SummaryStarry-eyed teenager Camilla Swanson wants to follow in her mother's footsteps and become a Broadway diva, but she's stuck working in the kitchen of a snobby performing arts camp. Determined to change her destiny, she sneaks in to audition for the summer showcase and lands a lead role in the play, but just as rehearsals begin, blood starts to spi... Read More
Directed By:Jerome Sable
Written By:Jerome Sable, Eli Batalion
Stage Fright
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
39
User score
Mixed or Average
5.2
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
39
8% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
54% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
38% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
May 7, 2014
75
It’s half "Friday the 13th," half "Phantom of the Paradise," and just cheesy enough to work.
May 8, 2014
50
It’s inspired enough to draw attention to ways that it doesn’t realize its potential.
May 7, 2014
50
Despite Meat Loaf’s hammily entertaining turn as the desperate owner of a musical theater summer camp, the film fails to live up to its obvious inspirations.
May 6, 2014
38
As horror musicals go, Stage Fright is never more than an out-of-town tryout.
May 6, 2014
30
Stage Fright's lopsided tone wouldn't be so confounding if the horror elements worked or if writer-director Jerome Sable's music, co-composed with Eli Batalion, weren't so forgettable.
May 15, 2014
20
None of it works, really, as either musical satire or genre Chex mix.
User score
Mixed or Average
5.2
29% Positive
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
41% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
29% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
Oct 31, 2020
4
I had just said recently that if you don't know how to handle the genres that you're including in your story, you run the risk of it becoming unbalanced and Stage Fright is another excellent example of this. Its biggest problems are that at times it feels very goofy, and at others it takes itself too seriously and the mix doesn't come out smoothly for the same reason. It's a mashup that doesn't land any of its punches, and the predictability weakens the rest of the effort and that's why the film falls apart so easily.
Feb 17, 2015
3
This was on Netflix, so I gave it a shot. It bored the hell out of me. The movie had a couple of bloody parts, but, for a slasher movie, not nearly enough of them. The twist was predictable, and the last twenty minutes were completely incomprehensible. Not recommended.
Production Company:
- Serendipity Point Films
- XYZ Films
- Citizen Jones
Release Date:May 9, 2014
Duration:1 h 29 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Sing Your Heart Out!
Awards
SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
iHorror Awards
• 1 Nomination
