Home Movie

Home Movie is a 2011 American Teen Slasher Horror film directed by Rian Johnson and written by first time writer Megan Thompson.

The film stars Kay Panabaker, Rory Culkin, Emily Meade, Spencer Treat Clark, Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Shia LeBeouf, Ashley Rickards, Corey Feldman and Toni Collette.

The film was distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures.

The plot concerns an aspiring filmmaker and high school outcast Jake Kelley attempting to catch the affection of Lindsay Swanson, the most popular girl in school. When Lindsay tells Jake a secret about what happened on a trip during the summer, Jake goes on a horror film-esque quest to make things right with her but with revenge on his mind.

The film garnered rave reviews from critics and audiences for it's skewering of the slasher genre and for it's story, direction, cast and maturity. Home Movie was a surprise box office hit, grossing $240 million dollars worldwide.

Note: This article is dedicated to Megan Thompson, the writer of Home Movie. Her script from Simply Scripts was a wonderful read and i loved every minute of it.

Cast

 * Kay Panabaker as Lindsay Swanson
 * Rory Culkin as Jake Kelley
 * Emily Meade as Amber Fisher
 * Daryl Sabara as Ry Conner
 * Spencer Treat Clark as Todd Anders
 * Alexa Vega as Jenny James
 * Ashley Rickards as Katherine "Kitt" Gaines
 * Shia LeBeouf as Peter Lowndes
 * Toni Collette as Loretta Kelley
 * Corey Feldman as Mr. MacDonald

Script
Home Movie