''Home Sick'' is a 2007 American

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written by E. L. Katz and directed by

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. The film had its world premiere at the 2007

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Plot

A strange man crashes a party and asks each person to name the person they hate. With some prodding, they all answer the stranger. When the named people die in horrible ways, the party-goers suspect that the stranger is a spree killer.

Cast

* Will Akers as Robert * Brandon Carroll as Devin * Patrick Engel as Mathew * Shaina Fewell as Alexis * Jeff Dylan Graham as Ben * L.C. Holt as Anthony * E. L. Katz as The Cashier * Matt Lero as Tim *

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as "Mr. Suitcase" * Forrest Pitts as Mark * Lindley Praytor as Claire (as Lindley Evans) *

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as Candice * Jonathan Thornton as Boss *

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as Uncle Johnny * XZanthia as Call Girl #1

Production

The film took almost six years to be released in its final cut.

Release

''Home Sick'' director's cut debuted on 14 July 2007 at the

, and opened in other film festivals on the dates given below.

Home release

''Home Sick'' was released on

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in the United States on August 26, 2008.

Reception

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rated it 3/5 stars and wrote that the film is "absolutely worth the wait. It’s not the best low budget horror film to ever come along but it definitely hits a home run with the special effects work". Adam Tyner of

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rated it 3/5 stars and called it "sick, twisted, and ''really'' offbeat." Paul Pritchard of

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criticized the film for its focus on gore over story.

References

External links

* * 2007 films 2007 horror films 2000s American films 2000s English-language films American splatter films Films directed by Adam Wingard English-language horror films {{2000s-horror-film-stub