Rotten
Likely to inspire much exiting stage left and right.
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
Overview
A high-end musical theater camp is terrorized by a bloodthirsty killer who hates musical theater.
Director and cast
- Jerome Sable Director
- Alexandra MacDonald as Camilla Swanson
- Meat Loaf as Roger McCall
- Douglas Smith as Buddy Swanson
- Minnie Driver as Kylie Swanson
- Brandon Uranowitz as Artie Getz
- Melanie Leishman as Liz Silver
- Thomas Alderson as David Martin
- Kent Nolan as Joel Hopton
- Ephraim Ellis as Sam Brownstein
- Leanne Miller as Sheila Kerry
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
35%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Writer-director Jerome Sable, who co-wrote the songs with Eli Batalion, has a sharp ear for musical pastiche, from Andrew Lloyd Weber to heavy metal. But he comes up flat on the horror-musical spoof.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Rotten
Give the movie some zip, a few memorable songs and a stronger third act, and (to paraphrase Mr. Sondheim) something good's just out of reach.
Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times
Rotten
This horror musical has about 20 comically inspired minutes before devolving into increasingly moribund genre-spoofing territory.
Andrew Barker, Variety
Rotten
Whether it's being sexy, jokey or homicidal, "Stage Fright" doesn't deliver the goods with sufficient spirit. It lacks the sparkle to be a truly killer show.
Mark Jenkins, Washington Post
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