Freakdog (2008)

After a prank goes awry and lands a hospital janitor in a coma, a group of doctors begin dying at the hands of the comatose patient who is extracting revenge through out-of-body experiences.

Director:

Paddy Breathnach

Writer:

Spence Wright (screenplay)

Stars:

Arielle Kebbel, Sarah Carter, Stephen Dillane

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Arielle Kebbel	...	Catherine
Sarah Carter	...	Kim
Stephen Dillane	...	Dr. Harris
Andrew Lee Potts	...	Kenneth
Alex Wyndham	...	Jake
Katie McGrath	...	Harriet
Christina Chong	...	Yoshimi
Martin Compston	...	Sean
Michael Jibson	...	Steve
MyAnna Buring	...	Shelby
Colin Stinton	...	Detective Cartert
Nick Hardin	...	Walt
Michael J. Reynolds	...	Dr. Stegman (as Michael J Reynolds)
Sarah Wilson	...	Vanessa (as Sarah Boyd Wilson)
Art Parkinson	...	Young Kenneth

Storyline

A young doctor in a US hospital administers a powerful and untested cocktail of drugs to a coma victim. But instead of curing him, it triggers a powerful "out-of-body" experience and enables the patient - a depraved and dangerous loner - to inhabit other people's bodies and, through them, take revenge on the bullying medical students who were accidentally responsible for his condition. The doctor, who was herself a part of this group, is also targeted and as her colleagues are singled out and relentlessly picked off, she realises that she can trust no-one - friend or stranger - as this comatose killer moves in and out of bodies at will, getting ever closer as his murderous supernatural powers increase.

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Plot Keywords:

slasher | hospital | doctor | coma | revenge | 

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Taglines:

Do Not Resuscitate

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although the film is set in America, Arielle Kebbel is the only American actor in the cast.

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Goofs

Child Kenneth is seen with blue eyes at the beginning of movie, while older Kenneth has brown eyes.

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Connections

References Patrick (1978)

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Soundtracks

Comeback Girl
Written and Performed by Republic of Loose

User Reviews

All in all a very good horror movie

I've just watched this at Frightfest festival and to be honest I think it's a really good movie. Ticks all the boxes for me for what a good horror should have... Blood (tick), gore (tick), deaths (tick) a hot lead (tick, tick) and a few twists in the plot (Tick!).All in all this surprised me in how good it was. I've heard the budget isn't brilliant (Rumoured to be around £2million) and if this is the case then they've done a great job!) Also is it true that this was filmed totally in Belfast??? If this is the case then I would never have guessed - every location had me fooled into believing it was in America!! I'd give this 8/10 and in saying that when it is released nationwide I'll probably go back to watch it again (i'm weird like that - i enjoy watching a film for a 2nd time once I've seen the twists played out the first time round!)

Go see it it's well worth the visit!

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 July 2009 (UK)

Also Known As:

Freakdog

Filming Locations:

Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Generator Entertainment, Geronimo Films, Framestore CFC

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min (European Film Market)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1