The Drone (film)
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| The Drone | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jordan Rubin |
| Written by | Al Kaplan Jon Kaplan Jordan Rubin |
| Produced by | Jordan Rubin Adam Sidman |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jonathan Hall |
| Edited by | Jake York |
| Music by | Al Kaplan Jon Kaplan |
Production companies | Bazelevs Company Hall² |
| Distributed by | Lionsgate Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Drone is a 2019 American comedy horror film directed by Jordan Rubin, starring Alex Essoe, John Brotherton, Anita Briem, Rex Linn, Neil Sandilands and Simon Rex.
Cast
[edit]- Alex Essoe as Rachel Howard
- John Brotherton as Chris Howard
- Anita Briem as Corrine Coldwell
- Rex Linn as Dominic Baker
- Neil Sandilands as The Violater
- Simon Rex as Jeffries
- Gonzalo Menendez as Detective Ramirez
- Sam Adegoke as Detective Allen
- Christopher Matthew Cook as Richie
- Edgar Blackmon as Filip
- Dominique Jane as Mary
- Chris D'Elia as DJ Riggs (voice)
- John Mayer as DJ Murtaugh (voice)
- A.J. LoCascio as Additional Voice
- Jenn Brown as News Anchor
Release
[edit]The film premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival on 28 January 2019.[1]
Reception
[edit]David Gelmini of Dread Central rated the film 4.5 stars out of 5 and called it "one of the best possessed object horror films to be released in recent years."[2]
Chuck Foster of Film Threat gave the film a score of 7/10 and called it "silly entertainment with some fun kills."[3]
Anton Bitel of SciFiNow wrote: "If the premise of The Drone is ludicrous, it knows it – and has great fun with showing the incredulous responses of its characters whenever anyone tries to describe precisely that premise."[4]
Film critic Kim Newman called the film "cheerfully ridiculous" and wrote that it "seesaws between being a film you laugh with to being a film you laugh at, but at least you're laughing."[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Martin, Peter (2 January 2019). "Slamdance 2019: THE DRONE Trailer Teases Trashy Thrills". ScreenAnarchy. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Gelmini, David (2 September 2019). "FrightFest 2019: THE DRONE Review – One Of The Best Possessed Object Horror Films We've Ever Seen". Dread Central. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Foster, Chuck (2 February 2019). "THE DRONE". Film Threat. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Bitel, Anton (24 August 2019). "THE DRONE FIRST LOOK REVIEW ARROW FRIGHTFEST 2019". SciFiNow. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Newman, Kim (24 August 2019). "FrightFest review - The Drone". The Kim Newman Web Site. Retrieved 24 December 2023.