Brentwood Strangler

Brentwood Strangler is a 2015 holiday-themed horror short film. It was written and directed by John Fitzpatrick following the success of his first short Skypemare, and stars 'scream queen' Jordan Ladd and Australian actor Adam J. Yeend in the title role. The film premiered December 2015 at the A Night of Horror Film Festival in Sydney, Australia,[1] and had its U.S. premiere in early 2016 at the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival in Los Angeles where it won the jury award for Best Genre Short.[2] The film has received critical acclaim from the independent horror community with multiple online reviews citing Fitzpatrick's writing, and the chemistry between the two leads.[3] The film has screened at multiple festivals and horror conventions around the world including Shriekfest, Horrible Imaginings Film Festival, FilmQuest, and at Phoenix Comicon where it won the audience award for 'Best Horror'.[4] The producing team went on to make the popular online series Scary Endings which is currently in its second season.

Brentwood Strangler
Official release poster
Directed byJohn Fitzpatrick
Produced by
  • Ryan Dillon
  • John Fitzpatrick
  • Sarah Fitzpatrick
  • Adam J. Yeend
Written byJohn Fitzpatrick
Starring
Music byAaron Goldstein
CinematographyNicholas Kaat
Edited byMarty Skibosh
Production
company
Strangler Films LLC / Far From Everything Films
Distributed byWhereIsTheRockHammer
Release date
  • December 1, 2015 (2015-12-01) (A Night of Horror International Film Festival)
Running time
19 minutes
CountryUSA, Australia
LanguageEnglish

Plot

It's the Christmas season in Los Angeles; Maggie (Jordan Ladd), a lonely woman goes on a blind date with a man unbeknownst to her that her date has been replaced by an active and notorious serial killer, The Brentwood Strangler (Adam J. Yeend). Is it love at first sight or is Maggie in for the worst (and last) date of her life?

Production

The film was financed by Far From Everything Films and shot on location in Camarillo, California not only for cheaper studio rental but because street locations could be made to look similar to that of Brentwood, Los Angeles. Writer, Director John Fitzpatrick said in making the film he wanted to turn "back the clock to the days of Michael Curtiz, Billy Wilder and Alfred Hitchcock." [5] Producer / Actor Adam J. Yeend was cast first in the role of the Strangler but asked to audition by Fitzpatrick followed by Jordan Ladd being cast in the lead role following an introduction from Skypemare actress Cerina Vincent; the two had worked together previously on Cabin Fever.[6] Actress Annika Marks was asked to reprise her Skypemare role as Jenna and cameos along with producer Ryan Dillon reprising his role as Steve. Australian actors Cameron Daddo and Roxane Wilson also have cameo roles as news reporters. Maximilian Osinski was the final lead to be cast, a friend of Yeend's, Fitzpatrick felt the audience would buy that based on a single photo, it'd make sense for Maggie to confuse the two men in the story.

Cast

Awards and nominations
Year Festival Award Result
2015 A Night of Horror International Film Festival - SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA Best Short Film Nominated
2016 Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival - LOS ANGELES, CA Best Genre Short WON
2016 FilmQuest - SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Best Screenplay - Short Nominated
2016 Phoenix Comicon - PHOENIX, ARIZONA Audience Award - Best Horror Short WON
2016 Fantasmagorical Film Festival - LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY Best Horror Comedy WON
2016 Horrible Imaginings Film Festival - SAN DIEGO, CA Best Actress - Short Nominated - Jordan Ladd
2016 Haunted Horror Film Festival - TEXAS Best of Fest Short Horror Film WON
2016 Haunted Horror Film Festival - TEXAS Best Director - Short Film WON - John Fitzpatrick
2016 Haunted Horror Film Festival - TEXAS Best Short Film Story WON - John Fitzpatrick
2016 Haunted Horror Film Festival - TEXAS Best Short Film Villain WON - Adam J. Yeend
2016 Twister Alley International Film Festival - OKLAHOMA Best Actress - Short WON - Jordan Ladd
2016 Shriekfest - LOS ANGELES, CA Festival Award - Best Short Film Nominated
2017 Dam Short Film Festival - NEVADA Festival Award - Best Sci-Fi / Horror WON

References
  1. "Brewntwood Strangler Trailer Released Prior to World Premiere". DreadCentral.com.
  2. "Exclusive: Director John Fitzpatrick Talks This Month's Brentwood Strangler U.S. Premiere". DreadCentral.com.
  3. "Review: John Fitzpatrick's Brentwood Strangler". HorrorSociety.com.
  4. "2016 Phoenix ComicCon Film Festival Winners". PhoenixComiCon.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  5. "Director's Statement". BrentwoodStrangler.com.
  6. "Exclusive Interview: Jordan Ladd Talks Brentwood Strangler". WickedHorror.com.

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