From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Freakdog is a 2008 horror film by Paddy Breathnach, also released under the title Red Mist in the UK and Ireland.

Plot

Medical students spike the drink of one of their colleagues, accidentally putting him into a coma. One of the students (Arielle Kebbel) attempts to revive him using an experimental drug. The result has horrible and unintended consequences.

Cast

• Arielle Kebbel as Katherine
• Sarah Carter as Kim
• Andrew Lee Potts as Kenneth, the janitor, cruelly nicknamed "Freakdog"
• Stephen Dillane as Doctor Harris
• Alex Wyndham as Jake
• Katie McGrath as Harriet
• Martin Compston as Sean
• Michael Jibson as Steve
• MyAnna Buring as Shelby

Production

Although set in the United States, the film was shot on location in Belfast, Northern Ireland.^[1][2]

Reception

The film received a limited cinema release and reviews of the film were generally poor. Rotten Tomatoes gave it only 8% based on twelve reviews.

Darrell Moen of the Examiner gave the film a positive review. He describes the film as a vehicle for actress Arielle Kebbel, noting her role in Red Mist gives her the chance to carry a film and that she is "brilliant". He commends the ensemble cast "who gelled to put on a really good show". The film is not without flaws, the concept requires a certain suspension of disbelief, and the premise starts out as another version of I Know What You Did Last Summer but rises from the slasher horror to more of a physiological thriller. ^[3]

Home media

DVD and Blu-Ray were released February 10, 2009.^[4]

References

External links

• Freakdog at the Internet Movie Database
• Freakdog at Allmovie
• Freakdog at Rotten Tomatoes