A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Theatre
Genres
Overview
After spending most of the day trying to write but getting nowhere, a writer suffering with writer's block decides to take a much needed break. WINNER - OUTSTANDING SCREEN STORY, OUTSTANDING PRODUCING - ZedFest 2018 WINNER - BEST HUMOR - Independent Horror Movie Awards 2018 NOMINEE - BEST SHORT, BEST MUSIC, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - Independent Horror Movie Awards 2018 NOMINEE - BEST MUSIC , BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS - FANtastic Horror Film Festival 2019
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
9 min
Release Date
2018-09-12
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
7
Adam Egypt Mortimer
The Writer
Richard Abraham
Hank Bloche
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7.3
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6.2
Throw Momma from the Train
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4.6
Crashing
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0.0
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6.1
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6.8
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6.2
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0.0
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5.7
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5.7
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7.4
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7.3
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6.7
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6.4
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7.5
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6.1
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