The Off Season is a 2004 independent horror film written and directed by James Felix McKenney and produced by Larry Fessenden's Glass Eye Pix.[1] It was distributed through Lionsgate Home Entertainment.
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| Directed by | James Felix McKenney |
| Written by | James Felix McKenney |
| Produced by | Larry Fessenden, Glass Eye Pix |
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| Distributed by | Lionsgate Home Entertainment |
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Running time | 89 mins |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editA New York couple, Kathryn and Rick, move to a motel in Maine during the off season, to get away from their hectic routines and so that he can write. They discover their room is haunted by the ghosts of murdered guests, and their experiences drive them apart.[2][3][4][5]
Cast
edit- Christina Campanella as Kathryn Bennett
- Don Wood as Rick Holland
- Angus Scrimm as Ted
- Larry Fessenden as Phil
- Ruth Kulerman as Mrs. Farthing
- Brenda Cooney as Nora
- Jamie Sneider as Stacy
- Jordan Kratz as Kurt
Production
editThe Off Season was filmed in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, a town that neighbors the one in which writer and director McKenney grew up and shot his first feature, CanniBalistic.
Reception
editOne reviewer considered the film "suffer[ed] from a distinct feeling of pointlessness" and the performances were "amateurish".[3] It has low user ratings on the Internet Movie Database.[6]
References
edit- ^ The Off Season (2004) ⭐ 2.8 | Horror. Retrieved 2024-09-24 – via m.imdb.com.
- ^ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide, "The Off Season (2004)", via The New York Times, archived from the original on November 14, 2007.
- ^ a b "Three Horror Films from Maple Pictures", Reel Film Reviews, 2005. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ "The Off Season", Scare Flix, Glass Eye Pix, retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ "The Off Season", MUBI, retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ "The Off Season (2004)": User reviews, Internet Movie Database.
External links
edit- The Off Season at IMDb
- Official web page, Glass Eye Pix