Bad Fever

{{Short description|Indie drama film by Dustin Guy Defa}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = Bad Fever | image = Bad Fever, Film Poster.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Dustin Guy Defa | producer = Dustin Guy Defa | writer = Dustin Guy Defa | starring = {{Plainlist| * Kentucker Audley * Eleonore Hendricks }} | cinematography = Mike Gioulakis | editing = {{Plainlist| * Dustin Guy Defa * David Lowery }} | distributor = Factory 25 | released = {{Film date|2011|03|11|SXSW}} | country = United States | runtime = 77 minutes | language = English }} '''''Bad Fever''''' is a 2011 American independent drama film directed by Dustin Guy Defa.

==Synopsis== A relationship occurs between a wishful stand-up comedian (Kentucker Audley) and a shady drifter (Eleonore Hendricks).

==Cast== {{cast list| * Kentucker Audley as Eddie * Eleonore Hendricks as Irene * Allison Baar as Yoko * Hayward Buchanan as Hank * Scott Parisi as Waiter * Dane Stevens as Burt * Annette Wright as Mama * Dustin Guy Defa as Larry }}

==Reception== On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 50%, based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 3.4/10.<ref>{{Citation |title=Bad Fever |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bad_fever |language=en |access-date=2022-08-20}}</ref> Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 43 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{Citation |title=Bad Fever |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/bad-fever |access-date=2022-08-20}}</ref>

Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' praised the direction, saying: "Defa exerts delicate control over his incendiary material and evokes emotional terrors with a sympathetic directness; his raw-toned drama is quietly hectic and brutally poignant."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bad Fever |url=https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/movies/bad-fever |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=The New Yorker |language=en}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{IMDb title|1628034}}

Category:2011 films Category:2011 English-language films Category:2011 drama films Category:2011 independent films Category:English-language independent films Category:English-language drama films Category:American independent films Category:American drama films Category:2011 American films