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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Theatre
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Theatre

Sep 12, 2018
0h 9m
★ 7.0

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

Genres

Comedy
Mystery

Production Companies

MCR Picture House
Ernie Trinidad

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Cast

Adam Egypt Mortimer

The Writer

Adam Egypt Mortimer

Richard Abraham

Hank Bloche

Richard Abraham

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