''Somebody Help Me'' is a 2007 American

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starring

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and

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, written and directed by their music producer, Chris Stokes. The film premiered on

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on October 31, 2007, and was released on

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in United States on November 13, 2007.

Plot

''Somebody Help Me'' is the story of Brendan Young (

) and Darryl Jennings ( Omarion Grandberry) as they head off with their girlfriends, respectively Serena (

Brooklyn Sudano Brooklyn Sudano is an American actress and director. She starred as Vanessa Scott in the ABC comedy series '' My Wife and Kids'' and later played the leading role in the 2006 drama film ''Rain''. Sudano has appeared in films such as '' Alone in ...

) and Kimmy (Alexis Fields), and friends for a weekend's stay at a remote cabin in the woods. After the couples settle in, things take an eerie turn. One by one, the group ends up missing or dead, while the remaining few are forced to band together to figure out who or what is behind these killings. The murderer kills his victims by slicing off parts of their bodies. The killings in order include: Barbara (Jessica Friedman) having part of her head sliced, Andrea (Amanda Fetters) having her entire scalp ripped off, Mike (Garristone Koch), Barbara's boyfriend having his eyes and fingernails ripped out, the sheriff having his throat slit, and Ken (Luke Fryden), Andrea's boyfriend having his teeth ripped out then being smothered to death. Nicole (

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) dies from an asthma attack when the man does not give her an inhaler. The killer's granddaughter, Daisy (Brittany Oaks), sings "Ring around the Rosie" throughout the movie, and helps Brendan free the others in the end. Three of the teenagers end up dead, and Olsen comes in time to save Brendan and free Serena, Darryl, Kimmy, and Nicole's boyfriend, Seth ( Christopher Jones). The last scene is the murderer and Daisy having their car searched and the policeman letting him go as Daisy sings "Ring Around The Rosie" again.

Cast

as Brendan *

as Darryl Jennings *

as Serena * Alexis Fields as Kimmy * Sonny King as Corbin * Brittany Oaks as Daisy * Stephen Snedden as Deputy Adams * Christopher Jones as Seth *

as Nicole * Luke Frydenger as Ken Thomas * Jessica Friedman as Barbara Hilton * Amanda Lee as Andrea * Garristone Koch as Mike * Donna DuPlantier as Nurse * Irene Stokes as Store Clerk * Todd Thomas as Officer, Road Block * Jim Wilkey as Sheriff Bob * John Wiltshire as Olsen * Devonne Burch as Sean

Sequel

A sequel, ''

Somebody Help Me 2 ''Somebody Help Me 2'' is a 2010 horror film starring Marques Houston and Omarion, and is written and directed by their music producer, Chris Stokes. As the sequel, it follows up the events of ''Somebody Help Me'', which was released in 2007. P ...

'', premiered on

on October 29, 2010.

References

External links

* {{Chris Stokes 2000s slasher films 2000s teen horror films 2007 films 2007 horror films 2007 television films American slasher films American teen horror films American horror television films Films shot in California 2000s English-language films 2000s American films Films with screenplays by Chris Stokes English-language horror films