Father's Day

"Sons, lock up your fathers... Vengeance arrives on... Father's Day!"

2011 1h 39m EN

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5.4

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★5.4TMDB · 105

ActionComedyHorror

Synopsis

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Ahab, a man obsessed with exacting a brutal, violent revenge on the man who murdered his dad, joins John, an eager priest, and Twink, a hot-headed street hustler, on an epic quest to find and defeat this mythical monster known as Chris Fuchman AKA The Father's Day Killer.

“Sons, lock up your fathers... Vengeance arrives on... Father's Day!”

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Cast

Adam Brooks
Ahab
Matthew Kennedy
Father John Sullivan
Conor Sweeney
Twink
Amy Groening
Chelsea
Garrett Hnatiuk
Walnut
Brent Neale
Detective Stegel
Kevin Anderson
Father O'Flynn
Meredith Sweeney
Sleazy Mary

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Matthew Kennedy
Writers: Steven Kostanski, Matthew Kennedy, Conor Sweeney
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Canada

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Canada.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Matthew Kennedy, shot by Adam Brooks. 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 Jeremy Gillespie. 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 Adam Brooks shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Adam Brooks and Matthew Kennedy and Conor Sweeney carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Sons, lock up your fathers... Vengeance arrives on... Father's Day!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Matthew Kennedy directs. Adam Brooks behind the camera. Jeremy Gillespie scores. Adam Brooks cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America, Canada. Dialogue in English.

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1Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 15 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Canada.
4Directed by Matthew Kennedy, shot by Adam Brooks. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Jeremy Gillespie. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Adam Brooks shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Adam Brooks and Matthew Kennedy and Conor Sweeney carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Sons, lock up your fathers... Vengeance arrives on... Father's Day!".
9IMDB entry: tt1727261 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 14 themes, including "suicide", "homophobia", "necrophilia", "gore".