Bryan Loves You is a 2008 horror film directed by Seth Landau. The film relates the supposed true story of the Cult of the Bryans who took over a small Arizona town in 1993. It was shot in 17 days with a budget of $25,000.[1] It was released on DVD on September 23, 2008 by Anchor Bay Entertainment.
| Bryan Loves You | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Seth Landau |
| Written by | Seth Landau |
| Produced by | Seth Landau |
| Starring | Seth Landau, George Wendt, Tiffany Shepis, Daniel Roebuck and Tony Todd |
| Cinematography | Jayson Crothers |
| Edited by | Greg Robbins |
| Music by | P. Daniel Newman |
| Distributed by | Anchor Bay |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25,000 |
Plot
editThe plot revolves around a 32-year-old psychotherapist as he begins to suspect that the local religious cult has been murdering the town's citizens. He soon becomes sucked into a web of mysterious happenings, with the cult of the 'Bryans' being the focal point. The film uses the 'found footage' format, and claims that the film is a compilation of security footage.
Cast
edit- Seth Landau as Jonathan
- George Wendt as Mr. Flynn
- Tiffany Shepis as Cindy
- Daniel Roebuck as Professor Spine
- Tony Todd as The Narrator
- Bobby Slayton as The Interviewer
- Brinke Stevens as Nurse
- Jilon VanOver as Brody
- Lloyd Kaufman as Jonathan's Helper
Reception
editCritical reception for the film has been mixed to negative,[2][3] with Dread Central criticizing the film's lack of realism, saying "Watching “found footage” shouldn’t have the viewer asking questions like, “Why is everyone acting so overly evil?”"[4] About.com's Mark Harris negatively reviewed the film, stating that "Bryan is mostly made up of drawn-out moments of inconsequential activity loosely tied together by a scenario that never delivers."[5]
JoBlo.com reviewed the film positively, giving it three-and-half "Arrows in the Head", and writing that despite the film's resemblance to previous horror works such as Clockwork Orange, the movie "still feels fresh and inventive".[6] MovieWeb called the film "a masterfully creepy ride through religious fundamentalism gone horribly awry".[7]
References
edit- ^ "Beware of this 'cult' classic - A&E - the Temple News". Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
- ^ Bryan Loves You Archived 2012-05-16 at the Wayback Machine Emol.org
- ^ Bryan Loves You Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine DVD Verdict
- ^ Bryan Loves You (DVD) Dread Central
- ^ Bryan Loves You DVD Archived 2012-08-30 at the Wayback Machine[failed verification] About.com
- ^ BRYAN LOVES YOU Archived 2014-01-08 at the Wayback Machine JoBlo.com
- ^ REEL ADVICE: Bryan Loves You MovieWeb