Henry is a loner and a night owl. His rare skin disease has kept him under the close watch of his fiery mother, who has sheltered him his entire life. One night, a young woman's car breaks down and Henry's life will change forever.
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| Credited cast: | |||
| Bill Skarsgård | ... | Henry | |
| Paula Malcomson | ... | Tallulah | |
| Delroy Lindo | ... | Arthur | |
| Claire van der Boom | ... | Alison | |
| Toby Hemingway | ... | Cy | |
| Dana Powell | ... | Melinda | |
| Michael Randall | ... | Cowboy | |
| Jordan Salloum | ... | Wes | |
| Jeremy Sande | ... | Carl | |
| Cotton Yancey | ... | Cowboy / Diner Patron | |
| Elise Fyke | ... | Janice | |
| Amye Gousset | ... | Gina | |
| Bill Luckett | ... | Jack | |
| Susan McPhail | ... | Mrs. Koehler | |
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Buck Holland | ... | Man #1 |
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Henry is a loner, living with his overprotective mother in a small Southern town called Battlecreek. Henry has a rare sun disease and must avoid sunlight. He lives his life at night -- hanging out at the diner, working the night shift at the gas station and swimming in the creek under the moonlight. Henry doesn't know who he is or what he wants, until he meets Alison. When Alison's car breaks down in Battlecreek, she answers the "help wanted" sign at the diner to pay for the repair. Henry is immediately drawn to the mysterious girl. Alison shows Henry that he can live a life he thought impossible, even at the cost of losing his mom and freeing him from his past.
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3 November 2017 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$30,560, 5 November 2017Gross USA:
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For 2 Years Hayden Christensen was attached to play the lead character of Henry, but role eventually went to Bill Skarsgard. See more »Crazy Credits
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I had high expectations for this. Though I wondered why, considering this movie was shot in 2014, it took so long to release. And that it was finally released when Bill Skarsgard rightfully got recognition for his role as Pennywise in IT. It could be to do with the fact that Battlecreek is a let down. I am a fan of most of the actors in Battlecreek. Bill Skarsgard has proved he has acting talent. Unfortunately, I felt the actors were let down by poor directing and what may of read well on paper, didn't portray so well on screen. It probably also didn't help that Bill and Claire literally had 5 days from being cast to shooting the movie, and the was lack of chemistry between the the two main leads, didn't help at all.
The movie didn't know what or where to go, it was drawn out and never got going, neither did it actually go anywhere at all. Was waiting for something to happen throughout, but there was no fuel to get it going. It lacked that punch. Then you ended up with a rushed ending, after half of the movie failed to pick up any pace.
If you are expecting a love story with warmth and heart, you may be disappointed. And it becomes apparent why this movie sat on a shelf for a few years.