Director Sean Byrne’s The Loved Ones is an old film, having been released internationally back in 2009. I couldn’t even tell you who was president back then or whether toilet paper had been invented yet. But, like a time capsule rising up from the Earth, Paramount Pictures is bringing the film to the states in June.
This trailer is awesome by the way. I like the premise of kidnapping your prom date, and John Brumpton is in uber-creepster mode as the father. I can’t imagine you can stretch this premise very far (run-time is 84 minutes), but I like what I’m seeing. Would love to know if some of you international Chewers have seen this. Synopsis after the trailer:
“Lola Stone asked Brent Mitchell to the prom, but Brent said no, and now he’s screwed. What happens when Lola doesn’t get what she wants? She enlists Daddy’s help to throw a prom of her own, where she is queen and Brent is king – whether he likes it or not. The Loved Ones is what happens when puppy love goes horribly, violently wrong. Brent should have said yes…”
Source: itunes via Coming Soon
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Great trailer. I also think that the glow in the dark TP was still in development in 2009, but I’m pretty sure we had double ply.
That score rocks.
I did a review of this earlier. I really enjoyed it. It is well worth a viewing. /86677/review-the-loved-ones-sxsw-2012/
It’s a damn good horror movie, but it irritates the hell out of me when trailers follow the exact course of the film. You’re supposed to be teasing the storyline, and creating interest for where it could go, not just showing a 2 minute montage from start to finish of the best bits. Rant over.
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