The Penny Dreadful Picture Show

"Don't be afraid; it's only your life"

2013 1h 41m EN

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 28

Horror

Synopsis

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Daffy undead gal Penny Dreadful, her smitten zombie buddy Ned, and lycanthrope Wolfboy relate three tales of terror in an old rundown movie theater: A young couple find themselves being stalked by a lethal jack-in-the-box in "Slash-in-the-Box;" mousy young lady Alice tries to figure out what exactly happened to her last night in "The Morning After;" and a group of friends encounter an eccentric backwoods family after their van breaks down in the middle of nowhere in "The Slaughter House."

“Don't be afraid; it's only your life”

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Cast

Eliza Swenson
Penny Dreadful
Craig Blair
Rex
Theodore Bouloukos
Jim
Tyler Elliot Burke
Russ
Jeffrey Combs
Brady
Collin Galyean
Ned, Jerry
Liz Douglas
Mom
Dillon Geyselaers
Wolfboy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eliza Swenson
Writers: Eliza Swenson, Leigh Scott, Nick Everhart
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Eliza Swenson, shot by Leigh Scott. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Eliza Swenson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Nick Everhart 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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Eliza Swenson and Craig Blair and Theodore Bouloukos carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Don't be afraid; it's only your life".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2317484 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Eliza Swenson directs. Leigh Scott behind the camera. Eliza Swenson scores. Nick Everhart cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 13 years ago.
2Directed by Eliza Swenson, shot by Leigh Scott. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Eliza Swenson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Nick Everhart shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Eliza Swenson and Craig Blair and Theodore Bouloukos carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Don't be afraid; it's only your life".
7IMDB entry: tt2317484 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.