''Ring Ring'' is a 2019 American comedy thriller horror
[ film directed by Adam Marino and starring Malcolm Goodwin, Kirby Bliss Blanton, Tommy Kijas and ]Lou Ferrigno
Louis Jude Ferrigno Sr. (; born November 9, 1951) is an American actor and retired professional bodybuilder. He won an IFBB Mr. America title and two consecutive IFBB Mr. Universe titles, and appeared in the documentary film '' Pumping Iron'' ...
.
Premise
After being fired, a telemarketing group steals the contact list of the company's customers thinking of opening their own business, but they lose the phone where numbers are kept. Searching for the lost device on Halloween night, they end up trapped in the home of a drug addict.
Cast
* Kirby Bliss Blanton as Amber
*Lou Ferrigno
Louis Jude Ferrigno Sr. (; born November 9, 1951) is an American actor and retired professional bodybuilder. He won an IFBB Mr. America title and two consecutive IFBB Mr. Universe titles, and appeared in the documentary film '' Pumping Iron'' ...
as Mr. Daniels
* Malcolm Goodwin as Will
*Tommy Kijas as Jacob
* Josh Zuckerman as Jason
* Alex Shaffer as Damien
Release
The film was released on July 19, 2019.[
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Reception
Bradley Gibson of ''Film Threat
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'' rated the film a 7 out of 10 saying that "the film gets a lot of things right, a few things wrong, and a couple of things deeply weird, which is not a bad mix for a thriller horror-comedy."
Frank Scheck
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''Th ...
of ''The Hollywood Reporter
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'' gave the film a negative review and wrote, "But despite its very brief running time, the movie feels plodding, never quite managing to land either the intended dark humor or scares to which it aspires." In his review on ''Los Angeles Times
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'', Noel Murray said "it's like a series of uncompleted writing prompts".
See also
* List of comedy horror films
* List of films set around Halloween
This is a list of films set on or around Halloween.
Children's and family
* '' A-Haunting We Will Go'' (1966)
* '' The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad'' (1949)
* '' The Addams Family'' (1991)
* '' The Addams Family'' (2019)
* '' Alpha and Ome ...
* List of horror films of 2019
* List of holiday horror films
Holiday-themed horror films or holiday horror are a subgenre of horror films set during holidays. Holiday horror films can be presented in short or long formats, and typically utilize common themes, images, and motifs from the holidays during which ...
References
External links
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* {{Rotten Tomatoes, ring_ring
2010s English-language films
English-language independent films
2010s American films
2019 comedy horror films
2019 independent films
American independent films
American comedy horror films
American comedy thriller films
2019 horror thriller films
American horror thriller films
Halloween horror films
American films about Halloween