''Daniel's Gotta Die'' is a 2022 Canadian

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directed by Jeremy LaLonde and written by Matthew Dressel. The film stars

Joel David Moore Joel David Moore (born September 25, 1977) is an American character actor and director. Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Moore studied acting in college before relocating to Los Angeles to pursue a film career. His first major role was as Owen ...

, Jason Jones, Mary Lynn Rajskub,

Carly Chaikin Carly Hannah Chaikin (born March 26, 1990) is an American actress. Her acting career began in 2009 and she received her breakout role two years later, co-starring as Dalia Royce in the ABC sitcom ''Suburgatory''. She played the role until the se ...

Chantel Riley Chantel Riley is a Jamaican Canadians, Jamaican Canadian actress. Riley made her stage debut in 2011 playing the character of Nala in a German production of ''The Lion King'' in Hamburg. The following year she played the same character on Bro ...

, Iggy Pop, and

Bob Saget Robert Lane Saget (May 17, 1956 – January 9, 2022) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and television host. Saget played Danny Tanner on the ABC sitcom ''Full House'' (1987-1995), and reprised the role for its Netflix sequel '' Fulle ...

. It is Saget's final film before his death.

Premise

Daniel Powell's plan to reconnect with his siblings hits a snag when he discovers they all want to kill him for his inheritance. As the brothers and sisters are forced to spend the weekend together at the family beach house on the Cayman Islands, one thing becomes painfully clear: Daniel's going to find out what family means, even if it kills him.

Cast

Production

The screenplay was originally titled ''Killing Daniel'' and written by Dressel in 2011. It was originally slated to enter production in 2015, with

Bill Duke William Henry Duke Jr. (born February 26, 1943) is an American actor and film director. Known for his physically imposing frame, Duke works primarily in the action and crime drama genres often as a character related to law enforcement. Frequently ...

directing a primarily

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cast, but was not completed at that time. After LaLonde signed on as director, the film re-entered production in 2021, under the title ''Blue Iguana''.

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began on the island of

Grand Cayman Grand Cayman is the largest of the three Cayman Islands and the location of the territory's capital, George Town. In relation to the other two Cayman Islands, it is approximately 75 miles (121 km) southwest of Little Cayman and 90 miles (1 ...

on March 8, 2021 and concluded on April 2, 2021.

Release

''Daniel's Gotta Die'' premiered at the Austin Film Festival on October 28, 2022.

References

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* 2022 films 2022 comedy films 2022 independent films 2022 thriller films 2020s Canadian films 2020s comedy thriller films 2020s English-language films Canadian comedy thriller films Canadian independent films English-language Canadian films Films about dysfunctional families Films about inheritances Films directed by Jeremy Lalonde Films set in the Cayman Islands Films shot in the Cayman Islands {{2020s-Canada-film-stub