| Comedown | |
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| Directed by | Menhaj Huda |
| Written by | Steven Kendall |
| Produced by | Dominic Norris Gareth Wiley |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Theo Green |
Production companies | Serotonin Films Phoenix Wiley |
| Distributed by | StudioCanal |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,000,000 |
Comedown is a 2012 British urban horror film directed by Menhaj Huda, and written by Steven Kendall.[2][3] Dubbed "Kidulthood meets Saw", the film stars Jacob Anderson, Adam Deacon and Geoff Bell in the lead roles.
Plot
In an abandoned tower, six friends turn the tower into a radio station and soon learn they are not alone as a resident psychopath begins hunting them down.[4]
Cast
- Jacob Anderson as Lloyd
- Adam Deacon as Jason
- Sophie Stuckey as Jemma
- Calum McNab as Gary "Gal"
- Jessica Barden as Kelly
- Duane Henry as Colin "Col"
- Geoff Bell as Ray Grady
- Shazad "Shizzio" Khan as Shafiq "Shaf"
- Muazzin "Naga" Aziz as Nazar "Naz"
- Gemma-Leah Devereux as Nurse Samantha Harris
- Slaine Kelly as Nurse Sally Mitchell
- Christos Lawton as PC Jon Murray
- Deirdre Mullins as Alissa the Newsreader
- Stephen Taylor as the Creeper
Production
Comedown was shot on a budget of $2,000,000, and was filmed in a suburb of London close to the O2 Arena.[5]
Reception
Critical response
Stephen Dalton of The National wrote in his review: " A good slasher film is not about originality or realism, of course, but about execution – no pun intended. As such, director Menhaj Huda does a decent job with limited ingredients. But there is nothing in this pulpy, formulaic nerve-jangler that horror fans will not have seen countless times before."[6]
Release
Comedown premiered on 4 October 2012, at film festival Grimmfest, but was not released to cinemas on general release, and instead was expected to be released direct-to-DVD on 11 March 2013.[7]
References
- ↑ "2012 Schedule". Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ↑ "Comedown". Turner Classic Movies. United States: Turner Broadcasting System. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ↑ Afm '09: Urban Horror Pic 'Comedown' to Debut
- ↑ Huda, Menhaj (25 April 2013), Comedown (Horror), Jacob Anderson, Sophie Stuckey, Jessica Barden, Serotonin Films, Phoenix Wiley, retrieved 30 May 2023
- ↑ A Comedown on Trespassers
- ↑ Dalton, Stephen (24 April 2013). "Film review: Comedown". The National. Abu Dhabi: International Media Investments. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ↑ Full Plot Details for Comedown