Freak

19991999
RR
1h 24m

IMDb RATING

3.7/10

254

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Horror Thriller

An orderly from a mental hospital transports a boy (who kills his mother in the opening scene of the movie) to another institution. The boy escapes, and runs into two sisters who are moving ... Read allAn orderly from a mental hospital transports a boy (who kills his mother in the opening scene of the movie) to another institution. The boy escapes, and runs into two sisters who are moving across country. He kidnaps the younger sister, and takes her to his old house where he gre... Read allAn orderly from a mental hospital transports a boy (who kills his mother in the opening scene of the movie) to another institution. The boy escapes, and runs into two sisters who are moving across country. He kidnaps the younger sister, and takes her to his old house where he grew up. The orderly and older sister group up, and try to find the little girl before it is ... Read all

IMDb RATING

3.7/10

254

YOUR RATING

Director
- Tyler Tharpe
Writers
- Linda McCormick(story)
- Tyler Tharpe
Stars

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Awards
- 2 wins

Trivia
Most of the actors and actresses in the movie, including all of the leads, were stage actors from the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana, except for Andrea Johnson (Jodi), who is the director's step-sister.

Crazy credits
"The Neighborhood Watch Lady of Chapman Road" is given a special thanks in the credits. While shooting in the stretch of woods where the Keller boy smashes out the window of the truck, a woman drove up and said "I'm with neighborhood watch," and threatened to turn everyone in to the police. The director mentioned to her they are allowed (in Indiana) to shoot on state and county roads, and to the sides of the road within a several foot margin. She then proceeded to take down the license plate of the show truck, which turned out to be a fake license plate anyway!

Connections
References Viimeinen elokuva (1971)

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Review

Featured review

A masked killer hunts his blood sister ... sound familiar?

In telling the story of a masked psychopath (institutionalized since childhood for the murder of his abusive mother) pursuing his blood sister, director Tyler Tharpe (who plays the adult "Keller boy") borrows more from John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN and its first sequel than he is able to adequately repay. His closing shots even ape the dénouement of John Carpenter's landmark killer-on-the-loose film - and it's this derivative approach that ultimately does FREAK in; still, Tharpe manages some effective moments, particularly his upsetting opening. Tharpe gets good use out of his stark Midwestern settings, but in styling FREAK so heavily after HALLOWEEN, Tharpe ultimately cheats his story of depth. For those looking for cheap and bloody thrills, FREAK doesn't offer those either - which makes one wonder who Tharpe made this film for after all.

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