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RUNTIME
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82 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Ladybug
2024 1h 22m EN
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6.3
MID
★6.3TMDB · 3
HorrorThriller
Synopsis
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Grayson is a young artist on the verge of major international success. To work on his next collection, titled ‘Ladybug’, without distraction, he decides to stay at the remote cabin owned by his family. Needing major repair work done, he hires handyman Sawyer to fix the place. But handsome Sawyer is hiding a terrible secret, for he was murdered by a homophobic serial killer, and his spirit is haunting the cabin, searching for long overdue justice. And now Grayson is being stalked by the same maniac responsible for the supernatural fate of his new lover.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Anthony Del Negro
Grayson
Scout Taylor-Compton
Wendy
Charlene Tilton
Barbara
Nancy Stephens
Rosalee
Lisa Thornhill
Mikayla
Zachary Roozen
Sawyer
Cory Hart
Allen
Sean Ramey
Harry
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Tim Cruz
- Writers
- Tim Cruz, Anthony Del Negro
- Languages
- English
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ERA
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Released 2 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Sarah Sheikh Bridge shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Anthony Del Negro and Scout Taylor-Compton and Charlene Tilton carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt30489753 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Tim Cruz directs. Sarah Sheikh Bridge cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Released 2 years ago.
- 3Editor Sarah Sheikh Bridge shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 4Anthony Del Negro and Scout Taylor-Compton and Charlene Tilton carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt30489753 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Editing
- Sarah Sheikh Bridge
- Makeup / hair
- Paige Kayla Miller
- Runtime
- 82 min · 1h 22m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB
- Ladybug (2024)
Also by
Tim Cruz
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What people are saying
- CinemaSerf★ 5/10
“Grayson” (Anthony Del Negro) is flushed with success having just sold one of his artworks for $60,000 and so with his agent “Wendy” (Scout Taylor-Compton) clamouring for more of the same, he heads to his family cabin where he hopes to knuckle down. Nobody had been to the place for quite a while, and so with the toilet backed up all the way to Chicago, he summons the help of a local handyman. Meet the perfectly manscaped “Sawyer” (Zachary Roozen), an handsome and versatile chap who is handy with a spanner, a plunger and - as it turn out - a towel, too. There’s not the slightest hint of sexual ambiguity here, but what does emerge soon immerses our artist on something spooky. He is certain that he is being watched, and some of the chronology of what he thinks he knows about the place doesn’t tally with what he is being told by the local grocer. Just what’s going on, and has his new and enigmatic friend got a secret that could put him in danger? This isn’t actually the worst story, with a few twists in it’s woefully undercooked tale, but the acting is almost as terrible as the writing and even the presence of the “Poisoned Dwarf” herself - Charlene Tilton, doesn’t really enliven it as it steadfastly refuses to capitalise on it’s more sinister overtones and rushes headlong into a denouement that is as underwhelming as it is rushed. There’s plenty of eye candy on display, but otherwise there is simply nothing else to get our teeth into. I did quite like the drawings, though.
Key crew
- CinematographyKenzo Le
- First Assistant DirectorAaron Wiggen
- Costume DesignerKatie Mamie
- Key Makeup ArtistPaige Kayla Miller
- Special Effects Key Makeup ArtistGreg McDougall
- EditorSarah Sheikh Bridge
- Second Assistant Art DirectorAdelle Brodbeck
- Executive ProducerShane O'Brien
- Executive ProducerZach O'Brien
- ProducerAnthony Del Negro
- Production DesignerElizabeth Rallis
- MusicTaisuke Kimura
- Art DirectionCecilia Della Peruti
- Post Production SupervisorNick Everhart
- Production AssistantHannah Taylor-Reid
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- lgbt
- gay theme
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2025-05-09· 2025 Crimson Screen Horror Film Fest
