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RUNTIME
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Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Bad Fever
2011 1h 17m EN
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5.6
MID
★5.6TMDB · 5
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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A humorless loner attempts to win the admiration of a drifter with his debut performance at the local comedy club.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Kentucker Audley
Eddie
Eléonore Hendricks
Irene
Allison Baar
Yoko
Hayward Buchanan
Hank
Dustin Guy Defa
Larry
Scott Parisi
Waiter
Dane Stevens
Burt
Annette Wright
Mama
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Dustin Guy Defa
- Writers
- Dustin Guy Defa
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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ERA
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Released 15 years ago.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Dustin Guy Defa, shot by Mike Gioulakis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Dustin Guy Defa 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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Kentucker Audley and Eléonore Hendricks and Allison Baar carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1628034 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Dustin Guy Defa directs. Mike Gioulakis behind the camera. Dustin Guy Defa cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 15 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Dustin Guy Defa, shot by Mike Gioulakis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor Dustin Guy Defa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Kentucker Audley and Eléonore Hendricks and Allison Baar carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt1628034 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Mike Gioulakis
- Editing
- Dustin Guy Defa
- Production design
- Allison Baar
- Runtime
- 77 min · 1h 17m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB
- Bad Fever (2011)
Also by
Dustin Guy Defa
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Key crew
- EditorDustin Guy Defa
- EditorDavid Lowery
- Production DesignAllison Baar
- Sound RecordistTravis Hale
- Associate ProducerBryan Young
- Associate ProducerElias Pate
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2011-03-11· SXSW Film Festival
