ABCs of Death is a series of American-produced multilingual comedy horror anthology films created in independent filmmaking collaboration with various countries;[1][2][3] including two limited theatrical releases, and one straight-to-consumer video on demand spin-off film.[4]
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| Based on | Original story by Ant Timpson |
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Release date | 2012–2016 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $260,000 (Total of 2 films) |
| Box office | $42,307 (Total of 2 films) |
Created from an original story concept by producer Ant Timpson, the plot centers around a variety of anthological explorations of horror and death. Through the series, writers and directors create a segment centered around one of the letters of the alphabet, with the studios allowing creative freedom to each of the filmmakers once they were assigned their segment (including which word they chose to explore with their given letter). The resulting film series includes a diversity in cultures, languages, content, and subgenres within the horror genre.
The film series as a whole has been met with a variety of classifications from film critics; the original film was met with mixed critical reception,[5] while the second installment was more well received overall.[6] The third released movie was similarly met with mixed reception from critics, though it was acknowledged as fitting the praiseworthy aspects of the previous two films.[7][8] Though the box office numbers for the series were not considered as well as expected,[9][10] Timpson later stated that the series had made enough monetary income through video on demand to justify continuing to develop additional installments.[3]
Films
edit| Film | U.S. release date |
Segment | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Story by | Concept by | Producers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The ABCs of Death | March 8, 2013 | Title Sequence(s) | Aaron Becker | Ant Timpson | Ant Timpson | Ant Timpson and Tim League | |
| A is for Apocalypse | Nacho Vigalondo | Gorka Cornejo | Nacho Vigalondo | Ant Timpson, Tim League, Nahikari Ipiña and Nacho Vigalando | |||
| B is for Bigfoot | Adrián García Bogliano | Ant Timpson, Tim League and Andrea Quiroz Hernández | |||||
| C is for Cycle | Ernesto Díaz Espinoza | Haroldo Muñoz and Ernesto Díaz Espinoza |
Ernesto Díaz Espinoza | Ant Timpson, Tim League and Marlene Vargas Brebes | |||
| D is for Dogfight | Marcel Sarmiento | Ant Timpson, Tim League and Douglas Nabors | |||||
| E is for Exterminate | Angela Bettis | Brent Hanley | Ant Timpson, Tim League, Angela Bettis and Jammes Luckett | ||||
| F is for Fart: Young Ladies and Poison Gas | Noboru Iguchi | Ant Timpson, Tim League, Marc Walkow and Yoshihiro Nishimura | |||||
| G is for Gravity | Andrew Traucki | Ant Timpson, Tim League and Andrew Traucki | |||||
| H is for Hydro-Electric Diffusion | Thomas Cappelen Malling | Kenneth Olaf Hjellum and Thomas Cappelen Malling |
Thomas Cappelen Malling | Ant Timpson, Tim League and Hugo Hagemann Fosker | |||
| I is for Ingrown | Jorge Michel Grau | Martha Poly R. Mendivil & Jorge Michel Grau | Ant Timpson, Tim League and Mayra Espinosa Castro | ||||
| J is for Jidai-geki (Samurai Movie) | Yūdai Yamaguchi | Ant Timpson, Tim League, Marc Walkow and Yoshihiro Nishimura | |||||
| K is for Klutz | Anders Morgenthaler | Anders Morgenthaler | Ant Timpson, Tim League, Sine Birkegaard Pedersen | ||||
| Director of Animation: Stine Marie Buhl | |||||||
| L is for Libido | Timo Tjahjanto | Ant Timpson, Tim League, Novialita Fa and Dicky Fa | |||||
| M is for Miscarriage | Ti West | Ant Timpson, Tim League, Peter Phok and Ti West | |||||
| N is for Nuptials | Banjong Pisanthanakun | Banjong Pisanthanakun & Nontra Khumvong | Ant Timpson and Tim League | ||||
| O is for Orgasm | Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani | ||||||
| P is for Pressure | Simon Rumley | Ant Timpson, Tim League, Simon Rumley and Milton Kam | |||||
| Q is for Quack | Adam Wingard | Simon Barrett | Keith Calder | Ant Timpson, Tim League and Lino Stavole | |||
| R is for Removed | Srđan Spasojević | Dimitrije Vojnov & Srđan Spasojević and Marija Stanosević |
Ant Timpson, Tim League, Srđan Spasojević and Dragana Jovanović | ||||
| S is for Speed | Jake West | Ant Timpson, Tim League, Francis O'Toole, Simon Boswell and Jake West | |||||
| T is for Toilet | Lee Hardcastle | Ant Timpson, Tim League and Lee Hardcastle | |||||
| U is for Unearthed | Ben Wheatley | Ben Wheatley & Andy Starke | Ant Timpson, Tim League, Claire Jones and Andy Starke | ||||
| V is for Vagitus (The Cry of a Newborn Baby) | Kaare Andrews | Ant Timpson, Tim League and Chris Ferguson | |||||
| W is for WTF! | Jon Schnepp | Ant Timpson, Tim League and Jon Schnepp | |||||
| X is for XXL | Xavier Gens | Ant Timpson, Tim League, Michel Teicher, Camila Mendez and Esmeralda Leo | |||||
| Y is for Youngbuck | Jason Eisener | Ant Timpson, Tim League and Robert Cotterill | |||||
| Z is for Zetsumetsu (Extinction) | Yoshihiro Nishimura | Ant Timpson, Tim League, Marc Walkow and Yoshihiro Nishimura | |||||
| ABCs of Death 2 | January 1, 2017 | Title Sequence | Wolfgang Matzl | Ant Timpson | Ant Timpson and Tim League | ||
| A is for Amateur | E. L. Katz | David Chirchirillo and Rachel Lamb |
David Chirchirillo | Ant Timpson, Tim League, Peter Katz, Don Le and Bobbi Sue Luther | |||
| B is for Badger | Julian Barratt | Ant Timpson, Tim League and Andy Starke | |||||
| C is for Capital Punishment | Julian Gilbey | Ant Timpson, Tim League, Matthew Hobbs and Julian Gilbey | |||||
| D is for Deloused | Robert Morgan | Ant Timpson and Tim League | |||||
| E is for Equilibrium | Alejandro Brugués | Marc Walkow & Alejandro Brugués | Ant Timpson, Tim League and Asori Soto | ||||
| F is for Falling | Aharon Keshales & Navot Papushado | Limor Shmila | Ant Timpson, Tim League and Nadav Shlomo Giladi | ||||
| G is for Grandad | Jim Hosking | Jim Hosking & Toby Harvard | Ant Timpson, Tim League and Andy Starke | ||||
| H is for Head Games | Bill Plympton | Ant Timpson, Tim League and Bill Plympton | |||||
| I is for Invincible | Erik Matti | Ant Timpson, Tim League and Relyn Tan | |||||
| J is for Jesus | Dennison Ramalho | Jeff Bühler | Ant Timpson, Tim League, Rodrigo Castellar and Pablo Torrecillas | ||||
| K is for Knell | Kristina Buožytė & Bruno Samper | Kristina Buožytė & Bruno Samper and Darius Silenas |
Kristina Buožytė & Bruno Samper | Ant Timpson, Tim League, Vitalijus Žukas, Jurga Jutaitė, Gabija Siurbytė, Kristina Buožytė and Burno Samper | |||
| L is for Legacy | Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen | Ossa Earlice and B.B.C. Nwanchineke |
Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen | Ant Timpson, Tim League and Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen | |||
| M is for Masticate | Robert Boocheck | Ant Timpson, Tim League, Wade Harpptlian, Robert Boocheck and Andrew Gilson | |||||
| N is for Nexus | Larry Fessenden | Ant Timpson, Tim League and Jenn Wexler | |||||
| O is for Ochlocracy (Mob Rule) | Hajime Ohata | Ant Timpson, Tim League and Mai Nakanishi | |||||
| P is for P-P-P-P Scary! | Todd Rohal | Ant Timpson, Tim League, Clay Liford and Zack Carlson | |||||
| Q is for Questionnaire | Rodney Ascher | Ant Timpson, Tim League and Tim Kirk | |||||
| R is for Roulette | Marvin Kren | Benjamin Hessler | Ant Timpson, Tim League and Pia Sophie Abazovic | ||||
| S is for Split | Juan Martínez Moreno | Ant Timpson, Tim League and Ben Jacques | |||||
| T is for Torture Porn | Jen Soska & Sylvia Soska | Ant Timpson, Tim League, Jen Soska and Sylvia Soska | |||||
| U is for Utopia | Vincenzo Natali | Vincenzo Natali and Candice Gregoris |
Vincenzo Natali | Ant Timpson, Tim League and Peter Mabrucco | |||
| V is Vacation | Jerome Sable | Jerome Sable & Nicholas Musurca | Ant Timpson, Tim League, Jerome Sable and Nicholas Musurca | ||||
| W is for Wish | Steven Kostanski | Jeremy Gillespie | Ant Timpson, Tim League and Steven Kostanski | ||||
| X is for Xylophone | Julien Maury & Alexandre Bustillo | Ant Timpson and Tim League | |||||
| Y is for Youth | Soichi Umezawa | Ant Timpson, Tim League, Mai Nakanishi and Soichi Umezawa | |||||
| Z is Zygote | Chris Nash | Ant Timpson, Tim League, Peter Kuplowsky and Shannon Rae Hanmer | |||||
| ABC's of Death 2½ | October 31, 2017 | M is for Magnetic Tape | Tim Rutherford & Cody Kennedy | Tim Rutherford, Kevin Martin & Cody Kennedy |
Ted Geoghegan, Tim Rutherford and Cody Kennedy | ||
| M is for Maieusiophobia (The Fear of Giving Birth) | Christopher Younes | Ted Geoghegan and Christopher Younes | |||||
| M is for Mailbox | Dante Vescio & Rodrigo Gasparini | Dante Vescio, Rafael Baliú & Rodrigo Gasparini | Ted Geoghegan, Dante Vescio and Rodrigo Gasparini | ||||
| M is for Make Believe | Summer Johnson | Ted Geoghegan and Summer Johnson | |||||
| M is for Malnutrition | Peter Czikrai | Ted Geoghegan, Peter Czikrai and Andrej Doleźal | |||||
| M is for Manure | Michael Schwartz | Jay Clarke & Michael Schwartz | Ted Geoghegan, Jason Baskey and Michael Schwartz | ||||
| M is for Marauder | Steve Daniels | Ted Geoghegan and Steve Daniels | |||||
| M is for Mariachi | Eric Pennycoff | Ted Geoghegan and Ricardo Lorenzo | |||||
| M is for Marriage | Todd E. Freeman | Ted Geoghegan, Christian Burgess, Devon Lyon, Kevin Curry, Todd E. Freeman and Lara Cuddy | |||||
| M is for Martyr | Jeff Stewart | Ted Geoghegan and C.B. Kaczor | |||||
| M is for Matador | Gigi Saul Guerrero | Shane McKenzie | Gigi Saul Guerrero & Luke Bramley | Ted Geoghegan and Raynor Shima | |||
| M is for Meat | Wolfgang Matzl | Ted Geoghegan and Wolfgang Matzl | |||||
| M is for Mermaid | Ama Lea | Robert G. Phelps | Ted Geoghegan, Emma Jacobs and Ama Lea | ||||
| M is for Merry Christmas | Joe Stas & Lloyd Stas | Joe Stas & Lloyd Stas and Tom Stas |
Ted Geoghegan, Joe Stas and Lloyd Stas | ||||
| M is for Mess | Carlos Faria | Ted Geoghegan and Carlos Faria | |||||
| M is for Messiah | Nicholas Humphries | Bob Woolsey | Ted Geoghegan, Lindsey Mann and Darren Borrowman | ||||
| M is for Mind Meld | BC Glassberg | BC Glassberg and Bridget Green |
BC Glassberg | Ted Geoghegan and Jimmie Parker | |||
| M is for Miracle | Álvaro Núñez | Ted Geoghegan and Sonia Álvarez | |||||
| M is for Mobile | Barış Erdoğan | Ted Geoghegan and Ozan Özkırmızı | |||||
| M is for Mom | Carles Torrens | Ted Geoghegan and Rich Salamone | |||||
| M is for Moonstruck | Travis Betz | Ted Geoghegan and Travis Betz | |||||
| M is for Mormon Missionaries | Peter Podgursky | Ted Geoghegan and Jacob Brumfield | |||||
| M is for Mother | Ryan Bosworth | Ryan Bosworth & Jennifer Bosworth | Ted Geoghegan, Ryan Bosworth and Jennifer Bosworth | ||||
| M is for Muff | Mia’Kate Russel | Ted Geoghegan and Justin Dix | |||||
| M is for Munging | Jason Koch & Clint Kelly | Ted Geoghegan, Jason Kock and Clint Kelly | |||||
| M is for Mutant | Stuart Simpson | Ted Geoghegan and Fabian Pisani | |||||
The ABCs of Death (2012)
editReleased as an anthology film, featuring segments depicting various subgenres of horror that were directed by twenty-six of what the studio described as "the world's leading talents" in contemporary indie-filmmaking. With a premise inspired by ABC educational children's books, the movie is made up of twenty-six individual segments directed by a different director, who was assigned a specific letter of the alphabet; and given the task do develop a story and film a short that explores a death associated with that letter of the alphabet. The studio allowed each director creative freedom in choosing the word, and developing the segment around their choice. The result includes provocative, shocking, and comedic exploration of the reality of death. The film depicts the range of diversity within the modern horror movie genre.[11][12][13][14]
Fangoria described the product as: "a stunning roll call of some of the most exciting names in horror across the world."[15] Producer Ant Timpson later stated that the movie made a significant amount of income from video on demand (VOD) means, though he nor the studios would reveal those financial figures.[3]
ABCs of Death 2 (2014)
editFollowing the financial success of the first installment, the producers created another feature-length anthology film which includes twenty-six more segments depicting various horrific deaths. Inspired alongside the rest of the film series by the "ABC's" in children's literature, each filmmaker was assigned a letter of the alphabet and given creative control over the story and creation of the associated short. The studio once again touted "over two dozen of the world's leading talents in contemporary genre film", with the announcement of the project. Each segment explores a different aspect of death, through a variety of subgenres of horror through the styles of independent filmmaking.[16][17][18][19][20][21]
Though the movie was met with much more critical praise than the first installment, the film suffered greatly financially due to the illegal pirating.[3] Producer Ant Timpson would state in later years that the movie made enough income through VOD figures, to continue the film series.[3]
ABC's of Death 2½ (2016)
editIn July 2016, it was announced that another installment in the film series would be released. Described as a spin-off from the previous two entries, the project would explore the 26 best submissions out of 541 that the studio had received from independent filmmakers for ABCs of Death 2. For the first two movies, the associated studios held competitions for fans to submit their own creations, to be featured in the film series. In 2012, the featured selection was "T is for Toilet", while "M is for Masticate" was released in 2014. For the new spin-off movie, the producers decided to compile their selection of the top twenty-six submitted shorts for the featured letter "M" segment, of the second movie. Executive producer, Ant Timpson stated: "These are who we think are the next filmmakers to break out...That [was] the goal of the competition."[3]
ABC's of Death 2½ was described as separate from a planned third installment, and critics described the result as a mixed bag of product created by runners-up of the prior competition.[22] The variety of segments once again explore various genres and styles of horror, all centered around a designated letter of the alphabet. Independent filmmakers created the stories and shorts with creative freedom, choosing the word that starts with the letter "M" associated with death, that they wanted the segment to center around. Ant Timpson and Tim League who served as producers on the first two feature films, served as executive producers for this straight-to-consumer release.[3] Though the series continued to fare better critically by its second installment, it suffered a monetary loss due to the large amount of pirated viewings it received. As a response to this, Drafthouse Films chose to release 2½ through Vimeo where it could be rented for $2.99 or purchased at $5.99 total. Timpson would also clarify that the first two movies were financially successful through VOD means, and was a factor in their decision to release the spin-off in a similar fashion; albeit the revenue earned through the release, would see Drafthouse split the income with Vimeo.[3][8][7]
Potential sequel
editDuring the final clip of the end credits to ABCs of Death 2, a teaser statement for a third installment read as: "ABCs of Death 3: Teach Harder, coming 2016". Despite the successes of the previous two movies, producer Ant Timpson stated in March 2015 that the box office performance of the second film was affected dramatically by pirated viewings. At that time, the producer stated that he and Tim League were looking at the financial figures, and will approach Magnolia Pictures to continue working on the project.[23] When ABC's of Death 2½ was released in 2016 it was described as a spin-off, while the introductory statement of the film clarifies that it "is not the ABCs of Death 3", indicating that the third movie was still in development at that time.[22]
Cast and characters
editAdditional crew and production details
edit| Film | Segment | Crew/Detail | |||||
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| Composer(s) | Cinematographer(s) | Editor(s) | Production companies |
Distributing companies |
Running time | ||
| The ABCs of Death | Title Sequence(s) | Aaron Becker | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures | Magnet Releasing | 2 hrs 4 mins | ||
| A is for Apocalypse | Roberto Fernandez | Jon D. Dominguez | |||||
| B is for Bigfoot | Julio Pillado | Ernesto Herrera | Adrián García Bogliano | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Salto De Fe Films, Morbido Films | |||
| C is for Cycle | Rocco | Nicolás Ibieta | Ernesto Díaz Espinoza | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, CBRA Films | |||
| D is for Dogfight | Phillip Blackford | Harris Charalambous | Phillip Blackford | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Radiant Images Studio, Ironlight Studios, Killer Grip Studios | |||
| E is for Exterminate | Jammes Luckett | Kevin Ford | Chepo Peña | Drafthouse Films, Magnolia Pictures, Timpson Films | |||
| F is for Fart: Young Ladies and Poison Gas | Yasuhiko Fukuda | Yasutaka Nagano | Takanori Tsujimoto | ||||
| G is for Gravity | Andrew Traucki & Greg Ferris | Andrew Traucki & Larry Gray | Greg Ferris | ||||
| H is for Hydro-Electric Diffusion | Johannes Ringen | Magnus Flaato | Ove Kenneth Hilsen | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Fantefilm, Hocus Focus, Arctic Action, Whitelight Studios | |||
| I is for Ingrown | Hugo Quezada Monroy | Alberto Anaya Adalid | Rodrigo Rios Legaspi | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Velarium Arts | |||
| J is for Jidai-Geki (Samurai Movie) | Nobuhiko Morino | Shu G. Momose | Yudai Yamaguchi | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures | |||
| K is for Klutz | Morten Dalsgaard | Storyboarding/Animation by: Stine Marie Buhl, Mads Juul & Kristjan Møller |
Martin Wichmann Andersen | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Copenhagen Bombay Productions | |||
| L is for Labido | Fajar Yuskemal & Aria Prayogi | Aga Wahyudi | Bobby Prabowo & Albert Prabowo | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures | |||
| M is for Miscarriage | Graham Reznick | Ti West | |||||
| N is for Nuptials | Pakawat Wiwitaya | Naruphol Chokanapitak | Thammarat Sumethsupachok | ||||
| O is for Orgasm | Marie-Agnés Beaupain | Colin Lévèque | Bernard Beets | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Setpigo Films, Anonymes Filmse | |||
| P is for Pressure | Nancy De Randamie | Milton Kam | Rob Hall | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Suriname Productions | |||
| Q is for Quack | Mikhail Glinka | Juan Carlos Bagnell | Adam Wingard | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Snoot Entertainment | |||
| R is for Removed | Nenad Marković | Nemanja Jovanov | Natasa Damnjanović | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures | |||
| S is for Speed | Simon Boswell | Jake West | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Nucleus Films Ltd. | ||||
| T is for Toilet | Tim Atkins | Animation by: Lee Hardcastle |
Lee Hardcastle | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures | |||
| U is for Unearthed | Martin Pavey | Laurie Rose | Ben Wheatley | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Rook Films | |||
| V is for Vagitus (The Cry of a Newborn Baby) | Kevin Riepl | Chayse Irvin | Greg Ng | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Arctic Productions, Q Films, The Union of BC Film Performers | |||
| W is for WTF! | Travis Simon & Jon Schnepp | Jon Schnepp | Tim Kolenut & Jon Schnepp | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures | |||
| Animation by: Travis Simon, Jon Schnepp, Dee Chavez, Nathan Rico & Darren Shaw | |||||||
| X is for XXL | Yasmine Meddour | Antoine Marteau | Zohar Michel | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Rita & the Ink Connection | |||
| Y is for Youngbuck | Powerglove | Karim Hussain | Jason Eisener | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Yer Dead Productions | |||
| Z is for Zetsumetsu (Extinction) | Ko Nakagawa | Shu G. Momose | Yoshihiro Nishimura | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Cinemaport Studios | |||
| ABCs of Death 2 | Title Sequence | André Roessler & Isabel Greiwe | Animation by: Wolfgang Matzl & Moana Rom |
Wolfgang Matzl | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures | 2 hrs 4 mins | |
| A is for Amateur | Mads Heldtberg | Andrew Wheeler & Benjamin Kitchens | John Welsey Whitton | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Shadowcat Pictures | |||
| B is for Badger | Rob Entwistle | Nick Gillespie | Julian Barratt | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Rook Films | |||
| C is for Capital Punishment | Chad Hobson | Adam Hall | Julian Gilbey & William Gilbey | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Creativity Media | |||
| D is for Deloused | ZnO | Robert Morgan | Robert Morgan | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Swartz Can Talk Studios | |||
| Animation by: Robert Morgan | |||||||
| E is for Equilibrium | Kyle Newmaster | Pedro Luque | Carlos Rafael Betancourt | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, The Cortez Brothers Productions, Producciones de le 5th Avenida | |||
| F is for Falling | Frank Ilfman | Nir Bar | Omer Ben David | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Dream Catcher Productions | |||
| G is for Grandad | Rob Entwistle | Laurie Rose | Mark Brunett-Tenthree | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Rook Films | |||
| H is for Head Games | Michael Nanna | Animation by: Bill Plympton |
Sandrine Plympton & Wendy Cong Zhao | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Plymptoons Studios | |||
| I is for Invincible | Erwin Romulo | J.A. Tadeña | Jay Halili | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Reality Entertainment | |||
| J is for Jesus | Paulo Beto | José Roberto Eliezer | Paulo Sacramento | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, TC Filmes | |||
| K is for Knell | Vytis Puronas Maris Abolins & Andris Pakalns Janis Saldanais & Nadia Romanova |
Rolandas Leonavicius | Tomas Rugys | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Clan Su Productions, Okta Studios | |||
| L is for Legacy | Taiya Oviahon | Fortune Ejim Kazi | Amen Imasuen | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, IceSlides Films | |||
| M is for Masticate | Simon Thirlway | White Fence | Russell Lichter | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures | |||
| N is for Nexus | Jeff Grace & Graham Reznick | Larry Fessenden & Chris Skotchdopole | Larry Fessenden | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Glass Eye Pix Productions | |||
| O is for Ochlocracy (Mob Rule) | Hiroyuki Nagashima | Kenji Noguchi | Hajime Ohata | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Shaiker Co. Ltd. | |||
| P is for P-P-P-P SCARY! | Nikolay Doktorov | Clay Liford | Scott Colquitt | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Arts+Labor Studios | |||
| Q is for Questionnaire | Jonathan Snipes | Bridger Nielson | Rodney Ascher | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Highland Park Classics Productions | |||
| R is for Roulette | Stefan Will & Marco Dreckkötter | Moritz Schultheiss | Jan Hille | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, MBF Filmtechnick Hamberg | |||
| S is for Split | Sergio Moure | Jon Britt | Richard Blackburn | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, The Tea Shop & Film Company, Maniac Fiction Films, Filmscape Media | |||
| T is for Torture Porn | Kevvy Mental | Mahlon Todd Williams | Bruce MacKinnon | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Twisted Twins Productions | |||
| U is for Utopia | Alex Khaskin | Alex Gomez | Lindsay Allikas | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Lifeguard Productions, Copperheart Entertainment, | |||
| V is for Vacation | Paul Losada | John Rutland | Nick Wenger | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Jerome Sable & Nicholas Musurca Productions | |||
| W is for Wish | Jeremy Gillespie | Pierce Derks | Mike Hamilton | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures | |||
| X is for Xylophone | Raphaël Gesqua | Antoine Sanier | Sébastien de Sainte-Croix | ||||
| Y is for Youth | Jun Koyama | Shintaro Kuriyama | Kazuki Tobita | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Soychiume Productions | |||
| Z is for Zygote | William M. Nash & Chris Nash | Ioana Vasile | Michael Lane & Chris Nash | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Gasfire Films | |||
| ABC's of Death 2½ | M is for Magnetic Tape | Ryan Rathjen & Johnny Love | Cody Kennedy | Angela Seehagen | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Magnet Releasing Productions, Vimeo Entertainment | Magnet Releasing, Vimeo Inc., FilmBuff Distribution Co. |
1 hr 25 mins |
| M is for Maieusiophobia (The Fear of Giving Birth) | Rami Abdou | Christopher Younes & Jeff Sebastian | Christopher Younes | ||||
| Animation by: Christopher Younes | |||||||
| M is for Mailbox | Mauricio Zani | Aline Biz | Daniel Weber | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Magnet Releasing Productions, Vimeo Entertainment, Urubu Filmes | |||
| M is for Make Believe | Eric Dwight | Jason Westphal | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Magnet Releasing Productions, Vimeo Entertainment | ||||
| M is for Malnutrition | Jozef Vlk | Ivan Finta | Miroslav Roháček | ||||
| M is for Manure | Anwar Deeb | Jason Baskey | |||||
| M is for Marauder | Zachary Cotton | Steve Daniels | |||||
| M is for Mariachi | Eric Romary | Rommel Genciana | Eric Pennycoff | ||||
| M is for Marriage | Auditory Sculpture & Keith Schreiner | Philip A. Anderson | Todd E. Freeman | ||||
| M is for Martyr | Jacob Foy | J. Otis Dynamite | Peter Kuhn | ||||
| M is for Matador | Chase Horseman | Luke Bramley | Gigi Saul Guerrero & Luke Bramley | ||||
| M is for Meat | Ilya Kaplan | Wolfgang Matzl & Moana Rom | Wolfgang Matzl | ||||
| Animation by: Wolfgang Matzl | |||||||
| M is for Mermaid | Michael Connelley | Diego Madrigal | Michael Gilmore | ||||
| M is for Merry Christmas | Thomas Crabb | Rowan Stas, Ben Galler & Simon Curd | Joe Stas & Lloyd Stas | ||||
| M is for Mess | Arthur Presta | Carlos Faria | |||||
| M is for Messiah | Red Heartbreaker | Darren Borrowman | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Magnet Releasing Productions, Vimeo Entertainment, Borrowtime Films | ||||
| M is for Mind Meld | Joe Stacey | Jimmie Parker | Jara Wallace | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Magnet Releasing Productions, Vimeo Entertainment | |||
| M is for Miracle | Jorge Granda & Jorge Lacasta | Carlos Ferragut | Álvaro Núñez | ||||
| M is for Mobile | Burak Topalakcı | Taner Tamer | Murat Secan Subası | ||||
| M is for Mom | Zacarías M. de la Riva | Kyle Klütz | Alberto Bernad | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Magnet Releasing Productions, Vimeo Entertainment, 3Roundburst Productions | |||
| M is for Moonstruck | Scott Glasgow | Shannon Betz | Travis Betz | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Magnet Releasing Productions, Vimeo Entertainment | |||
| Animation by: Travis Betz | |||||||
| M is for Mormon Missionaries | Tommy Peskorz | Charles DeRosa | Peter Podgursky | ||||
| M is for Mother | Russ Howard III | Tristan Whitman | Ryan Bosworth | ||||
| M is for Muff | Jamie Murgatroyd | Tim Egan | Dave Redman | ||||
| M is for Munging | Paul Joyce | Nate Spivey | Jason Koch & Clint Kelly | ||||
| M is for Mutant | Heath Brown | Stuart Simpson | Stuart Simpson | Drafthouse Films, Timpson Films, Magnolia Pictures, Magnet Releasing Productions, Vimeo Entertainment, Lost Art Films 2013 | |||
| Animation by: Stuart Simpson | |||||||
Reception
editBox office performance
edit| Film | Box office gross | Box office ranking | Video sales gross |
Worldwide total gross income |
Budget | Worldwide total net income/loss |
Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | Other territories | Worldwide | All time North America |
All time worldwide | ||||||
| The ABCs of Death | $21,832 | $13,304 | $35,136 | #14,928 | #21,322 | Information not publicly available | >$35,136 | $130,000 | ≥-$94,864 | [9][24][25] |
| ABCs of Death 2 | $7,171 | — | $7,171 | #16,476 | #31,475 | $108,360 | $115,531 | $130,000 | -$14,469 | [10][26][27] |
| ABC's of Death 2½ | — | — | — | — | — | Information not publicly available | Information not publicly available | Information not publicly available[a] | >$0 | [28][29] |
| Totals | $29,003 | $13,304 | $42,307 | x̄ #10,468 | x̄ #17,599 | >$108,360 | >$150,667 | >$260,000 | ≥-$109,333 | |
Critical and public response
edit| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic |
|---|---|---|
| The ABCs of Death | 37% (67 reviews)[5] | 43/100 (16 reviews) [30] |
| ABCs of Death 2 | 73% (33 reviews)[6] | 53/100 (10 reviews)[31] |
| ABC's of Death 2½ | [to be determined][32] | — |
Notes
edit- ^ As each segment of this installment was independently produced by amateur filmmakers and submitted to the studio for a chance to feature in ABCs of Death 2, the individual small budgets of these segments are unknown; though they were not produced by the studio's funding.
References
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