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Fanged Up

2017 · 88 min

A silly, gory lark that plays its bloodsucking prison premise for broad laughs and splattery shocks, never taking itself seriously.

Directed by: Christian James
Genres: Horror, Comedy
Starring: Daniel O'Reilly, Danielle Harold, Stuart Bennett

Tagline: It's not just a prison. It's a larder.
Overview: A young rogue is thrown into prison for the weekend, unaware that the guards are blood-sucking vampires and the inmates are their victims

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Directed by: Christian James
Genres: Horror, Comedy
Starring: Daniel O'Reilly, Danielle Harold, Stuart Bennett

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Tone: campystrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
violence
power
corruption
betrayal
Places: prison
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	6
Humour	7
Realism	3
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	2

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Genres: horror, comedy
Directed by: Christian James
Written by: Dan Palmer, Nick Nevern, Daniel O'Reilly
Starring: Daniel O'Reilly, Danielle Harold, Stuart Bennett, Vas Blackwood, Stephen Marcus, Steven Berkoff, Lauren Socha, Lucy Pinder
Runtime: 88 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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