Dave Made a Maze (2017)

Dave, an artist who has yet to complete anything significant in his career, builds a fort in his living room out of pure frustration, only to wind up trapped by the fantastical pitfalls, booby traps, and critters of his own creation.

Director:

Bill Watterson

Writers:

Steven Sears (screenplay), Bill Watterson (screenplay)

Stars:

Meera Rohit Kumbhani, Nick Thune, Adam Busch

16 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Meera Rohit Kumbhani	...	Annie
Nick Thune	...	Dave
Adam Busch	...	Gordon
James Urbaniak	...	Harry
Frank Caeti	...	Boom Operator
Scott Narver	...	Cameraman
Stephanie Allynne	...	Brynn
Kirsten Vangsness	...	Jane
Scott Krinsky	...	Leonard
Timothy Nordwind	...	Greg
John Hennigan	...	The Minotaur
Rick Overton	...	Hobo
Kamilla Alnes	...	Flemish Tourist
Drew Knigga	...	Flemish Tourist
Etienne Eckert	...	Shadow Dancer

Storyline

'Dave Made A Maze' re-imagines classic 80's adventure films with a modern comedic edge and a higher body count. Dave, an artist who has yet to complete anything significant in his career, builds a fort in his living room out of pure frustration, only to wind up trapped by the fantastical pitfalls, booby traps, and critters of his own creation. Ignoring his warnings, Dave's girlfriend Annie leads a band of oddball explorers on a rescue mission. The handmade fantasy world comes to life with puppetry, stop-motion animation, and in-camera optical illusions, re-igniting the tactile sense of wonder from the movies of our childhoods.

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Plot Keywords:

surrealism | artist | origami | trapped | maze | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Blog Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 August 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dave Fez um Labirinto

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$17,135, 20 August 2017, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$34,117, 7 September 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

Butter Stories, Dave Made An LLC, Foton Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.00 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie initially utilized scrap cardboard from an American Apparel factory in LA. The producer thought they had more than enough to last the full length of the shoot. When they ran out three weeks later they found that the company was no longer willing to give their scrap away. Luckily, they were shooting next to Solar City, which was willing to let the crew dumpster dive for all of the cardboard they needed. The vast majority of the cardboard was returned to those same dumpsters for recycling. The production did not pay for any cardboard.

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Quotes

Gordon: Did she die, or did she just turn into a craft project?

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Soundtracks

Pinball
Written and Performed by Tandemoro

User Reviews

Wildly Imaginative

I really enjoyed the original concept and seemingly limitless imagination of this film. The maze is so large and vast, and a lot of careful planning, time and care went into developing it. It seems like each and every room the characters explored, something new and wonderful would occur. B-team cast does an overall good enough job for a story like this, and there are surprisingly few cringey moments among many great ones. A mature comedy for those young at heart.