Pop Skull
2007 American film
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Pop Skull is a 2007 American film directed, co-produced, and edited by Adam Wingard, who co-wrote the screenplay with Lane Hughes and E. L. Katz. It stars Hughes, Katz, and Wingard. It is primarily regarded as a horror film but has been noted for incorporating elements of genres such as drama, psychedelic, romance, and thriller.
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| Pop Skull | |
|---|---|
Film Poster | |
| Directed by | Adam Wingard |
| Written by | Lane Hughes E. L. Katz Adam Wingard |
| Produced by | Lane Hughes E. L. Katz Peter Katz Adam Wingard |
| Starring | Lane Hughes E. L. Katz Adam Wingard |
| Cinematography | Adam Wingard |
| Edited by | Adam Wingard |
| Music by | Jasper Lee Kyle McKinnon |
| Distributed by | HALO 8 Entertainment |
Release dates | |
Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,000 |
Premise
Daniel, a young Mexican-American pill addict living in Alabama, finds that his attempts to cope with his day-to-day trials collide with the increasing influence of the murderous and displaced spirits that inhabit his home.
Cast
- Lane Hughes as Daniel
- E. L. Katz as Eddie
- Adam Wingard as Raymond
- Jeff Dylan Graham as Matt Tepper
- Maggie Henry as Natalie
- Hannah Hughes as Morgan
- Brandon Carroll as Jeff
- L. C. Holt as Victor
- Jennifer Price as Mom
- Benjamin Riley as Himself (credited as Ben Schmitt)
- Debbie Stefanov as Abby
Production
In 2003, Wingard approached Hughes with the idea of making a semi-autobiographical film about a recent breakup.[1] They conceived the film as "one-part psychedelic, one-part horror, and one-part romance" and made it on an extremely low budget of $2,000.[2]
Release
Pop Skull screened at the Rome Film Festival, American Film Institute's AFI Fest,[2][3] and the New Zealand International Film Festival.[1][4]
Reception
Reviews were generally mixed to positive. LA Splash said Hughes gave "a truly magnetic Manson vibe the entire time" which allowed Wingard "to make great use of the extreme close-up". Filmmaker Stephen Susco remarked that it was "unlike any horror film you've ever seen—or will ever see", while Variety called it "powerful" and suggested it created a new genre called "acid horror".[5] The film won the jury award at the Boston Underground Film Festival and the Grand Jury Prize at the Indianapolis International Film Festival.