Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal (2012)

A painter struggling for inspiration finds an unexpected muse after he accepts a teaching position in a small town and becomes the caregiver to Eddie, a seemingly docile art student with a rare sleepwalking condition.

Director:

Boris Rodriguez

Writers:

Boris Rodriguez (screenplay), Jonathan Rannells (story)

Stars:

Thure Lindhardt, Georgina Reilly, Dylan Smith

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Thure Lindhardt	...	Lars
Georgina Reilly	...	Lesley
Dylan Smith	...	Eddie (as Dylan Scott Smith)
Alain Goulem	...	Harry
Paul Braunstein	...	Verner
Stephen McHattie	...	Ronny
Peter Michael Dillon	...	Charles
Alexis Maitland	...	Nancy
Sean Tucker	...	Ice Fisherman #1
Karl Claude	...	Ice Fisherman #2
Jon McLaren	...	Ice Fisherman #3
Mark Stevick	...	Boyfriend in Bar
Rachelle Casseus	...	Girlfriend in Bar
Norman Mikeal Berketa	...	Bartender (as Norman Berketa)
Charlie Ebbs	...	Drunk Driver

Storyline

Lars Olafssen, once a young celebrity in the art world is slipping away fast into the land of has-beens. His long-time art dealer, Ronny, is now an ungracefully aging hipster who desperately wants his meal ticket back. But Lars refuses to paint. His creativity comes at too high a cost - his inspiration is carnage - blood, guts and limbs. Not surprisingly, this lead to a dreadful breakdown in the past. Nevertheless, an eager Ronny arranges a teaching job for Lars at an art school in Koda Lake, a small Canadian town in the middle of nowhere. It's a "therapeutic" measure for Lars - a means to conquer his need to paint in the "safety" of a country retreat... That is, until Eddie comes into his life.

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Plot Keywords:

character name as title | forename as title | sleepwalking | inspiration | cannibal | 

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Taglines:

Part muse... Part sleepwalking cannibal.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Canada Denmark

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 April 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal

Filming Locations:

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD1,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,016, 7 April 2013

Gross USA:

$1,632

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$45,778

Company Credits

Production Co:

Quiet Revolution Pictures, Fridthjof Film, Téléfilm Canada

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 83 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The only artwork made by the characters that can be clearly and fully seen belong to Eddie. The artwork from the other characters is only shown partially or not at all.

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Goofs

During the conversation scene between Ronny and Lars if you look over Ronny's shoulder you see an empty paint easel. At the end of the scene as Ronny leaves, Lars stands and looks back to the easel which now has a blank painting on it.

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Soundtracks

Con onor muore (Butterfly, Pinkerton)
from "Madama Butterfly, Atto Secondo"
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by John Barbirolli, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (as Coro ed Orchestra del Teatro dell'Roma Opera), Renata Scotto / Anna di Stasio, Carlo Bergonzi, Rolando Panerai, Piero De Palma, Giuseppe Morresi, Paolo Montarsolo and Silvana Padoan

User Reviews

Truth in advertising...

EDDIE: THE SLEEPWALKING CANNIBAL pretty mush says it all; you gets what you pays for. While it's beautifully crafted from beginning to end, EDDIE ultimately lacks that little something extra that distinguishes good movies from Great ones. If SHAUN OF THE DEAD or JUAN OF THE DEAD didn't milk the notion of zombies for all it was worth, then they certainly set the bar a bit high for anyone who followed in their footsteps. Sure, technically speaking, EDDIE isn't so much a zombie movie as a movie about a sleepwalking cannibal, but that's just six of one, half a dozen of the other, right? Midway through, EDDIE begins to get rather predictable and one can see the end coming, but the performances (especially by Lindstadt and Braunstein) are outstanding and the aforementioned craftsmanship is undeniable. Worth a look.