# Slotherhouse > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Slotherhouse > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Slotherhouse.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slotherhouse > Source revision: 1356047727 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Lisa_Ambalavanar) * [Sydney Craven](/source/Sydney_Craven) * Olivia Rouyre * Bianca Beckles-Rose * [Tiff Stevenson](/source/Tiff_Stevenson) * Stefan Kapičić }} | cinematography = Mark David | editing = {{Plainlist| * [Mike Mendez](/source/Mike_Mendez) * Matthew Goodhue }} | music = Sam Ewing | released = {{Film date|2023|08|30}} | country = {{Plainlist| * United States * Serbia }} | language = English | runtime = 93 minutes{{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](/source/British_Board_of_Film_Classification)}} | budget = | studio = {{Plainlist| * Renegade Studios Chicago * Cinema Relics Productions * Buffalo Speedway Film Co. * Talking Wolf Productions }} | distributor = [Gravitas Ventures](/source/Gravitas_Ventures) }} '''''Slotherhouse''''' is a 2023 [slasher](/source/Slasher_film) [comedy film](/source/comedy_horror) starring [Lisa Ambalavanar](/source/Lisa_Ambalavanar), [Sydney Craven](/source/Sydney_Craven), Olivia Rouyre, Bianca Beckles-Rose, [Tiff Stevenson](/source/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](/source/three-toed_sloth) named Alpha out of the jungle to gain popularity at her sorority, only for Alpha to go on rampant killing spree.{{Cite web |title=Slotherhouse Film (2023) |url=https://cinemarelics.com/pf/slotherhouse/ |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=Cinema Relics Productions |language=en-US}} ==Cast== {{Cast listing| * [Lisa Ambalavanar](/source/Lisa_Ambalavanar) as Emily * [Sydney Craven](/source/Sydney_Craven) as Brianna * Andrew Horton as Tyler * Bianca Beckles-Rose as Zenny * Olivia Rouyre as Madison * [Tiff Stevenson](/source/Tiff_Stevenson) as Ms. Mayflower * Sutter Nolan as Sarah * Milica Vrzic as Gabby * [Stefan Kapičić](/source/Stefan_Kapi%C4%8Di%C4%87) 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](/source/Greg_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](/source/Mean_Girls)'' meets ''[Happy Death Day](/source/Happy_Death_Day)'' with a touch of ''[Gremlins](/source/Gremlins)''".{{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](/source/Forbes)}} Lanigan stated that the film was inspired by classic horror films and their use of practical effects.{{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](/source/Bloody_Disgusting)}} ==Release== ''Slotherhouse'' was released on August 30, 2023 by [Gravitas Ventures](/source/Gravitas_Ventures) in [Regal Cinemas](/source/Regal_Cinemas) theaters in the United States.{{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](/source/Austin_Peay_State_University)}} ==Reception== {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|56|5.6|18|consensus=|access-date=December 14, 2023|ref=y}} Stuart Heritage from ''[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)'' described it as a "masterpiece", praising its humor as "tremendously funny" and stating that it surpasses all expectations.{{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](/source/The_Guardian) |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/aug/30/slotherhouse-movie-review-killer-sloth |access-date=2023-09-20 |issn=0261-3077}} Christy Lemire from ''[RogerEbert.com](/source/RogerEbert.com)'' gave the film a score of three out of four,{{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](/source/RogerEbert.com)}} while Sam Haysom from [Mashable](/source/Mashable) said that the film had "irritating dialogue" and "one-dimensional characters".{{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](/source/Mashable)}} William Earl from ''[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))'' stated that, "This killer sloth creature feature isn't funny or scary enough to justify its thin premise".{{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](/source/Variety_(magazine))}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{Official website}} * {{IMDB title}} Category:2023 American films Category:2023 comedy horror films Category:2023 English-language films Category:2023 films Category:2023 independent films Category:2020s Serbian films Category:2020s slasher films Category:American comedy horror films Category:American films about revenge Category:American independent films Category:American natural horror films Category:American slasher films Category:English-language comedy horror films Category:English-language independent films Category:English-language Serbian films Category:Films about fraternities and sororities Category:Films about mass murder Category:Films set in Kentucky Category:Films shot in Belgrade Category:Hulu original films Category:Serbian comedy films Category:Serbian horror films Category:Serbian independent films Category:Slasher comedy films Category:Sloths and anteaters in popular culture Category:Surreal comedy films --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Slotherhouse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slotherhouse) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slotherhouse?action=history)). 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