All Fun and Games
All Fun and Games is a 2023 American horror film written by Ari Costa, Eren Celeboglu and JJ Braider, directed by Costa and Celeboglu and starring Asa Butterfield and Natalia Dyer. It is Costa and Celeboglu's feature directorial debut.
Plot
A group of teens in Salem, Massachusetts, discover a cursed knife that unleashes a demon which forces them to play gruesome, deadly versions of childhood games where there can be no winners, only survivors.
Cast
- Asa Butterfield as Marcus Fletcher
- Natalia Dyer as Billie Fletcher
- Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Jonah Fletcher
- Laurel Marsden as Sophie Fletcher
- Annabeth Gish as Kathy Fletcher
- Marina Stephenson Kerr as Joanna Good
- Kolton Stewart as Pete
- Erik Athavale as Bob
- Matthew Lupu as Nick
- Sydney Sabiston as Pilar
- Summer H. Howell as Demon / Daniel Good
- Keishon Joseph as Brad
Production
In January 2022, it was announced that Butterfield and Dyer were cast in the film.
In April 2022, it was announced that principal photography began in Canada and that Gish and Ainsworth were added to the cast. Later that same month, Marsden and Stewart were also added to the cast. Keith David was attached to appear in the film.
In July 2022, it was announced that Cutting Edge Media Music acquired the rights to the film's original score.
The film started post-production in November 2022.
Release
In July 2023, it was announced that Vertical Entertainment acquired North American distribution rights to the film.
All Fun and Games was released on September 1, 2023.
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 40% of five critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.7/10.
Chase Hutchinson of Collider awarded the film one and a half stars out of five.
Paul Lê of Bloody Disgusting awarded the film three "skulls" out of five.
Matt Donato of IGN gave the film a negative review, calling the film "an appetizer of a movie served as the main course."
