Baghead

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Baghead

Directed by	Mark Duplass Jay Duplass
Produced by	Mark Duplass Jay Duplass John E. Bryant
Written by	Jay Duplass & Mark Duplass
Starring	Ross Partridge Steve Zissis Greta Gerwig Elise Muller
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Classics
Release dates	25 July 2008
Running time	84 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$140,106

Baghead is a 2008 comedy/horror film directed by Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass. Its limited release began on 25 July 2008. The film stars Ross Partridge, Elise Muller, Greta Gerwig, and Steve Zissis.

Plot

Four actors, Matt(Ross Partridge), Catherine(Elise Muller), Michelle(Greta Gerwig), and Chad(Steve Zissis) go to a cabin in the woods to write, direct, and act in a film that will jump-start their careers. Their idea is a horror film about a man with a bag over his head, but what happens when that man mysteriously shows up? The actors suddenly find themselves in a dangerous situation where their lives are put at risk as they try to escape the mysterious bag-head.

Reception

This film received mostly positive reviews from Duane Byrge (The Hollywood Reporter), Bill Weber (Slant Magazine), Peter Debruge (Variety) and Scott Weinberg (FEARnet). It also received two "See It"s from Michael Phillips and Richard Roeper during At the Movies. The film currently holds a rating of 78% on review aggregator RottenTomatoes, based on 95 reviews.

External links

Official website: Baghead at Sony Pictures Classics
Baghead at the Internet Movie Database
Baghead at allmovie
Baghead at Rotten Tomatoes
Interview with Mark and Jay Duplass at Cinefantastique

v t e Films directed by Jay and Mark Duplass

The Puffy Chair (2005) Baghead (2008) Cyrus (2010) Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2011) The Do-Deca-Pentathlon (2012)

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