Slotherhouse
2023 slasher film by Matthew Goodhue
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Slotherhouse is a 2023 slasher comedy film[2][3] starring Lisa Ambalavanar, Sydney Craven, Olivia Rouyre, Bianca Beckles-Rose, Tiff Stevenson and Stefan Kapičić. Directed by Matthew Goodhue, and written by Bradley Fowler and Cady Lanigan, the film was released on August 30, 2023. It is an international co-production between the United States and Serbia.
- Bradley Fowler
- Cady Lanigan
- Cady Lanigan
- Bradley Fowler
- Mark David
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| Directed by | Matthew Goodhue |
| Written by | Bradley Fowler |
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| Cinematography | Mark David |
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| Music by | Sam Ewing |
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| Distributed by | Gravitas Ventures |
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Running time | 93 minutes[1] |
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| Language | English |
Premise
A college student, Emily Young, takes a three-toed sloth named Alpha out of the jungle to gain popularity at her sorority, only for Alpha to go on rampant killing spree.[4]
Cast
- Lisa Ambalavanar as Emily
- Sydney Craven as Brianna
- Andrew Horton as Tyler
- Bianca Beckles-Rose as Zenny
- Olivia Rouyre as Madison
- Tiff Stevenson as Ms. Mayflower
- Sutter Nolan as Sarah
- Milica Vrzic as Gabby
- Stefan Kapičić as Oliver
- Annamaria Serda as Dakota
- Grace Patterson as Chloe
- Kelly Lynn Reiter as Ava
- Tiana Upcheva as Alissa
- Bradley Fowler as a paramedic
- Cady Lanigan as Morgan
- Rudi Rok as Alpha
Additionally, the main puppeteers credited are: Gregory B. Ballora, Jackson Pike and Tony Carrillo.
Production
The concept for Slotherhouse originated when the film's co-writer, Bradley Fowler, tried to come up with the "dumbest idea" he could think of. Cady Lanigan described the concept as "like Mean Girls meets Happy Death Day with a touch of Gremlins".[5] Lanigan stated that the film was inspired by classic horror films and their use of practical effects.[3]
Release
Slotherhouse was released on August 30, 2023 by Gravitas Ventures in Regal Cinemas theaters in the United States.[6]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 56% of 18 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.6/10.[7]
Stuart Heritage from The Guardian described it as a "masterpiece", praising its humor as "tremendously funny" and stating that it surpasses all expectations.[8] Christy Lemire from RogerEbert.com gave the film a score of three out of four,[9] while Sam Haysom from Mashable said that the film had "irritating dialogue" and "one-dimensional characters".[10] William Earl from Variety stated that, "This killer sloth creature feature isn't funny or scary enough to justify its thin premise".[2]
