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  • 2014
  • R
  • Magnet Releasing
  • 1 h 29 m
  • 2014
  • R
  • Magnet Releasing
  • 1 h 29 m

Summary Starry-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 star...

Directed By: Jerome Sable

Written By: Eli Batalion, Jerome Sable

  • 2014
  • R
  • Magnet Releasing
  • 1 h 29 m
  • 2014
  • R
  • Magnet Releasing
  • 1 h 29 m

Stage Fright

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
39
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 37 User Ratings
7.7
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Summary Starry-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 star...

Directed By: Jerome Sable

Written By: Eli Batalion, Jerome Sable

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
39
8% Positive
1 Review
54% Mixed
7 Reviews
38% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
39
8% Positive
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54% Mixed
7 Reviews
38% Negative
5 Reviews

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75
May 7, 2014
It’s half "Friday the 13th," half "Phantom of the Paradise," and just cheesy enough to work.
By Keith Staskiewicz FULL REVIEW
50
May 8, 2014
It’s inspired enough to draw attention to ways that it doesn’t realize its potential.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW
50
May 7, 2014
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.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
50
Apr 8, 2014
The songs are fine; the slaughter is sub-standard.
By Scott Tobias FULL REVIEW
38
May 6, 2014
As horror musicals go, Stage Fright is never more than an out-of-town tryout.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
30
May 6, 2014
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.
By Simon Abrams FULL REVIEW
20
May 15, 2014
None of it works, really, as either musical satire or genre Chex mix.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 37 User Ratings
7.7
68% Positive
25 Ratings
19% Mixed
7 Ratings
14% Negative
5 Ratings

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 37 User Ratings
7.7
68% Positive
25 Ratings
19% Mixed
7 Ratings
14% Negative
5 Ratings

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Production Company Serendipity Point Films, XYZ Films, Citizen Jones
Release Date May 9, 2014
Duration 1 h 29 m
Rating R
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Tagline Sing Your Heart Out!
Website https://www.facebook.com/stagefrightthefilm
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Awards

SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
iHorror Awards
• 1 Nomination

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