Freakdog
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| Directed by | Starz Entertainment |
Release date | 22 August 2008 |
Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Freakdog is a 2008 British horror film directed by Paddy Breathnach, that originally went under the title Red Mist.
Plot
The film follows seven medical students who, while out partying one night, spike the drink of an unknowing and loner hospital janitor Kenneth, nicknamed "Freakdog". However, he has epilepsy and goes into a seizure before falling and hitting his head. His injury, combined with the alcohol and the drugs that he has ingested, causes him to fall into a deep coma. The students, not wanting to be involved or risk their futures for their crime, abandon his body on a road in front of the hospital and drive off as fast as they can, hoping someone will come across his body and help him. When they learn about his condition becoming fatal, one of the students (
Cast
- Arielle Kebbel as Katherine
- Sarah Carter as Kim
- Andrew Lee Pottsas Kenneth, the janitor, cruelly nicknamed "Freakdog"
- Art Parkinson as Young Kenneth
- Stephen Dillane as Doctor Harris
- Alex Wyndham as Jake
- Katie McGrath as Harriet
- Christina Chong as Yoshimi
- Martin Compston as Sean
- Michael Jibson as Steve
- MyAnna Buring as Shelby
- Colin Stinton as Detective Cartert
- Nick Hardin as Walt
- Michael J. Reynoldsas Dr Stegman
- Sarah Boyd Wilson as Vanessa
- Emmett J. Scanlan as Stranger
- Nathan S. Stewart as Handsome bar patron
- Bronagh Taggartas Kenneth's mother
Production
Although set in the United States, the film was shot on location in
Reception
The film received a limited cinema release and reviews of the film were generally poor. Rotten Tomatoes gave it only 8% based on 13 reviews.[3]
Release
The film premiered on 22 August 2008 as part of the UK
Home media
The DVD and Blu-ray was released on 10 February 2009 in the United States.[4] In the UK and Ireland, the film was released on 3 July 2009 as Red Mist.
References
- ^ "Film review: Red Mist". the Guardian. 4 July 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Culture & Entertainment News". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Culture & Entertainment News". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ About.com Red Mist DVD Review
External links
- Freakdog at IMDb
- Freakdog at AllMovie
- Freakdog at Rotten Tomatoes
