Overview
Pay To Die is a horror-comedy that lampoons crowdfunding culture and independent filmmaking. The film is directed by the duo Shawn C. Phillips and Lauren Francesca and is being distributed by BayView Entertainment. It is currently available to stream on Amazon and Fandango.
Cast and Creative Credits
- Robert Carradine — appears in one of his final screen roles
- Jeff Richards — stars, co-produced and contributed music
- Bai Ling
- James Duval
- Ken Davitian
- Angel Salazar
- Joe Estevez
- Lorelei Linklater
- Kato Kaelin
Premise
The film follows a struggling commercial director who launches a Kickstarter-style campaign to finance a slasher movie. As production moves forward, he becomes entangled with fame-seeking actors, former celebrities, obsessive fans and opportunists, with the boundaries between making a film and real-life horror collapsing. Carradine is credited as the police officer investigating the murders depicted in the story.
Context
Pay To Die comes from filmmakers Shawn C. Phillips and Lauren Francesca, who previously collaborated on the holiday horror title Mistletoe Massacre; Phillips also recently directed the creature feature Desert Fiends. Jeff Richards, who appears in and helped produce Pay To Die, has a background that includes both sketch-comedy shows and hosting a deepfake-themed podcast referenced in coverage of the project.
For readers interested in streaming the title or tracking its cast and creative team, Pay To Die is listed on Amazon and Fandango through BayView Entertainment.
Source: Horror Society