Kristy (film)

Kristy
Directed by Oliver Blackburn
Produced by David Kirschner
Corey Sienega
Written by Anthony Jaswinski
Starring Haley Bennett
Ashley Greene
Lucas Till
Mathew St. Patrick
James Ransone
Music by François-Eudes Chanfrault
Cinematography Crille Forsberg
Production
company
David Kirschner Productions
Distributed by The Weinstein Company
Release dates
Running time
 86 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Kristy is a 2014 American horror film directed by Oliver Blackburn and starring Haley Bennett and Ashley Greene. The plot follows a college student who stays on campus alone over Thanksgiving break and finds herself terrorized by a cult of ritual killers.

Cast

Production

In February 2012, it was announced that Gary Fleder would direct the film, from a screenplay by Tony Jaswinski, hoping to get Emma Watson in the lead role, while, David Kirschner will produce through his David Kirschner Productions.[1] In June 2012, it was revealed that Olly Blackburn will now direct the film, Corey Sienga and Matthew Stein joined as producers and executive producers respectively.[2] In October 2012, Hayley Bennett joined the cast of the film.[3] At the American Film Market the film was re-titled "Santanic".[4] In November 2012, Ashley Greene and Lucas Till joined the cast of the film.[5][6] In February 2013, it was re-titled to "Random'.[7]

Release

In February 2013, Entertainment Weekly released the first image of Ashley Greene in the film.[8] The film was first released in Germany on August 7, 2014.[9] It also screened at the London Film Festival on October 14, 2014.[10] In August 2014, it was revealed the film was being re-edited for a U.S theatrical release.[11] It premiered on Lifetime on October 17, 2015.[12] It was released on Netflix on November 5, 2015.[13][14]

References

  1. ↑ Miska, Brad (February 7, 2016). "Dimension Plans Thanksgiving Horror ‘Kristy’ With ‘Harry Potter’ Starlette". Bloody-Disgusting.com. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  2. ↑ Miska, Brad (June 28, 2012). "New Director For Dimension’s ‘Strangers’-esque Slasher ‘Kristy’". Bloody-Disgusting. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  3. ↑ Kroll, Justin (October 29, 2012). "Haley Bennett books thriller ‘Kristy’". Variety. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  4. ↑ Miska, Brad (November 1, 2012). "[AFM ’12] Dimension’s ‘Kristy’ Being Sold As ‘Satanic’". Bloody-Disgusting.com. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ Foreman, Liza (November 8, 2012). "‘Twilight’ Star Ashley Greene Eyed for TWC’s ‘Kristy/Satanic’ Horror Film (Exclusive)". The Wrap. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  6. ↑ McNary, Dave (November 19, 2012). "Lucas Till is going with ‘Kristy’". Variety. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  7. ↑ Dicknson, Evan (February 14, 2013). "Ashley Greene Looks Beastly In Movie With ‘Random’ Title Change". Bloody-Disgusting.com. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  8. ↑ Woods, Kevin (February 15, 2013). "FIRST PIC OF SATANIC ASHLEY GREENE FROM RANDOM". Joblo.com. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  9. ↑ Moore, Debi (August 7, 2014). "Kristy Slashes Her Way to German Blu-ray and DVD". Dread Central. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Kristy". British Film Insitute. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  11. ↑ Miska, Brad (August 14, 2014). "[Review] Reader’s Thoughts On ‘Kristy,’ Dimension’s Thanksgiving Slasher". Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  12. ↑ Reyes, Traciy (16 October 2015). "'Kristy': Halloween College Campus Slasher Movie Comes To 'Lifetime' Starring Ashley Greene And Haley Bennett". Inquisitr. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  13. ↑ Hanley, Ken W. (11 November 2015). "Stream to Scream: “KRISTY”". Fangoria. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  14. ↑ Miska, Brad (5 November 2015). "‘Kristy,’ Dimension’s Thanksgiving Slasher, is Now On Netflix Instant!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 22 March 2016.

External Links

Kristy at the Internet Movie Database

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