22nd Calgary Underground Film Festival

April 17-27, 2025

13th CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival

November 19-23, 2025

Vicious Fun

Canada, 2020: 101 minutes: Canadian Premiere
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description

Joel, a caustic 1980’s film critic for a national horror magazine, finds himself unwittingly trapped in a self-help group for serial killers. With no other choice, Joel attempts to blend in with his homicidal surroundings or risk becoming the next victim. Can he match wits with five killers and make it through the night alive? VICIOUS FUN is a nostalgic horror-comedy from Canadian Director Cody Calahan (THE OAK ROOM, LET HER OUT, ANTISOCIAL)

LIVE Screening & Q&A Wednesday April 28th, 7pm!
Q&A GUESTS INCLUDE: Actors Evan Marsh, Amber Goldfarb, David Koechner, Ari Millen, Julian Richings, Sean Baek, Mark Gibson, Kristopher Bowman, John Fray & Director Cody Calahan & Producer Chad Archibald! 

OFFICIAL SELECTION
Sitges Film Festival 2020
Monster Fest 2020
Glasgow Film Festival 2021
Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival 2021
Imagine Film Festival 2021

DIRECTOR'S BIO
Cody Calahan is a Canadian filmmaker and co-owner of the production house Black Fawn Films. Calahan has directed five feature films including THE OAK ROOM, LET HER OUT, and the ANTISOCIAL film series. His debut feature ANTISOCIAL, premiered at the Fantasia International Film Festival to a sold-out crowd with the festival heralding the film as “a next-generation horror satire with an absolutely genius hook.” In addition to his directing credentials, Calahan has produced twelve feature films, while also accumulating a total of five feature film writing credits.

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press for Vicious Fun

"A terrific balance of horror and humor that will appeal to the masses, marking VICIOUS FUN one of the best horror comedies of the year."
- Screen Anarchy

details

Comedy / Horror / Narrative

English
101 minutes

credits

Director
Cody Calahan

Producers
Chad Archibald
Cody Calahan

Screenwriter
James Villeneuve

Cinematographer
Jeff Maher

Cast
Evan Marsh
Amber Goldfarb
Ari Millen
Julian Richings
David Koechner
Robert Maillet

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Official website:
http://www.breakthroughentertainment.com/project/vicious-fun/

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community

Presenting Partners

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