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AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead
AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead
	Official release poster
Directed by	Marcus Dunstan
Written by	Josh Sims; Jessica Sarah Flaum;
Produced by	John Baldecchi; Sarah Donnelly; Kirk Shaw; Stephanie Rennie;
Starring	Jade Pettyjohn; JoJo Siwa;
Cinematography	Andy Hodgson
Edited by	Andrew Coutts
Music by	Philip Michael Thomas
Production; companies	Roundtable Entertainment; Film Mode Entertainment;
Distributed by	Cineverse
Release dates	June 8, 2024 (Tribeca); August 2, 2024 (United States);
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead is a 2024 American slasher film directed by Marcus Dunstan and written by Josh Sims and Jessica Sarah Flaum. It stars Jade Pettyjohn and JoJo Siwa.

It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 8, 2024, and is scheduled to be released by Cineverse on August 2, 2024.

Premise

A group of tight-knit friends from college manage to snag an incredible deal on an Airbnb rental for the year's most prominent music festival. However, their weekend takes a deadly turn when members of the group start getting killed off. As they investigate the mysterious murders, they come to realize that each death is linked to one of the seven deadly sins.^[2]

Cast

Jade Pettyjohn as Sarah
JoJo Siwa as Colette
Jennifer Ens as Mona
Justin Derickson as Will
Ali Fumiko Whitney as Liv
Julian Haig as L.B.
Michaella Russell as officer Shaw
Cardi Wong as Aaron
Jack Doupe-Smith as Guy

Production

In March 2022, Deadline reported that Cineverse (then known as Cinedigm) and Roundtable Entertainment entered a $15 million 10-film deal to co-finance and co-own the intellectual property of original films, with AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead being the first to be produced from the deal.^[2] It was fully financed by Film Mode Entertainment, Banc of California and Budding Equity, among others.^[3] The screenplay was written by Josh Sims and Jessica Sarah Flaum.^[2] Kevin Greutert was originally attached to direct, but in October Marcus Dunstan was hired as a replacement.^[2]^[4]

In February 2023, Jade Pettyjohn and JoJo Siwa were cast in leading roles.^[5] That following May, Jennifer Ens, Ali Fumiko Whitney, Justin Derickson, Julian Haig, Cardi Wong, Jack Doupe-Smith and Michaella Russell were cast in supporting roles.^[6]

Principal photography was originally scheduled to begin in November 2022,^[2] but instead took place in Vancouver from May 3 to May 19, 2023.^[7] Rostislav Vaynshtok composed the film score.^[8]

Release

Film Mode Entertainment screened the film for international buyers at the 2024 Berlin International Film Festival on February 15-19, 2024.^[9] It had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 8, 2024.^[1] It is scheduled to be released in theaters and video on demand by Cineverse on August 2, 2024.^[10]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 63% of 8 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6/10.^[11]

References

^ ^a ^b "AMFAD: All My Friends Are Dead 2024 Tribeca Festival". Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Wiseman, Andreas (March 17, 2022). "Cinedigm Takes Stake In Producer Roundtable, Sets 10-Pic Genre Slate Led By Thriller From Saw Director". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
^ Kay, Jeremy (February 18, 2024). "Film Mode's #AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead scares up sales (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
^ Ntim, Zac (September 12, 2022). "Saw 3D Writer Marcus Dunstan To Direct All My Friends Are Dead; Jade Pettyjohn In Talks To Star & Film Mode Entertainment Launches Sales At Toronto". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
^ Ntim, Zac (February 21, 2023). "JoJo Siwa To Star In Horror-Thriller All My Friends Are Dead From Saw 3D Writer — EFM". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
^ Vlessing, Etan (May 20, 2023). "Cannes: Jade Pettyjohn, JoJo Siwa Nab Leads in Slasher Film All My Friends Are Dead". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 21, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
^ "In Production". Creative BC Film Commission. Archived from the original on May 6, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
^ Miska, Brad (October 17, 2023). "All My Friends Are Dead – Slavvy Scoring Marcus Dunstan-Directed Slasher". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
^ Ingenthron, Blair. "#AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead Starring Jade Pettyjohn and JoJo Siwa Makes Berlin World Premiere". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
^ McArdle, Tommy. "JoJo Siwa Shows Off Her Acting Chops in Dramatic Clip from #AMFAD: All My Friends Are Dead (Exclusive)". People. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
^ "AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved June 17, 2024.

External links

AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead at IMDb

[Tribeca-1] "AMFAD: All My Friends Are Dead 2024 Tribeca Festival". Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved April 25, 2024.

[Cineverse-2] Wiseman, Andreas (March 17, 2022). "Cinedigm Takes Stake In Producer Roundtable, Sets 10-Pic Genre Slate Led By Thriller From Saw Director". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.

[SDaily-3] Kay, Jeremy (February 18, 2024). "Film Mode's #AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead scares up sales (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved February 19, 2024.

[Dunstan-4] Ntim, Zac (September 12, 2022). "Saw 3D Writer Marcus Dunstan To Direct All My Friends Are Dead; Jade Pettyjohn In Talks To Star & Film Mode Entertainment Launches Sales At Toronto". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.

[JoJo-5] Ntim, Zac (February 21, 2023). "JoJo Siwa To Star In Horror-Thriller All My Friends Are Dead From Saw 3D Writer — EFM". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.

[THRcast-6] Vlessing, Etan (May 20, 2023). "Cannes: Jade Pettyjohn, JoJo Siwa Nab Leads in Slasher Film All My Friends Are Dead". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 21, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2023.

[7] "In Production". Creative BC Film Commission. Archived from the original on May 6, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

[8] Miska, Brad (October 17, 2023). "All My Friends Are Dead – Slavvy Scoring Marcus Dunstan-Directed Slasher". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved October 17, 2023.

[BroadwayWorld-9] Ingenthron, Blair. "#AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead Starring Jade Pettyjohn and JoJo Siwa Makes Berlin World Premiere". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

[10] McArdle, Tommy. "JoJo Siwa Shows Off Her Acting Chops in Dramatic Clip from #AMFAD: All My Friends Are Dead (Exclusive)". People. Retrieved June 11, 2024.

[Rotten_Tomatoes-11] "AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved June 17, 2024.

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-'''''AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead''''' is a 2024 American [[horror film]] directed by [[Marcus Dunstan]] and written by Josh Sims and Jessica Sarah Flaum. It stars [[Jade Pettyjohn]] and [[JoJo Siwa]].
+'''''AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead''''' is a 2024 American [[slasher film]] directed by [[Marcus Dunstan]] and written by Josh Sims and Jessica Sarah Flaum. It stars [[Jade Pettyjohn]] and [[JoJo Siwa]].
+It premiered at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]] on June 8, 2024, and is scheduled to be released by [[Cineverse]] on August 2, 2024.
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 ==Cast==
-* [[Jade Pettyjohn]]
+* [[Jade Pettyjohn]] as Sarah
-* [[JoJo Siwa]]
+* [[JoJo Siwa]] as Colette
+* Jennifer Ens as Mona
-* [[John Baldecchi]]
+* Justin Derickson as Will
-* [[Marcus Dunstan]]
+* Ali Fumiko Whitney as Liv
-* Jennifer Ens
+* Julian Haig as L.B.
-* Ali Fumiko Whitney
+* [[Michaella Russell]] as officer Shaw
-* Justin Derickson
+* Cardi Wong as Aaron
-* Julian Haig
+* Jack Doupe-Smith as Guy
-* Cardi Wong
-* Jack Doupe-Smith
-* [[Michaella Russell]]
-* Pete Graham
 ==Production==
-In March 2022, ''[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]'' reported that [[Cineverse]] (then known as Cinedigm) and Roundtable Entertainment entered a $15 million 10-film deal to co-finance and co-own the intellectual property of original films, with ''AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead'' being the first to be produced from the deal.<ref name="Cineverse"/> It was fully financed by Film Mode Entertainment,[[Banc of California]] and Budding Equity, among others.<ref name="SDaily">{{Cite web |date=February 18, 2024|last=Kay |first=Jeremy |title=Film Mode's ''#AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead'' scares up sales (exclusive) |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/film-modes-amfad-all-my-friends-are-dead-scares-up-sales-exclusive/5190718.article |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=[[Screen Daily]]}}</ref>  The screenplay was written by Josh Sims and Jessica Sarah Flaum.<ref name="Cineverse"/> [[Kevin Greutert]] was originally attached to direct, but in October [[Marcus Dunstan]] was hired as a replacement.<ref name="Cineverse">{{Cite web |last=Wiseman |first=Andreas |date=2022-03-17 |title=Cinedigm Takes Stake In Producer Roundtable, Sets 10-Pic Genre Slate Led By Thriller From ''Saw'' Director |url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/saw-horror-genre-movies-cinedigm-roundtable-kevin-greutert-1234981124/ |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=February 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221171820/https://deadline.com/2022/03/saw-horror-genre-movies-cinedigm-roundtable-kevin-greutert-1234981124/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Dunstan">{{Cite web |last=Ntim |first=Zac |date=2022-09-12 |title=''Saw 3D'' Writer Marcus Dunstan To Direct ''All My Friends Are Dead''; Jade Pettyjohn In Talks To Star & Film Mode Entertainment Launches Sales At Toronto |url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/marcus-dunstan-to-direct-all-my-friends-are-dead-1235115444/ |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=February 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221175450/https://deadline.com/2022/09/marcus-dunstan-to-direct-all-my-friends-are-dead-1235115444/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+In March 2022, ''[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]'' reported that [[Cineverse]] (then known as Cinedigm) and Roundtable Entertainment entered a $15 million 10-film deal to co-finance and co-own the intellectual property of original films, with ''AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead'' being the first to be produced from the deal.<ref name="Cineverse"/> It was fully financed by Film Mode Entertainment, [[Banc of California]] and Budding Equity, among others.<ref name="SDaily">{{Cite web |date=February 18, 2024|last=Kay |first=Jeremy |title=Film Mode's ''#AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead'' scares up sales (exclusive) |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/film-modes-amfad-all-my-friends-are-dead-scares-up-sales-exclusive/5190718.article |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=[[Screen Daily]]}}</ref>  The screenplay was written by Josh Sims and Jessica Sarah Flaum.<ref name="Cineverse"/> [[Kevin Greutert]] was originally attached to direct, but in October [[Marcus Dunstan]] was hired as a replacement.<ref name="Cineverse">{{Cite web |last=Wiseman |first=Andreas |date=2022-03-17 |title=Cinedigm Takes Stake In Producer Roundtable, Sets 10-Pic Genre Slate Led By Thriller From ''Saw'' Director |url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/saw-horror-genre-movies-cinedigm-roundtable-kevin-greutert-1234981124/ |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=February 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221171820/https://deadline.com/2022/03/saw-horror-genre-movies-cinedigm-roundtable-kevin-greutert-1234981124/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Dunstan">{{Cite web |last=Ntim |first=Zac |date=2022-09-12 |title=''Saw 3D'' Writer Marcus Dunstan To Direct ''All My Friends Are Dead''; Jade Pettyjohn In Talks To Star & Film Mode Entertainment Launches Sales At Toronto |url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/marcus-dunstan-to-direct-all-my-friends-are-dead-1235115444/ |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=February 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221175450/https://deadline.com/2022/09/marcus-dunstan-to-direct-all-my-friends-are-dead-1235115444/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 In February 2023, [[Jade Pettyjohn]] and [[JoJo Siwa]] were cast in leading roles.<ref name="JoJo">{{Cite web |last=Ntim |first=Zac |date=2023-02-21 |title=JoJo Siwa To Star In Horror-Thriller ''All My Friends Are Dead'' From ''Saw 3D'' Writer — EFM |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/jojo-siwa-to-star-in-horror-thriller-all-my-friends-are-dead-efm-1235265790/ |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=February 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221171820/https://deadline.com/2023/02/jojo-siwa-to-star-in-horror-thriller-all-my-friends-are-dead-efm-1235265790/ |url-status=live }}</ref> That following May, Jennifer Ens, Ali Fumiko Whitney, Justin Derickson, Julian Haig, Cardi Wong, Jack Doupe-Smith and [[Michaella Russell]] were cast in supporting roles.<ref name="THRcast">{{Cite web |last=Vlessing |first=Etan |date=2023-05-20 |title=Cannes: Jade Pettyjohn, JoJo Siwa Nab Leads in Slasher Film ''All My Friends Are Dead'' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jade-pettyjohn-jojo-siwa-all-my-friends-are-dead-1235495409/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |archive-date=May 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521051451/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jade-pettyjohn-jojo-siwa-all-my-friends-are-dead-1235495409/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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 ==Release==
-''AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead'' had its world premiere at the 2024 [[Tribeca Film Festival]] on June 8, 2024.<ref name="Tribeca">{{Cite web |title=''AMFAD: All My Friends Are Dead'' 2024 Tribeca Festival |url=https://tribecafilm.com/films/amfad-all-my-friends-are-dead-2024 |website=[[Tribeca Film Festival]]|access-date=2024-04-25}}</ref> It is set to be released in the United States by [[Cineverse]] in mid 2024, including a censored version for TV.<ref name="BroadwayWorld">{{Cite web |last=Ingenthron |first=Blair |title=#AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead Starring Jade Pettyjohn and JoJo Siwa Makes Berlin World Premiere |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/AMFAD-ALL-MY-FRIENDS-ARE-DEAD-Starring-Jade-Pettyjohn-and-JoJo-Siwa-Makes-Berlin-World-Premiere-20240218 |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=[[BroadwayWorld]]}}</ref> Film Mode Entertainment screened the film for international buyers at the [[73rd Berlin International Film Festival|2024 Berlin International Film Festival]] on February 15 and 19.<ref name="BroadwayWorld"/>
+Film Mode Entertainment screened the film for international buyers at the [[73rd Berlin International Film Festival|2024 Berlin International Film Festival]] on February 15-19, 2024.<ref name="BroadwayWorld">{{Cite web |last=Ingenthron |first=Blair |title=#AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead Starring Jade Pettyjohn and JoJo Siwa Makes Berlin World Premiere |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/AMFAD-ALL-MY-FRIENDS-ARE-DEAD-Starring-Jade-Pettyjohn-and-JoJo-Siwa-Makes-Berlin-World-Premiere-20240218 |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=[[BroadwayWorld]]}}</ref> It had its world premiere at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]] on June 8, 2024.<ref name="Tribeca">{{Cite web |title=''AMFAD: All My Friends Are Dead'' 2024 Tribeca Festival |url=https://tribecafilm.com/films/amfad-all-my-friends-are-dead-2024 |website=[[Tribeca Film Festival]]|access-date=2024-04-25}}</ref> It is scheduled to be released in theaters and video on demand by [[Cineverse]] on August 2, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McArdle|first=Tommy|title=JoJo Siwa Shows Off Her Acting Chops in Dramatic Clip from ''#AMFAD: All My Friends Are Dead'' (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/jojo-siwa-stars-all-my-friends-are-dead-clip-exclusive-8658090 |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref>
+==Reception==
+{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|63|6|8|consensus=|access-date=June 17, 2024|ref=y}}
 ==References==
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 [[Category:2024 films]]
 [[Category:2020s English-language films]]
-[[Category:American horror films]]
+[[Category:American slasher films]]
 [[Category:Films shot in Vancouver]]

v t e Films by Patrick Melton & Marcus Dunstan
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