Clinger (film)

Clinger
Directed by Michael Steves
Written by Gabi Chennisi Duncombe
Bubba Fish
Michael Steves
Starring Vincent Martella
Jennifer Laporte
Julia Aks
Music by Misha Segal
Cinematography Gabi Chennisi Duncombe
Edited by Bubba Fish
Production
company
Clinger The Movie
Release dates
  • January 12, 2015 (2015-01-12) (Slamdance Film Festival)
Running time
 81 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Clinger is a 2015 comedy horror film and the feature film directorial debut of Michael Steves, who co-wrote the film with Gabi Chennisi Duncombe and Bubba Fish.

Synopsis

Fern is a high school student with a problem, as her ex-boyfriend Robert has returned from the grave as a ghost. Their relationship wasn't entirely a happy one, as Robert was clingy and smothered Fern, which led to their breakup. Fern initially tries to make things work, but quickly determines that a relationship between a ghost and a living person would not be successful, especially as she has begun to spend time with Harlan, a football player. After Robert subjects her and others to a series of supernatural attacks, Fern turns to her track coach Valeria, who doubles as a ghost hunter. Valeria gives her a series of tools that could help her get rid of Robert's ghost, which includes pills that give her the ability to see ghosts, as previously she was only able to see Robert's ghost. Fern is finally forced to tell Robert that she doesn't think that the two of them can be together since she's of the living, only for Robert to then change his tactics. Instead of trying to romance her, Robert has decided that the only way they can be together is to kill Fern so that their ghosts can be together. He enlists several other ghosts to help in his efforts, making it necessary for Fern to bring her family and Valeria in to fight them all off. Eventually, Fern and Robert face off, during which time she manages to convince him to let her go, causing him and the others to vanish. The film ends with Harlan asking Fern out on a date, to which she replies that she'd like to be single for a while before starting to date again.

Cast

Reception

Ain't it Cool News called Clinger "an unconventional and exciting film that doesn't forget the serious themes it is depicting," [1] and Nerdly gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, calling it a "stunning debut feature." [2] HorrorNews.net gave Clinger a mostly favorable review, stating that it was "a pretty enjoyable film" and that "it doesn’t necessarily stand up to criticism, but it’s good enough if you’re looking for a something that doesn’t take itself too seriously."[3] Dread Central expressed similar sentiments in their review, as they felt that "When all was said and done, Clinger will prove to amuse the lightest of horror/comedy fans with its moments of casual laughter and vanilla gore, but for the rest of you genre aficionados, I’d request an order of protection against this adhesive specter."[4]

The Hollywood Reporter was more critical in their review with the bottom line statement "DOA” is one way to describe this indie misfire."[5]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Clinger - Ain't it Cool News". Ain't it Cool News. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  2. ↑ "Clinger - Nerdly". Nerdly. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  3. ↑ "Film Review: Clinger (2015)". Horrornews.net. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  4. ↑ "Clinger (2015) - Dread Central". Dread Central. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  5. ↑ "‘Clinger’: Slamdance Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  6. ↑ "SLAMDANCE 2015 ANNOUNCES FEATURE FILM COMPETITION PACKED WITH WORLD PREMIERES AND INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE FROM EMERGING FILMMAKERS". Slamdance. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  7. ↑ "Previous Winners". Shriekfest Horror Film Festival. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  8. ↑ "Previous Winners". Shriekfest Horror Film Festival. Retrieved 2016-01-01.

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