Stage Fright

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Stage Fright

R

Released May 9, 2014

1h 30m

Horror

Musical

Comedy

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Blood begins to spill soon after the daughter (Allie MacDonald) of a Broadway diva wins the lead in the summer showcase at a performing-arts camp.

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There might be a good movie to be made from mashing up the slasher and musical genres; unfortunately, Stage Fright isn't quite it.

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Monica Castillo

Movie Mezzanine

Stage Fright tries too damn hard to sit with theater kids at lunch but secretly considers them losers.

Rated: D

May 16, 2014

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

Likely to inspire much exiting stage left and right.

May 15, 2014

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Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

Writer-director Jerome Sable, who co-wrote the songs with Eli Batalion, has a sharp ear for musical pastiche, from Andrew Lloyd Weber to heavy metal. But he comes up flat on the horror-musical spoof.

Rated: 2/4

May 9, 2014

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Daniel Bayer

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This Canadian indie is rough around the edges, but if you’re not on board by the end of the hilarious camp arrival song, then you will be by the time our kabuki-masked killer starts singing heavy metal...

Oct 27, 2022

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Robert Sims

Lights Camera Austin

Friday the 13th gets its Glee on in Stage Fright, director Jerome Sable's exuberantly executed horror musical that pits a masked madman against the youthful inhabitants of a summer theater camp.

Jan 22, 2022

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

An audacious idea; a slasher musical.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 1, 2021

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Exami P

A beautiful slasher film. Original. Fun. Excellent cinematography. Exceptional music and a great on-screen killer. It doesn't deserve the hate it gets; it truly is a forgotten gem. Beautiful in every way.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/19/25

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Mery H

Stage fright 2024 is a “original” idea with a scream style and a very cold humor stage fright is a great option like the original from 1987

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/30/24

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PridePosterStudios

Cliché with a capital C. Missed opportunities. Terrible songs. I think I apologised to my friend for suggesting this one.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/21/24

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steve d

Good ideas with just terrible execution.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

The killer could have been developed more, but the mise en scène and cinematography were good for a slasher film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/05/22

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Audience Member

This is a completely shameful horror remake.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/10/21

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Synopsis

Blood begins to spill soon after the daughter (Allie MacDonald) of a Broadway diva wins the lead in the summer showcase at a performing-arts camp.

Director: Jerome Sable
Producer: Ari Lantos, Jonas Bell Pasht, Mark Musselman, Aaron Barnett
Screenwriter: Jerome Sable
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Serendipity Point Films, Citizen Jones, XYZ Films
Rating: R (Language|Bloody Horror Violence|Some Sexual References)
Genre: Horror, Musical, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 9, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 10, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.1K
Runtime: 1h 30m

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