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Cheap Thrills

  • 20132013
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  • 1h 28m
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Ethan Embry, Pat Healy, David Koechner, and Sara Paxton in Cheap Thrills (2013)
A scheming couple put a struggling family man and his old friend through a series of increasingly twisted dares over the course of an evening at a local bar.
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A scheming couple put a struggling family man and his old friend through a series of increasingly twisted dares over the course of an evening at a local bar.A scheming couple put a struggling family man and his old friend through a series of increasingly twisted dares over the course of an evening at a local bar.A scheming couple put a struggling family man and his old friend through a series of increasingly twisted dares over the course of an evening at a local bar.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
20K
YOUR RATING
    • E.L. Katz
    • David Chirchirillo
    • Roald Dahl(short story "Man from the South")
    • Trent Haaga
  • Stars
    • Pat Healy
    • Ethan Embry
    • Sara Paxton
    • E.L. Katz
    • David Chirchirillo
    • Roald Dahl(short story "Man from the South")
    • Trent Haaga
  • Stars
    • Pat Healy
    • Ethan Embry
    • Sara Paxton
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    • 82User reviews
    • 202Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
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    Ethan Embry, David Koechner, and Sara Paxton in Cheap Thrills (2013)
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    Pat Healy
    Pat Healy
    • Craig Daniels
    Ethan Embry
    Ethan Embry
    • Vince
    Sara Paxton
    Sara Paxton
    • Violet
    David Koechner
    David Koechner
    • Colin
    Amanda Fuller
    Amanda Fuller
    • Audrey Daniels
    Laura Covelli
    Laura Covelli
    • Caryn the Bartender
    Todd Farmer
    Todd Farmer
    • Security Guard
    Elissa Dowling
    Elissa Dowling
    • Tweaker
    Eric Neil Gutierrez
    Eric Neil Gutierrez
    • Enrique
    Ruben Pla
    Ruben Pla
    • Doug
    Claudia Salinas
    Claudia Salinas
    • Stripper
    Brighton Sharbino
    Brighton Sharbino
    • Luann
    Eli McLaughlin
    • Keenan
    Butch
    • Cutie
    Val Emanuel
    Val Emanuel
    • Bikini Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    Samantha Ketcherside
    • Angry Stripper
    • (uncredited)
    Shelby Lauren
    • Club Goer
    • (uncredited)
    Will Leon
    Will Leon
    • Bartender
    • (uncredited)
      • E.L. Katz
      • David Chirchirillo
      • Roald Dahl(short story "Man from the South") (uncredited)
      • Trent Haaga
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    • Trivia
      Pat Healey's character Craig says on the phone to his wife "just give me 45 minutes" approximately when there is 45 minutes left in the movie
    • Goofs
      At the beginning of the movie, we see Craig draining the oil from a car. He unscrews the sump plug and black, used motor oil flows from the sump. In the next shot, from another angle, the oil continues flowing, but it's visibly new, clear motor oil.
    • Connections
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    User reviews82

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    9/10
    Cheap Thrills not short on thrills
    Saw this at SXSW and I must admit it was very well done. This won the Audience Award for the Midnighters at the festival and it is wholeheartedly deserved. The film is a hybrid genre film with a constantly shifting tone of hilarity, drama, thrills, and extremely dark themes.

    The story follows everyman Craig (Pat Healy, who should finally get some deserved recognition for his extremely demanding role in this) who is down on his luck after having a really bad day. He hits the local bar on the way home from work and sees an old high school buddy (Ethan Embry, in an against-type role that completely works) and the two meet up with a strange couple that wants to have a drink with them (David Koechner and Sara Paxton, who are both deliciously hilarious and mysterious). The four then have what can only be described as a truly horrific night and that is all I really want to say about it because the less you know the better. The concept of the film is laid out easily and quickly, which is developed fully throughout the film as the stakes are raised higher and higher with every passing minute.

    I must say that I was very happy to see the movie take so many risks. The content of the film is definitely not for the faint at heart, but if you like envelope-pushing pieces than this is the film for you. Im sure this will divide audiences, but the theater I was in had a great energy and made the film really fun to watch. The director EL Katz introduced the film and told the audience that "it is okay to laugh." After seeing the film, I understand why he said that. There are so many uncomfortable, cringe-inducing moments in the film that the only thing to do is either to curl up in the fetal position or laugh your head off. I had no clue where it was going and the final image in the film will go down as a classic final shot. It is perfection.

    People will be definitely talking about this one. It is highly entertaining, the performances are excellent, the writing is tight, and the content of the film is entirely original and unpredictable. I actually saw it twice during SXSW and it was even better a second time. Tons of twists and turns, so please DO NOT spoil it for yourself. Go into it with little knowledge and enjoy the twisted mayhem.
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    • mackistner
    • Mar 18, 2013

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    • Release date
      • March 21, 2014 (United States)
      • United States
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      • English
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      • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • New Artists Alliance
      • Snowfort Pictures
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    • 1 hour 28 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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