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| Pop Skull | |
|---|---|
 Film Poster | |
| Directed by | Adam Wingard |
| Written by | Lane Hughes E. L. Katz Adam Wingard |
| Produced by | Lane Hughes E. L. Katz Peter Katz Adam Wingard |
| Starring | Lane Hughes E. L. Katz Adam Wingard |
| Cinematography | Adam Wingard |
| Edited by | Adam Wingard |
| Music by | Jasper Lee Kyle McKinnon |
| Distributed by | HALO 8 Entertainment |
Release dates | |
Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,000 |
Pop Skull is a 2007 American film directed, co-produced, and edited by Adam Wingard, who co-wrote the screenplay with Lane Hughes and E. L. Katz. It stars Hughes, Katz, and Wingard. It is primarily regarded as a horror film but has been noted for incorporating elements of genres such as drama, psychedelic, romance, and thriller.
Premise
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Daniel, a young Mexican-American pill addict living in Alabama, finds that his attempts to cope with his day-to-day trials collide with the increasing influence of the murderous and displaced spirits that inhabit his home.
Cast
[edit]- Lane Hughes as Daniel
- E. L. Katz as Eddie
- Adam Wingard as Raymond
- Jeff Dylan Graham as Matt Tepper
- Maggie Henry as Natalie
- Hannah Hughes as Morgan
- Brandon Carroll as Jeff
- L. C. Holt as Victor
- Jennifer Price as Mom
- Benjamin Riley as Himself (credited as Ben Schmitt)
- Debbie Stefanov as Abby
Production
[edit]In 2003, Wingard approached Hughes with the idea of making a semi-autobiographical film about a recent breakup.[1] They conceived the film as "one-part psychedelic, one-part horror, and one-part romance" and made it on an extremely low budget of $2,000.[2]
Release
[edit]Pop Skull screened at the Rome Film Festival, American Film Institute's AFI Fest,[2][3] and the New Zealand International Film Festival.[1][4]
Reception
[edit]Reviews were generally mixed to positive. LA Splash said Hughes gave "a truly magnetic Manson vibe the entire time" which allowed Wingard "to make great use of the extreme close-up". Filmmaker Stephen Susco remarked that it was "unlike any horror film you've ever seen—or will ever see", while Variety called it "powerful" and suggested it created a new genre called "acid horror".[5] The film won the jury award at the Boston Underground Film Festival and the Grand Jury Prize at the Indianapolis International Film Festival.
References
[edit]- 1 2 Palmer, Danielle Komis (February 2, 2008). "Pop Skull: Hartselle man goes from working at Movie Gallery to starring in a horror movie". The Decatur Daily. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
- 1 2 Wildman, John (November 1, 2007). "10 BURNING QUESTIONS with ADAM WINGARD (POP SKULL)". American Film Institute. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
- ↑ "NEWS RELEASE - AFI FEST 2007 PRESENTED BY AUDI ANNOUNCES COMPLETE FESTIVAL LINEUP" (PDF). American Film Institute. October 8, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
- ↑ "Film » Adam Wingard on Pop Skull". The Lumière Reader. July 22, 2009. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
- ↑ "Pop Skull". Variety. 2007.
External links
[edit]- 2007 films
- 2007 horror films
- 2000s ghost films
- 2007 supernatural films
- American haunted house films
- 2000s haunted house films
- American romantic horror films
- Films directed by Adam Wingard
- Films with screenplays by Adam Wingard
- Films set in Alabama
- Films about substance abuse in the United States
- Films produced by Adam Wingard
- 2007 English-language films
- 2007 American films
- English-language horror films