PHOTOS WERE TAKEN AT THE LOCATION IN JOSHUA TREE.

Lexi, a gentle child psychologist joins her super-wealthy friends on a trip to a mysterious vacation rental home in the desert. They are attacked by strangers and for the first time in their lives, the rich can’t buy their way to safety. Lexi must overcome the traumas of her past to survive a vicious game of survival, where the rich and the poor fight to the death.

STRANDED has the raw intensity of DELIVERANCE, and many twists like GET OUT. Where Jordan Peele's thriller took on racism, STRANDED is a comment on class warfare in America.

With three strong female leads, STRANDED serves the underrepresented women’s audience, who make up more than half of thriller and horror film viewers. STRANDED is character driven, and uses suspense over gore to tell a terrifying story of two women who must unite, to escape the Airbnb from Hell.

PRODUCTION TEAM

The following are all members of THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES, with many 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”

Producer - Daniel Lupi - Academy Nominations for Best Picture for “Phantom Thread” and “There Will Be Blood.”   Executive Producer, “Lincoln. Executive Producer, “Us.”  Executive Producer, Production Manager, “Ready Player One.”  Executive Producer, “Her.”

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, complex, 40-70 year old female villain. The question is: Is she a good woman forced to do horrible things or is she a bad person?’ 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

STRANDED taps into the universal fear of being trapped in a highly unfriendly environment, a fear that audiences around the world can relate to. Such thrillers and horror are in demand globally and don’t need big stars or a big budget to become a hit. With a talented cast and crew, and a modest budget, risk is minimized while the financial upside can be tremendous.

Our business plan is modeled after GET OUT, which cost $5 million and returned over $255 million worldwide. With sequels already being written, STRANDED can 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 to take advantage of this extremely valuable, one of a kind property.

SYNOPSIS

Lexi, an attractive 28 year old child psychologist joins her uber-wealthy friends on a trip to the desert to celebrate her ex’s birthday. She is smart and strong, but suffers from anxiety and faints when she sees blood. Things turn dire at the rental home when they discover their car keys are missing, they can’t communicate with the outside world, and town is a 40 mile trek through the desert.

Vicious locals begin terrorizing them. But when they come in for the kill, they all start laughing and reveal it was an elaborate prank set up by one of the rich guests. This is one of many twists in the film.

The upper and lower classes clash, and the situation degenerates into a vicious betting game of survival.

Lexi, instead of using ‘hard power’ like the men, she uses a more female approach, using ‘soft power.’ STRANDED tells the story of two women who initially hate each other, but when they save each others lives, they forge a deep bond and only together can they escape the Airbnb from Hell.

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, and enjoyed a very successful cable release and has over a half a million views on his Youtube channel.

REVIEWS of movies DIRECTED BY MATTHEW PATRICK that have similarities to STRANDED.

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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