Bad Fever

Bad Fever
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDustin Guy Defa
Written byDustin Guy Defa
Produced byDustin Guy Defa
Starring
CinematographyMike Gioulakis
Edited by
Distributed byFactory 25
Release date
  • March 11, 2011 (2011-03-11) (SXSW)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Bad Fever is a 2011 American independent drama film directed by Dustin Guy Defa.

Synopsis

A relationship occurs between a wishful stand-up comedian (Kentucker Audley) and a shady drifter (Eleonore Hendricks).

Cast

  • 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

On 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]

References

  1. ^ Bad Fever, retrieved 2022-08-20
  2. ^ Bad Fever, retrieved 2022-08-20
  3. ^ "Bad Fever". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2022-08-20.


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