BETTER WATCH OUT
Starring: Olivia Dejonge, Levi Miller, Ed Oxenbould, Dacre Montgomery, Patrick Warburton, Virginia Madsen
Director: Chris Peckover
Set in a quiet American suburb on a snowy evening on the lead up to Christmas, Ashley (Olivia DeJonge), the regular babysitter for Deandra (Virginia Madsen) and Robert Lerner (Patrick Warburton), has to defend their twelve‐year‐old son Luke (Levi Miller) from strangers breaking into the house ‐ only to discover that this is far from a normal home invasion.
Described as Home Alone meets The Strangers, the thriller is a Storm Vision Entertainment and Best Medicine production, directed by Chris Peckover (Undocumented) and written by Zack Kahn and Peckover.
Produced by Storm Vision's Brett Thornquest and Sidonie Abbene (Infini, Terminus, The Osiris Child) and Best Medicine Productions' Brion Hambel and Paul Jensen (Scenic Route, Natural Selection) BETTER WATCH OUT was executive produced by Steven Matusko, Shane Abbess and Lorenzo De Maio. With director of photography Carl Robertson ACS,
the film was edited by Julie‐Anne De Ruvo, composed by Brian Cachia, cast by Faith Martin, production designed by Richard Hobbs with hair and makeup by Jodee Lenaine‐ Smith and costumes designed by Anna Cahill.
Producer Brett Thornquest said, 'Chris and Zack have written a killer script and this film will be equally smart and stylish, scary and tense … a surefire white‐knuckle ride that pushes the thriller genre in a whole new terrifying direction."
Producer Brion Hambel said, 'With this stellar group of actors and Chris and Zack's thrilling script, this promises to be a crazy night for our cast of characters and a crazier ride for the audience."
XYZ Films represented North American rights on the film and Versatile handled international sales.
"Dangerous, deeply demented and blisteringly smart"
AIN'T IT COOL
"Perversely un-wholesome"
DENNIS HARVEY, VARIETY
"Darkly funny from the get go"
DAILY DEAD
"If you are a fan of Stephen King's early writing, this is for you"
STARBURST MAGAZINE
BETTER WATCH OUT
In Cinemas 23 November 2017