Slotherhouse is a 2023 American comedy horror film 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.
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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] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Premise
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Emily Young adopts a pet three-toed sloth named Alpha with the goal of using it to gain votes to become head of the Sigma Lambda Theta (SLTH) sorority. The pet is loved by all until it begins to kill the sorority girls one by one. The girls must escape the sloth before they die.
Cast
edit- 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
editThe 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".[2] Lanigan stated that the film was inspired by classic horror films and their use of practical effects.[3]
Release
editSlotherhouse was released on August 30, 2023 by Gravitas Ventures in Regal Cinemas theaters in the United States.[4]
Reception
editOn the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 56% of 18 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.6/10.[5]
Stuart Heritage from The Guardian described it as a "masterpiece", praising its humor as "tremendously funny" and stating that it surpasses all expectations.[6] Christy Lemire from RogerEbert.com gave the film a score of three out of four,[7] while Sam Haysom from Mashable said that the film had "irritating dialogue" and "one-dimensional characters".[8] William Earl from Variety stated that, "This killer sloth creature feature isn't funny or scary enough to justify its thin premise".[9]
References
edit- ^ "Slotherhouse (15)". British Board of Film Classification. December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ Thompson, Simon. "The Team Behind Horror Comedy Slotherhouse Came Up With The Title In Seconds". Forbes. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ^ Squires, John (July 26, 2023). "Slotherhouse – Killer Sloth Slasher Movie Coming to Theaters This Summer". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ^ "Austin Peay professor's horror-comedy Slotherhouse hits theaters Aug. 30". Austin Peay State University. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ^ "Slotherhouse". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ Heritage, Stuart (August 30, 2023). "Slotherhouse: is a horror film about a killer sloth secretly a masterpiece?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ^ Lemire, Christy (August 31, 2023). "Slotherhouse movie review & film summary (2023)". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ Haysom, Sam (September 19, 2023). "Slotherhouse review: Killer sloth horror is every bit as ridiculous as it sounds". Mashable. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ^ Earl, William (August 30, 2023). "Slotherhouse Review: A Cuddly, Murderous Mammal Spices Up Dull Sorority Slasher". Variety. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
