as Officer Flores
- Stormi Maya as Strip Club Bartender
- Rev Love as Stripper #1
- Hannah Townsend as Stripper #2
Release
Depraved made its worldwide debut on March 20, 2019, at the IFC Center's What The Fest!? Film Festival.[4] On May 13 that same year, it was announced that IFC Midnight acquired American distribution rights to the film.[5]
Reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Depraved holds an approval rating of 84% based on 57 reviews, with an average score of 7.1/10. The site's consensus reads: "A thrillingly effective update on a classic story, Depraved jolts a familiar monster back to life with a potent blend of timely themes and old-school chills."[6] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 69 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally positive reviews".[7]
David Ehrlich of IndieWire graded the film a B.[8] Anya Stanley of Dread Central awarded the film three stars out of five.[9] Katie Rife of The A.V. Club awarded the film a B− and found that Fessenden did something interesting with what is "the umpteenth adaptation of a centuries-old classic."[10] Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times called it Fessenden's "most coherent and visually polished work to date" while still finding it a little "overlong."[11] TheWrap's William Bibbiani was more critical saying "as a whole it contributes little to the 'Frankenstein' tradition, other than a reminder that this has all been done before, mostly better."[12]