Welcome to Willits
Welcome to Willits is a 2016 American science fiction comedy horror film directed by Trevor Ryan and starring Bill Sage, Sabina Gadecki, Anastasia Baranova, Dolph Lundgren, Thomas Dekker, Chris Zylka, Serge Levin, Garrett Clayton and Rory Culkin.[1][2][3][4]
| Welcome to Willits | |
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| Directed by | Trevor Ryan |
| Written by | Tim Ryan |
| Produced by | Jon Keeyes Scott Levenson Jordan Yale Levine Shaun Sanghani |
| Starring | Bill Sage Sabina Gadecki Anastasia Baranova Dolph Lundgren Thomas Dekker Chris Zylka Garrett Clayton Rory Culkin Serge Levin |
| Cinematography | Che Broadnax |
| Edited by | Phillip Blackford |
| Music by | Jeremy Little |
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| Distributed by | IFC Midnight |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Deep in the Northern California woods, in the heart of the notorious Emerald Triangle, lies a remote cabin. Bill Sage is pot farmer in the area who believes his farms have been invaded by aliens. Sage's paranoia continues to grow.
Residents of the area are suffering from attacks from mysterious creatures.
When Sage catches a wayward group of campers on his land, the situation quickly escalates into total carnage.[5]
Cast
- Bill Sage as Brock, a drug-addicted pot farmer who hallucinates campers into aliens but he allows to kill everybody
- Chris Zylka as Jeremiah
- Anastasia Baranova as Courtney
- Sabina Gadecki as Peggy
- Garrett Clayton as Zack
- Rory Culkin as Possum
- Thomas Dekker as Klaus
- Dolph Lundgren as Officer Derek Hutchinson, a local officer of the police department
- Serge Levin as Officer Jackson, Derek Hutchinson's partner
Production
Development
An adaptation of the sci-fi/horror short "Welcome to Willits: After Sundown."[6]
Reception
Critical response
The Los Angeles Times found the movie promising with a loopy energy, but finally the movie was unfocused. The found the film promising enough to hope for more efforts from the filmmakers.[7]
References
- Miska, Brad (24 August 2017). "'Welcome To Willits' Trailer Battles Comedy and Creatures". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- McHatton, Erik (13 November 2017). "Welcome to Willits (2017)". Dread Central. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- Ramos, Dino-Ray (12 July 2017). "IFC Midnight Acquires Horror Comedy 'Welcome To Willits'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- Collis, Clark (24 August 2017). "Alien monsters and drug madness collide in Welcome to Willits trailer". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- "Review: 'Welcome to Willits' is a weird and woozy slasher and aliens flick". Los Angeles Times. 28 September 2017.
- "Teresa Palmer to Star in 'Welcome to Willits,' Based on SXSW Short". 16 March 2015.
- "Review: 'Welcome to Willits' is a weird and woozy slasher and aliens flick". Los Angeles Times. 28 September 2017.