{{Short description|2023 slasher film by Matthew Goodhue}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox film | image = Slotherhouse poster.webp | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Matthew Goodhue | writer = Bradley Fowler | story = {{Plainlist| * Bradley Fowler * Cady Lanigan }} | producer = {{Plainlist| * Cady Lanigan * Bradley Fowler * Mark David }} | starring = {{Plainlist| * Lisa Ambalavanar * Sydney Craven * Olivia Rouyre * Bianca Beckles-Rose * Tiff Stevenson * Stefan Kapičić }} | cinematography = Mark David | editing = {{Plainlist| * Mike Mendez * Matthew Goodhue }} | music = Sam Ewing | released = {{Film date|2023|08|30}} | country = {{Plainlist| * United States * Serbia }} | language = English | runtime = 93 minutes<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 14, 2023|title=''Slotherhouse'' (15) |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/slotherhouse-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmde2mzey|access-date=December 14, 2023 |website=British Board of Film Classification}}</ref> | budget = | studio = {{Plainlist| * Renegade Studios Chicago * Cinema Relics Productions * Buffalo Speedway Film Co. * Talking Wolf Productions }} | distributor = Gravitas Ventures }}
'''''Slotherhouse''''' is a 2023 slasher comedy film<ref name="Variety"/><ref name="BD"/> starring Lisa Ambalavanar, Sydney Craven, Olivia Rouyre, Bianca Beckles-Rose, Tiff Stevenson and Stefan Kapičić. Directed by Matthew Goodhue, and written by Bradley Fowler and Cady Lanigan, the film was released on August 30, 2023. It is an international co-production between the United States and Serbia.
==Premise== {{More plot|date=December 2023}} A college student, Emily Young, takes a three-toed sloth named Alpha out of the jungle to gain popularity at her sorority, only for Alpha to go on rampant killing spree.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Slotherhouse Film (2023) |url=https://cinemarelics.com/pf/slotherhouse/ |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=Cinema Relics Productions |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Cast== {{Cast listing|<!--Per end credits order and credited roles. WP:FILMCAST--> * Lisa Ambalavanar as Emily * Sydney Craven as Brianna * Andrew Horton as Tyler * Bianca Beckles-Rose as Zenny * Olivia Rouyre as Madison * Tiff Stevenson as Ms. Mayflower * Sutter Nolan as Sarah * Milica Vrzic as Gabby * Stefan Kapičić as Oliver * Annamaria Serda as Dakota * Grace Patterson as Chloe * Kelly Lynn Reiter as Ava * Tiana Upcheva as Alissa * Bradley Fowler as a paramedic * Cady Lanigan as Morgan * Rudi Rok as Alpha }} Additionally, the main puppeteers credited are: Gregory B. Ballora, Jackson Pike and Tony Carrillo.
== Production == The concept for ''Slotherhouse'' originated when the film's co-writer, Bradley Fowler, tried to come up with the "dumbest idea" he could think of. Cady Lanigan described the concept as "like ''Mean Girls'' meets ''Happy Death Day'' with a touch of ''Gremlins''".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Simon |title=The Team Behind Horror Comedy ''Slotherhouse'' Came Up With The Title In Seconds |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonthompson/2023/08/30/the-team-behind-horror-comedy-slotherhouse-came-up-with-the-title-in-seconds/ |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=Forbes}}</ref> Lanigan stated that the film was inspired by classic horror films and their use of practical effects.<ref name="BD">{{Cite web |last=Squires |first=John |date=2023-07-26 |title=''Slotherhouse'' – Killer Sloth Slasher Movie Coming to Theaters This Summer |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3770855/slotherhouse-killer-sloth-horror-movie/ |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=Bloody Disgusting}}</ref>
==Release== ''Slotherhouse'' was released on August 30, 2023 by Gravitas Ventures in Regal Cinemas theaters in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Austin Peay professor's horror-comedy ''Slotherhouse'' hits theaters Aug. 30 |url=https://www.apsu.edu/news/august-2023-slotherhouse-0825.php |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=Austin Peay State University}}</ref>
==Reception== {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|56|5.6|18|consensus=|access-date=December 14, 2023|ref=y}}
Stuart Heritage from ''The Guardian'' described it as a "masterpiece", praising its humor as "tremendously funny" and stating that it surpasses all expectations.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Heritage |first=Stuart |date=2023-08-30 |title=''Slotherhouse'': is a horror film about a killer sloth secretly a masterpiece? |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/aug/30/slotherhouse-movie-review-killer-sloth |access-date=2023-09-20 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Christy Lemire from ''RogerEbert.com'' gave the film a score of three out of four,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lemire |first=Christy |date=August 31, 2023| title=''Slotherhouse'' movie review & film summary (2023)|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/slotherhouse-movie-review-2023 |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=RogerEbert.com}}</ref> while Sam Haysom from Mashable said that the film had "irritating dialogue" and "one-dimensional characters".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haysom |first=Sam |date=2023-09-19 |title=''Slotherhouse'' review: Killer sloth horror is every bit as ridiculous as it sounds |url=https://mashable.com/article/slotherhouse-review |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=Mashable}}</ref> William Earl from ''Variety'' stated that, "This killer sloth creature feature isn't funny or scary enough to justify its thin premise".<ref name="Variety">{{Cite web |last=Earl |first=William |date=2023-08-30 |title=''Slotherhouse'' Review: A Cuddly, Murderous Mammal Spices Up Dull Sorority Slasher |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/slotherhouse-review-sloth-horror-movie-1235705018/ |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=Variety}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{Official website}} * {{IMDB title}}
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