Bad Fever is a 2011 American independent drama film directed by Dustin Guy Defa.
Bad Fever | |
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Directed by | Dustin Guy Defa |
Written by | Dustin Guy Defa |
Produced by | Dustin Guy Defa |
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Cinematography | Mike Gioulakis |
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Distributed by | Factory 25 |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Synopsis
editA relationship occurs between a wishful stand-up comedian (Kentucker Audley) and a shady drifter (Eleonore Hendricks).
Cast
edit- Kentucker Audley as Eddie
- Eleonore Hendricks as Irene
- Allison Baar as Yoko
- Hayward Buchanan as Hank
- Scott Parisi as Waiter
- Dane Stevens as Burt
- Annette Wright as Mama
- Dustin Guy Defa as Larry
Reception
editOn the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 50%, based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 3.4/10.[1] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 43 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[2]
Richard Brody of The New Yorker praised the direction, saying: "Defa exerts delicate control over his incendiary material and evokes emotional terrors with a sympathetic directness; his raw-toned drama is quietly hectic and brutally poignant."[3]
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