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Big Bad

2016 · 87 min

A scrappy, jokey creature-feature that traps squabbling kids in a creepy jail and keeps things moving fast and light.

Directed by
Opie Cooper
Genres
Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Starring
Ainsley Bailey, Cameron Deane Stewart, Madeline Thelton
Overview
A respectful nod to classic kids-in-peril adventure films that finds a group of reluctant kids stranded overnight in an abandoned jail. Their chaperon is missing, their cellphone service is non existent, and their patience with each other is running thin. Oh, and a big, hairy creature is trying to eat them. Hey... it's tough being a kid in a monster movie.

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Directed by
Opie Cooper
Genres
Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Starring
Ainsley Bailey, Cameron Deane Stewart, Madeline Thelton
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • survival
    • isolation
    • friendship
    Places
    • prison
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • single location
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror4
    Humour5
    Realism4
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness4
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    science fiction, action, adventure, comedy, thriller, horror
    Directed by
    Opie Cooper
    Written by
    Opie Cooper, Daniel Dauphin, Beth Kander
    Starring
    Ainsley Bailey, Cameron Deane Stewart, Madeline Thelton, Daniel Dauphin, Clint Carmichael, Hannah Bryan, Brad Bishop
    Runtime
    87 min
    Country
    United States of America

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