PHOTOS TAKEN BY MATTHEW PATRICK AT HIS MOVIE RANCH IN JOSHUA TREE.
Lexi, a 28 year old child psychologist, joins her uber-wealthy friends on a trip to a mysterious vacation rental home deep in the desert. They are attacked by strangers and for the first time in their lives, the rich can’t buy their way out. Lexi is smart and brave, but suffers from anxiety and faints at the sight of blood. She must bond with Gina, 28 and an heiress, to survive a vicious game of survival.
STRANDED has the raw intensity of DELIVERANCE, twists like GET OUT, and and culminates into the action of THE HUNGER GAMES. Where Jordan Peele's thriller took on racism, STRANDED takes on class warfare.
Three strong female leads drive a character driven thriller that uses suspense over gore to tell the terrifying story of the Airbnb from Hell. STRANDED aims to serve the underrepresented audience of women that make up more than half of horror and thriller audience, and has sequels already developed.
PRODUCTION TEAM INCLUDES:
The following team are all members of THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES, with some having received ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS.
Director, Co-Writer, Producer - Matthew Patrick - Nominated for Academy Award for “Graffiti” and won a Student Academy Award for “Triptych”
Editor - Larry Bock - “Bring It On,” “Down with Love,” Series “American Family,” “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure,” “Rambo First Blood Part 2.”
Production Designer - Kelly Berry – As Set Decorator, “Maze Runner,” “Spy,” “Expendables 3,” “Paranormal Activity 3.”
Visual Consultant - Bob Kurtz - Multiple Emmy winning animator.
Post Sound - Michael Dressel - “Dunkirk,” “A Star is Born,” “Sicario, “Sully,” ”American Sniper,” “Transformers the Last Knight.”
CAST
STRANDED features five smart sexy characters in their late 20’s, and a multilayered and complex 40-70 year old female anti-villain. Is she a bad person or is she a good woman forced to do terrible things to save her daughter?’ Hollywood typically does not write feature roles for women in this age group and we feel confident we will attract a great actress.
PHOTOS TAKEN BY MATTHEW PATRICK AT HIS 100 ACRE JOSHUA TREE MOVIE RANCH
Thrillers and Horror translate well into other languages, and are in demand around the world. STRANDED taps into the universal fear of being trapped in a unfriendly environment. With a talented cast and crew, great script, and a modest budget, STRANDED’s financial upside is tremendous while risk is minimized with a budget and no need for big stars.
Our business plan is modeled after GET OUT, which cost $5 million and returned over $255 million worldwide. With sequels already being written, we plan for STRANDED to evolve into an extremely lucrative franchise. GET OUT received 3 Academy Award Nominations and one win. We have the potential of receiving recognition also.
90% of STRANDED is to be shot at the Director’s exclusive 100 acre movie ranch known as SHADOW RANCH. The movie was written in mind to take advantage of this priceless, one of a kind property.
DIRECTOR
Director, Co-writer, and Producer, MATTHEW PATRICK has directed movies, movies for television and short films. He was Nominated for an Academy Award and is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Directors Guild of America. Matthew explored similar themes in his thriller, TAINTED BLOOD which features five female leads including Raquel Welch, and has over 650 thousand views on Youtube.
REVIEWS of movies DIRECTED BY MATTHEW PATRICK that have similarities to STRANDED.
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TAINTED BLOOD "This neat little thriller directed by Matthew Patrick makes a valiant effort to conceal the killer’s identity and keep the level of interest high as one revelation after another sets the pendulum swinging between suspects.” CINEFANTASTIQUE
HIDER IN THE HOUSE “Is a tense psychological suspense film which cannily explores family politics with sour wit and distinctly macabre conclusions. TIME OUT
HIDER IN THE HOUSE “Patrick resists the clichéd mannerisms and overt violence of the contemporary horror movie in favor of uneasy intimacy, diffuse lighting and intelligent characterization. Worth looking out for." THE GUARDIAN
HIDER IN THE HOUSE "Director Matthew Patrick shares Hitchcock's preference for the power of suspense over surprise: what grips an audience most is not knowing what's going to happen but how and when." SUNDAY TRIBUNE
HIDER IN THE HOUSE “Solid performances, intriguing plot and an interesting play on the 'villain or victim?' theme make director Matthew Patrick's film a delight trimmed with cunning and terror." FILM MONTHLY
ATRAPADOS (Trapped) “Is a staggering and haunting film, directed by Matthew Patrick.” LOS ANGELES TIMES
ATRAPADOS (Trapped) "A real hybrid - an apocalyptic, science-fantasy. For an independent film, this is not only astoundingly original, but extremely well made, and so strange it's got to be believable. Colorful, mysterious and unlike anything you've ever seen." CITY PAGES
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