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Spirit Halloween: The Movie is a 2022 American supernatural horror film directed by David Poag in his feature film directorial debut,[1] and written by Billie Bates.[2] Produced in partnership with the Spirit Halloween retailer, the film stars Christopher Lloyd and Rachael Leigh Cook, and follows three middle schoolers who find themselves locked in a haunted Spirit Halloween store on Halloween night.[1]

Spirit Halloween: The Movie
Promotional release poster
Directed by	David Poag
Written by	Billie Bates
Produced by	Shannon Houchins Noor Ahmed Michael Hagerty
Starring	Donavan Colan Marissa Reyes Jaiden J. Smith Dylan Martin Frankel Rachael Leigh Cook Christopher Lloyd
Cinematography	Andy Kugler
Edited by	Joel Griffen
Music by	Jordan Lehning
Production companies	Strike Back Studios Hideout Pictures Particular Crowd
Distributed by	Strike Back Studios
Release date	September 30, 2022 (2022-09-30)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Spirit Halloween: The Movie was released theatrically on September 30, 2022, before being released on video-on-demand (VOD) platforms on October 11, 2022.[3][4]

Plot

In the 1940s, an evil man named Alec Windsor attempts to take down an orphanage so that he can buy the land. He gets cursed by a witch and dies, however, his spirit lived on in the physical realm. In the present day, three friends - Jake, Bo, and Carson - decide to secretly spend Halloween night in a Spirit Halloween store, not realizing it sits on the same land where Windsor was cursed.

Cast

• Donovan Colan[1][5] as Jake
• Marissa Reyes[1][5] as Kate,[3] Carson's older sister.
• Jaiden J. Smith[1][5] as Bo
• Dylan Frankel[1][5] as Carson
• Rachael Leigh Cook[1][5] as Sue, Jake's mother, and a recently remarried widow.[3][6]
• Christopher Lloyd[1][5] as Alec Windsor, a wealthy land developer who mysteriously disappeared one Halloween night. His spirit is said to haunt the town in which the film is set each year on Halloween for one hour.[3][6]
• Marla Gibbs as Grandma G[1][5]

Production

Production on Spirit Halloween: The Movie began in late 2021 and wrapped in February 2022.[3] The film was not publicly announced until April 11, 2022, when Christopher Lloyd and Rachael Leigh Cook were confirmed to star in it.[1] The film is produced by Strike Back Studios, Hideout Pictures, and Particular Crowd, in an official partnership with Spirit Halloween.[1][7]

Noor Ahmed, president of Strike Back Studios, stated, "One of the reasons I immediately connected with the script is it is very much inspired by some of my favorite kid adventure films growing up, from The Goonies, Gremlins, Monster Squad, and so many great films made by Amblin Entertainment".[1]

The film was shot in Rome, Georgia and Nashville, Tennessee.[8] The film was also shot at an actual Spirit Halloween store in Rome, which was formerly occupied by Toys "R" Us.[9][10]

Release

Distribution

The film debuted in theaters September 30, 2022, followed by a release on video-on-demand (VOD) on October 11, 2022.[3][4]

Marketing

A trailer for the film premiered at the opening of Spirit Halloween's flagship store in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, on July 30, 2022.[3] The trailer was also shown at Midsummer Scream, a Halloween- and horror-themed convention in Long Beach, California, on July 31.[11]

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 54% based on 26 critics' reviews, with an average rating of 4.8/10.[12] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 48 out of 100 based on eight critics' reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[13]

Meagan Navarro of Bloody Disgusting gave the film a score of two-and-a-half out of five, writing that it "serves as an effective showcase of the store's catalog", but "never fully utilizes its store setting to its advantage, though. The feature opts to spotlight only a handful of items in what amounts to an endless chase between the boys and a ghostly villain instead of using the setup to build an atmosphere or a haunted funhouse feel."[14] Navarro concluded that, "it's not the story or its characters that linger in mind once those end credits hit; it's the items that'll fill up your Spirit Halloween wish lists."[14] Jordan Hoffman of The A.V. Club gave the film a grade of "C–", likening the experience of watching it to the experience of visiting a Spirit Halloween store: "Most of the stuff in there is, let's face it, mass-produced crap. [...] It's all smiles going in, which turns quickly to boredom, before an unsatisfied exit."[15] Hoffman called the film "harmless and less than 80 minutes if you turn it off before the credits are done. It's just so embarrassingly thin. The few chuckles are all the more depressing when you realize that this could have been a winner with a clever screenwriter and a competent director."[15]

References

Further reading

• Barsanti, Sam (April 11, 2022). "A movie about Spirit Halloween stores is in the works, and we assume you have no further questions". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 12, 2022.

External links

• Spirit Halloween: The Movie at IMDb

На других языках

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- [en] Spirit Halloween: The Movie

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[ru] Ночь в магазине ужастиков

«Ночь в магазине ужастиков» (англ. Spirit Halloween: The Movie) — американский семейный фэнтезийно-приключенческий фильм, события которого разворачиваются преимущественно в розничном магазине знаменитой сезонной сети Spirit Halloween, торгующей игрушками и символикой, связанной с праздником Хэллоуин. Премьера картины в широком российском кинопрокате запланирована на 20 октября 2022 года[1]. Spirit Halloween: The Movie — это американское название фильма. Его международное название — Spooky Night[2].

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