Home Sick

Home Sick
Directed byAdam Wingard
Written byE. L. Katz
Produced byE. L. Katz
Peter Katz
CinematographyAndor Becsi
Michael "Bear" Praytor
Music byZombi
Production
company
Population 1280 Films
Distributed bySynapse Films
Release date
  • July 14, 2007 (2007-07-14) (Fantasia)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Home Sick is a 2007 American independent horror film written by E. L. Katz and directed by Adam Wingard in his directorial debut.

The film had its world premiere at the 2007 Fantasia International Film Festival.

Plot

A strange man crashes a party and asks each person to name the person they hate. With some prodding, they all answer the stranger. When the named people die in horrible ways, the party-goers suspect that the stranger is a spree killer.

Cast

Production

The film took almost six years to be released in its final cut.

Release

Home Sick director's cut debuted on 14 July 2007 at the Fantasia International Film Festival, and opened in other film festivals on the dates given below.

Region Release date Festival
Canada July 14, 2007 Fantasia International Film Festival
United States October 6, 2007 Cinema Wasteland Convention

Home release

Home Sick was released on DVD in the United States on August 26, 2008.

Reception

Bloody Disgusting rated it 3/5 stars and wrote that the film is "absolutely worth the wait. It’s not the best low budget horror film to ever come along but it definitely hits a home run with the special effects work". Adam Tyner of DVD Talk rated it 3/5 stars and called it "sick, twisted, and really offbeat." Paul Pritchard of DVD Verdict criticized the film for its focus on gore over story.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ubisoft Presents Fantasia 2007 - Films + Schedule - Home Sick". Fantasia Festival. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  2. ↑ Siebalt, Joshua (August 14, 2008). "Exclusive: Writer Talks Home Sick DVD!". Dread Central. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  3. ↑ Siebalt, Joshua (August 26, 2008). "Home Sick Comes Home Today!". Dread Central. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Home Sick (V)". Bloody Disgusting. August 27, 2008. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  5. ↑ Tyner, Adam (August 26, 2008). "Home Sick". DVD Talk. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  6. ↑ Pritchard, Paul (August 22, 2008). "Home Sick". DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2014.