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Corporate Animals

2019 1h 26m EN
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โ˜…4.7TMDB ยท 148
HorrorComedy
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Disaster strikes when the egotistical CEO of an edible cutlery company leads her long-suffering staff on a corporate team-building trip in New Mexico. Trapped underground, this mismatched and disgruntled group must pull together to survive.

โ€œSome stories are better left unspoiled.โ€

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Patrick Brice
Writers
Sam Bain
Languages
English
Countries
United States of America

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly โ€” the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Patrick Brice, shot by Tarin Anderson. Note their partnership โ€” DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michael Yezerski. Worth a dedicated listen after โ€” most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Chris Donlon 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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Demi Moore and Jessica Williams and Ed Helms carry the top of the cast.

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IMDB entry: tt8366502 โ€” still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Patrick Brice directs. Tarin Anderson behind the camera. Michael Yezerski scores. Chris Donlon cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 186 minutes exactly โ€” the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
  • 2Released 7 years ago.
  • 3Directed by Patrick Brice, shot by Tarin Anderson. Note their partnership โ€” DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 4Original score by Michael Yezerski. Worth a dedicated listen after โ€” most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 5Editor Chris Donlon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 6Demi Moore and Jessica Williams and Ed Helms carry the top of the cast.
  • 7IMDB entry: tt8366502 โ€” still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 8Classified under 21 themes, including "cave", "cave painting", "hiking", "natural disaster".

The technical file

Cinematography
Tarin Anderson
Original score
Michael Yezerski
Editing
Chris Donlon
Production design
David Meyer
Costume design
Stacy Ellen Rich
Makeup / hair
Sierra Russell
Stunt coordinator
Al Goto
Runtime
86 min ยท 1h 26m
Aspect ratio (typical)
1.37:1 (Academy)
Status
Released
Original language
EN
Certification (US)
R

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What people are saying

  • Kamurai
    โ˜… 7/10

    Good watch, could watch again, and can recommend. This is a movie full of familiar faces, all decent actors and/or funny, but I did stay because I wanted to see what they did with Nasim Pedrad (should have been Jasmine in the live action "Alladin"). While this has all the consistency of a decent horror/suspense/thriller (I honestly feel I've watched that movie), but is very much framed as a good corporate retreat comedy. It's all about the intra-personnel stories and work dynamics, but in a survival situation. For some reason I feel like that makes the majority of the jokes and situations even funnier, or at least absurd. Of course my favorite part of any survival story is how people break down as the situation gets worse and worse. While the movie doesn't really focus on that, in a competitive sense, for most of the movie, they definitely dive into people acting crazy. Like a slightly worse version of "The Office" in a cave, lol.

Production companies

Who made it

  • PA

    Pacific Electric Picture Co.

    US

  • Protagonist Pictures

    Protagonist Pictures

    GB

  • Snoot Entertainment

    Snoot Entertainment

    US

  • Screen Media Films

    Screen Media Films

    US

Key crew

  • Special Effects Makeup ArtistSierra Russell
  • Costume DesignStacy Ellen Rich
  • Co-ProducerChris Harding
  • Associate ProducerBrett Harrison
  • EditorChris Donlon
  • ProducerJessica Wu
  • ProducerEd Helms
  • Makeup Department HeadGalaxy San Juan
  • First Assistant DirectorMarc Kelly
  • Executive ProducerPaul O. Davis
  • Special Effects Makeup ArtistJosh Russell
  • ProducerKeith Calder
  • ProducerMike Falbo
  • Art DirectionAja Kai Rowley
  • Key Makeup ArtistJennifer M. Quinteros
  • Production DesignDavid Meyer
  • Special Effects CoordinatorJustin Gonzales
  • Second Assistant DirectorAmanda Luce
  • Animation DirectorGreg Yagolnitzer
  • Stunt DoubleNatalie Padilla
  • StuntsEd Duran
  • Stunt CoordinatorAl Goto

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • cave
  • cave painting
  • hiking
  • natural disaster
  • hallucination
  • earthquake
  • survival
  • lesbian relationship
  • murder
  • co-workers relationship
  • cannibal
  • corporatism
  • tourism
  • accident
  • survivalism
  • team building
  • environmental catastrophe
  • cannibalism
  • amused
  • comedy horror
  • co-workers

Release history ยท US

When it landed

  • Premiere2019-01-29ยท Sundance Film Festival
  • Theatrical (limited)2019-09-20R

Also known as

International titles

  • Ejecutivos agresivosMX
  • Animales corporativosES
  • Animali da ufficioIT

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