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      Stage Fright

      R Released May 9, 2014 1h 30m Horror Musical Comedy List
      38% 53 Reviews Tomatometer 27% 500+ Ratings Audience Score 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. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jun 27 Buy Now

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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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      steve d Good ideas with just terrible execution. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review john m Haunt that opera. So this is about a musical theatre summer camp. They aim to put on a knockoff Phantom of the Opera on the stage, but there is a troubled past behind that show. People died in the previous production, and people will die in this summer camp too since history always manages to find a way of repeating itself. Now I had not even heard of this before I was watching it. My good friends were looking for an inaugural movie to kick off spooky season, and given that we all have a theatre background and dabble in D-list movies, this seemed like the right fit. Stage Fight isn't a movie that you will retain much from, but if you're looking for a movie that you can laugh at over drinks, you could do a whole lot worse. Now, even though I was drinking and laughing at this, I will say that this is not a situation like The Room, i.e. there is not that earnest naiveté that only comes around when someone has too much money and doesn't know what they are doing happens. It happens all too rarely, and it is not what this movie is here to feature. These are people who are in on the joke, and you can tell so by how accurately they parody theater geeks. There are so many hormones that are firing around backstage, and they capture the pecking order that comes with any given production. It's literally campy, and of course, that comes with some unique kills. There is one in particular that stands out, and while I won't spoil it for you, I will say that they don't make you wait around until the end of the movie to see it, which I appreciated. There's just not a lot to this. I could criticize character motivations that aren't fully explained, like why this girl desires to play the same role that killed her mother, but that never at any point felt like it was a priority for this movie, so I won't prioritize it for this review. I will say that I was able to predict the killer fairly early on; the suspect list keeps getting narrower and narrower, and that could have been played slower to leave you guessing longer. The music isn't poorly executed or anything, but I will say that I just watched this over the weekend, and I can't even tell you how any of the music begins to go. You should already know if this movie is for you or not. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review 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 Full Review Liam D this was a lot better than I thought and is not for everyone but i found it a lot of fun Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/03/22 Full Review Audience Member This is a completely shameful horror remake. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/10/21 Full Review Audience Member I really think stage fright could’ve been something special and unique but the execution fails. The tone is all over the place it’s a high school musical comedy for one minute and then a bloody slasher the next. Combining the two genres is an interesting idea but I could’ve done better as other movies have shown combining genres. The gore seems exaggerated at times Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/11/20 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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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 Full Review Robert Abele Los Angeles Times Likely to inspire much exiting stage left and right. May 15, 2014 Full Review 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 Full Review Daniel Bayer them. 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse An audacious idea; a slasher musical. Rated: 2/5 Feb 1, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      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
      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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