Dashcam (horror film)

Dashcam (stylized as DASHCAM) is a 2021 computer screen horror film directed by Rob Savage and written by Gemma Hurley, Savage and Jed Shepherd.[1] It stars Annie Hardy and the film was produced by Jason Blum through his Blumhouse Productions banner. The entire film is shot from the perspective of either Hardy's hand-held iPhone or the dashcam in her car, as she livestreams her actions for viewers whose comments on the events are also displayed.[2]

Not to be confused with Dashcam (thriller film).
Dashcam
Directed byRob Savage
Written by
  • Gemma Hurley
  • Rob Savage
  • Jed Shepherd
Produced by
StarringAnnie Hardy
Edited byBrenna Rangott
Production
companies
Distributed byMomentum Pictures
Release date
  • 13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) (TIFF)
Running time
77 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • Canada
LanguageEnglish

Dashcam premiered in the Midnight Madness selection at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2021, where it was named second runner up for the People's Choice Award: Midnight Madness.[3]

Premise

A woman travels to the United Kingdom to escape COVID-19-related lockdowns in the United States and continues filming her livestreamed Band Car show, only to be drawn into a horrific situation when she is asked to transport the blood-spewing Angela in her car.[4]

Cast
  • Annie Hardy as Annie
  • Angela Enahoro as Angela
    • Faith Kiggundu as Young Angela
  • Amer Chadha-Patel as Stretch
  • Mogali Masuku as Angela's Mother
  • James Swanton as The Parasite
  • Jemma Moore as Gemma
  • Caroline Ward as The Bride
  • Edward Linard as The Groom
  • Emma Louise Webb as Flight Attendant
  • Seylan Baxter as Seylan

Release

Dashcam premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2021.[5] In February 2022, Momentum Pictures purchased the distribution rights for the film.[6]

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 57% based on 46 reviews, with an average rating of 5.3/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "DASHCAM is visually and thematically provocative, although the film's grating protagonist undercuts its effectiveness."[7] On Metacritic has a weighted average score of 45 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews."[8]

References
  1. "‘DASHCAM’ Film Review: Like an Internet Troll, In-Your-Face Horror Movie’s Shock Turns to Tedium". TheWrap, September 11, 2021.
  2. Jude Dry, "‘Dashcam’ Review: Chaotic Anti-Masker Fights Zombies in Brilliantly Bonkers ‘Blair Witch’ Redux". IndieWire, September 14, 2021.
  3. Steve Pond, "‘Belfast’ Wins Toronto Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award". TheWrap, September 18, 2021.
  4. "The Horror Movie Whose Monster Is a COVID Denier". Slate, September 16, 2021.
  5. Miska, Brad (August 4, 2021). "TIFF's Midnight Madness 2021 Brings the Chaos With 'Titane', 'You Are Not My Mother', Several Others! [Images]". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  6. Verhoeven, Beatrice (February 10, 2022). "Rob Savage's Dashcam Acquired by Momentum Pictures". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  7. "DASHCAM (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  8. "Dashcam Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
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