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The Loneliest Boy in the World

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The Loneliest Boy in the World
Release poster
Directed byMartin Owen
Written byPiers Ashworth
Produced by
  • Matt Williams
  • Pat Wintersgill
  • Piers Ashworth
  • Ryan Hamilton
Starring
CinematographyHåvard Helle
Edited byJeremy Gibbs
Music byThe Invisible Men
Production
companies
  • Future Artists Entertainment
  • Loneliest Boy in the World
  • Lip Sync
Distributed byWell Go USA Entertainment
Release dates
  • 13 August 2022 (2022-08-13) (Popcorn Frights Film Festival)
  • 14 October 2022 (2022-10-14) (United States)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$52,215[1]

The Loneliest Boy in the World is a 2022 British comedy horror film written by Piers Ashworth, directed by Martin Owen, and starring Max Harwood and Hero Fiennes Tiffin.

Cast

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Production

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Principal photography began on 21 February 2021 in Llansteffan and the Crymlyn Burrows area in Wales, and lasted eight weeks.[2][3]

Release

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The Loneliest Boy in the World had its world premiere at the Popcorn Frights Film Festival in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on 13 August 2022.[4][5] It was also screened as the opening film of the 2022 edition of Manchester's Grimmfest film festival on 6 October.[6] The film was released by Well Go USA Entertainment in select theatres in the United States on 14 October 2022, on demand and on digital on 18 October,[7][8][9] and on DVD and Blu-ray on 20 December.[10]

Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 41% based on 17 reviews, with an average rating of 4.2/10.[11]

Preston Barta of the Denton Record-Chronicle gave the film a positive review and wrote, "It's a lovable cinematic Frankenstein of '80s movies and television that's peppered with exciting camera tricks and dazzling production design".[12]

Rich Cross of Starburst gave the film a negative review: "The result is a surreal tale that aims to blend the corpse comedy of Weekend at Bernie's with the macabre motifs of a Tim Burton fantasy, but which ends up strangely devoid of life."[13]

Chad Collins of Dread Central awarded the film two stars out of five and wrote, "The Loneliest Boy in the World is a pastel zombie throwback of sitcom terror whose innate wholesomeness can't compensate for the sense that these undead themes have walked a hundred times before."[14]

Sheila O'Malley of RogerEbert.com awarded the film one-and-a-half stars out of four and wrote, "The film relies too heavily on cliche and hopes the audience won't notice."[15]

Fred Topel of United Press International gave the film a positive review, calling it "a quirky horror comedy. It has plenty of gore and violence for horror hounds, but also a surrealist heart."[16]

Simon Abrams of TheWrap gave the film a negative review and wrote, "The gags in The Loneliest Boy in the World also tend to be so broad and lazy that it's hard to imagine how this movie's retro-bait sensibility will appeal to anyone other than the targets of this poisoned-apple crowdpleaser's toothless criticism."[17]

Meagan Navarro of Bloody Disgusting awarded the film three skulls out of five and wrote, "It's a simple yet charming story that uses the sitcom format to satirize the nuclear family while offering the protagonist a chance for growth through escapism. The cute zombie comedy makes for an on-the-nose means of coping with death".[18]

References

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  1. ^ "The Loneliest Boy in the World (2022)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  2. ^ "County Councillor's Report" (DOCX). Llansteffan & Llanybri Community Council. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  3. ^ Youle, Richard (12 April 2021). "Film studio boss extends rent-free offer of huge field hospital site". WalesOnline. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Loneliest Boy in the World". Popcorn Frights. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  5. ^ Solomon, Michelle F. (12 August 2022). "Popcorn Frights Festival Ready To Put Scare in Summer". MiamiArtZine. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  6. ^ Yossman, K. J. (22 August 2022). "U.K. Horror Film Festival Grimmfest Unveils Line-Up Including 'House of Darkness,' 'The Loneliest Boy In The World'". Variety. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  7. ^ Kraft, Tim (13 October 2022). "Exclusive: Max Harwood and Hero Fiennes Tiffin on the Unique Zombies in The Loneliest Boy in the World". MovieWeb. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  8. ^ Miska, Brad (10 October 2022). "'The Loneliest Boy in the World' Clip Plays a Game of Trick-or-Treat [Exclusive]". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  9. ^ Hamman, Cody (20 September 2022). "The Loneliest Boy in the World trailer: Max Harwood, Ashley Benson star in zombie horror comedy". JoBlo.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  10. ^ James, Jonathan (21 December 2022). "Horror Highlights: The Loneliest Boy in the World, Don't Move, Arrow, Huesera: The Bone Woman, Project Wolf Hunting". Daily Dead. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  11. ^ "The Lonliest Boy in the World". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  12. ^ Barta, Preston (30 October 2022). "'The Loneliest Boy in the World' interview/review: An '80s-spiked undead bash that drips with style akin to Tim Burton, John Waters". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  13. ^ Cross, Rich (21 November 2022). "The Loneliest Boy in the World". Starburst. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  14. ^ Collins, Chad (12 October 2022). "Undead Hijinks in 'The Loneliest Boy in the World' [Review]". Dread Central. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  15. ^ O'Malley, Sheila (14 October 2022). "The Loneliest Boy in the World". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  16. ^ Topel, Fred (13 October 2022). "Screamfest movie review: 'Loneliest Boy in the World' is a heartwarming zombie romp". United Press International. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  17. ^ Abrams, Simon (10 October 2022). "'The Loneliest Boy in the World' Review: Brainless Zombie Comedy Features Too Many Elbows to the Ribs". TheWrap. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  18. ^ Navarro, Meagan (18 August 2022). "'The Loneliest Boy in the World' Review – A Sweet Fairy Tale About a Boy and His Corpse Family [Popcorn Frights]". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
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