Slaughterhouse Rulez

Slaughterhouse Rulez is a 2018 British-American-Canadian comedy-horror film directed by Crispian Mills. Written by Mills and Henry Fitzherbert, the film's cast features Asa Butterfield, Finn Cole, Hermione Corfield, Michael Sheen, with Nick Frost and Simon Pegg. The film follows an illustrious British boarding school which turns into a battleground of survival after a mysterious sinkhole appears at a nearby fracking site, causing unspeakable horror to be released into the world.

Slaughterhouse Rulez
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCrispian Mills
Produced by
  • Charlotte Walls
  • Huberta Von Liel
Screenplay by
  • Henry Fitzherbert
  • Crispian Mills
Starring
Music byJon Ekstrand
CinematographyJohn de Borman
Edited byPeter Christelis
Production
company
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release date
  • 31 October 2018 (2018-10-31) (United Kingdom)
  • 17 May 2019 (2019-05-17) (United States)
Running time
103 minutes
Country
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Canada
LanguageEnglish
Budget£5.2 million
Box office£738,000

Slaughterhouse Rulez was released on Halloween night in the United Kingdom and on 17 May, 2019 in the United States.

Premise

Donald Wallace (Finn Cole), of humble background, enrols in Slaughterhouse, an exclusive public school, and struggles to fit in. The Headmaster (Michael Sheen) has authorised fracking on the grounds of raising money, and the mining process releases aggressive subterranean creatures. Wallace rallies a group of pupils to fight the monsters.

Cast

Production

This is the first film from Stolen Picture, a film and TV production company formed by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.[1] The film is produced by Catalyst Global Media and Sony Pictures International.

Release

The film was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 31 October 2018.[2][3]

Reception

Critical response

The film received largely mixed to negative reviews from film critics. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 39% based on 33 reviews, with an average rating of 4.89/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "An uneven blend of horror and comedy that fails to satisfy on either front, Slaughterhouse Rulez aims for B-movie fun but doesn't make the grade."[4] The film generated revenue of £737,670 from cinemas worldwide.

Marketing

The first trailer of the film was released online (initially via Twitter) on 9 August 2018.[5]

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References
  1. "Simon Pegg And Nick Frost Producing Slaughterhouse Rulez". 16 May 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. "Simon Pegg and Nick Frost teaming up to produce horror-comedy film Slaughterhouse Rulez". 18 May 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  3. "Finn Cole To Star In 'Slaughterhouse Rulez' From Simon Pegg & Nick Frost's Stolen Picture; Michael Sheen, Asa Butterfield Also Cast". 7 August 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  4. "Slaughterhouse Rulez (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  5. Orange, B. Alan (9 August 2018). "Slaughterhouse Rulez Trailer: Simon Pegg & Nick Frost Open a Gateway to Hell". movieweb. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
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