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| Title: | Lucky |
| Directed by: | Natasha Kermani |
| Written by: | Brea Grant |
| Produced by: | James Herron; Tim Wu; Kimberly Hwang; Robert V. Galluzzo; Patrick Ewald; Chelsea Davenport |
| Music by: | Jeremy Zuckerman |
| Cinematography: | Julia Swain |
| Edited by: | Chris Willett |
| Production | |
| Production: | Epic Pictures Group |
| Distributors: | Shudder |
| Released: | August 23rd, 2020 |
| Rating: | Unrated |
| Running time: | 83 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
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Lucky is an American independent feature film of the psychological thriller subgenre with elements of the slasher subgenre of horror as well. It was directed by Natasha Kermani with a screenplay written by Brea Grant, who also stars in the film as the female lead, May. It was produced by the Epic Pictures Group and premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival on August 23rd, 2020. It was made available on video-on-demand and on the Shudder streaming service on March 4th, 2021.
Plot[]
May is a self-help writer whose work promotes positive reinforcement for women, but her latest book isn't selling very well and she finds herself fatigued. These are the least of May's problems however. She finds herself the target of a masked killer who breaks into her home and attempts to murder her. She fights him off, but the murderer just returns the following evening, and the cycle continues to repeat itself. May seeks aid from local law enforcement, who prove ineffective, and seem more concerned about her relationship with her husband, than with the fear of a predatory killer. Is there truly a madman breaking into her home every night. Is May a victim of mental illness? Or is all this just simply the things are now?
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Brea Grant | May |
| Leith Burke | Rob |
| Dhruv Uday Singh | Ted |
| Hunter C. Smith | The Man |
| Chivonne Michelle | Officer Mercy |
| Yasmine Al-Bustami | Edie |
| Kausar Mohammed | Sarah |
| Larry Cedar | Officer Pace |
| Grace Yee | Moderator |
| Kristina Klebe | Marie |
| Carmen Angelica | Alice |
| Tara Perry | Elizabeth |
| Chase Williamson | Charlie the Medic |
| Susan Kemp | EMT |
| Shelly Skandrani | Social worker |
| Nikea Gamby Turner | Detective |
| Jesse Merlin | Officer Erwin |
| Sarah Purdum | Tall officer |
| Michael Sam Anderson | Edie's man |
| Omar Eldein | Cooper |
| Tammie Baird | Tammy |
| Nick Hanneman | Tammy's "Man" |
| Juan Abdias Guerrero | Another "Man" |
| Anastasia Washington | 1st woman in parking garage |
| Kym R. Allen | 2nd woman in parking garage |
| Mari Inouye | 3rd woman in parking garage |
| Lauren Conoscenti | Book reading audience |
| Rob Galluzzo | Book reading audience |
| Ed Dougherty | Book reading audience |
| Kate Reeves | Book reading audience |
| Kimberly Hwang | Book reading audience |
| Jennifer Tung | Book reading audience |
| Kim Burns | Book reading audience |
| Zeshaan Younus | Book reading audience |
| Kalyn Corrigan | Book reading audience |
| Ian Hock | Book reading audience |
| Megan Rosati | Book reading audience |
| Chelsea Davenport | Book reading audience |
Notes & Trivia[]
- There are a total of thirty-eight credited cast members in this film.
- Actor Leith M. Burke is credited as Leith Burke in this film. He plays the role of Rob, who is May's book agent.
- Actress Nikea Gamby-Turner is credited as Nikea Gamby Turner in this film. She plays one of the police detectives who bombards May with irrelevant questions (and even breaks into song) in the third act of the film.
- Actor Robert V. Galluzzo is credited as Rob Galluzzo in this film. He plays one of the male audience members at May's book reading.
- The movie review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gave Lucky a Tomatometer score of 93% positive based on sixty-eight approved critic reviews. Conversely, it has an audience score of only 28% based on more than fifty user ratings.
- This is Natasha Kermani's second film work as a director, and her first work in the horror genre. In 2017, she directed the sci-fi drama Imitation Girl.
- Actresses Brea Grant and Kristina Klebe have both appeared in Rob Zombie's Halloween remake series, but in separate installments. Brea Grant played Mya Rockwell in Halloween II in 2009, and Kristina Klebe played Lynda van der Klok in Halloween in 2007. Both characters were victims of serial killer Michael Myers.
- Actress Yasmine Al-Bustami is also known for playing Monique Deveraux on the CW Network television series The Originals.
Explicit content[]
- Gore: Mild bloody violence. Mostly stabbings and physical trauma. PG-13 level.
- Nudity: None.
- Profanity: Strong language used sparingly throughout the film.