Comedown (film)

Comedown
Directed by Menhaj Huda
Produced by Dominic Norris
Gareth Wiley
Written by Steven Kendall
Starring Geoff Bell
Adam Deacon
Jacob Anderson
Sophie Stuckey
Jessica Barden
Calum McNab
Music by Theo Green
Production
company
Serotonin Films
Phoenix Wiley
Distributed by StudioCanal, EOne
Release date
  • 4 October 2012 (2012-10-04) (United Kingdom)
[1]
Running time
 90 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Budget $2,000,000

Comedown is a 2012 British urban horror film directed by Menhaj Huda, and written by Steven Kendall.[2][3] Dubbed "Kidulthood meets Saw", the film stars Jacob Anderson, Adam Deacon and Geoff Bell in the lead roles.

Plot

In an abandoned tower, six friends turn the tower into a radio station and soon learn they are not alone as a resident psychopath begins hunting them down.

Cast

Production

Comedown was shot on a budget of $2,000,000, and was filmed in a suburb of London close to the O2 Arena.[4]

Reception

Critical response

Stephen Dalton of The National wrote in his review: " A good slasher film is not about originality or realism, of course, but about execution – no pun intended. As such, director Menhaj Huda does a decent job with limited ingredients. But there is nothing in this pulpy, formulaic nerve-jangler that horror fans will not have seen countless times before."[5]

Release

Comedown premiered on 4 October 2012, at film festival Grimmfest, but was not released to cinemas on general release, and instead was expected to be released direct-to-DVD on 11 March 2013.[6]

References

  1. ↑ http://grimmfest.com/grimmupnorth/2012-lineup/
  2. ↑ "Comedown". Turner Classic Movies. United States: Turner Broadcasting System. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Afm '09: Urban Horror Pic 'Comedown' to Debut
  4. ↑ A Comedown on Trespassers
  5. ↑ Dalton, Stephen (24 April 2013). "Film review: Comedown". The National. Abu Dhabi: International Media Investments. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Full Plot Details for Comedown
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