‘Angsty. Awkward. Edible. It’s hard being a kid in a monster movie.’
Big Bad is a 2016 American comedy horror feature film directed by Opie Cooper, making his feature debut, from a screenplay co-written with Danny Dauphin and Beth Kander. The movie stars Ainsley Bailey, Cameron Deane Stewart, Madeline Thelton and Daniel Dauphin.
Plot:
A group of teenagers spend the night in an abandoned jail for a school fundraiser. Things take a chilling turn when their chaperone vanishes just as a vicious beast attacks…
Reviews:
“Big Bad isn’t terrible, however, it’s of mediocre value. There is a decent amount of violence, but most of it is not shown. There is one semi-gory scene close to the end […] This film shows more like a retro 60’s movie than an 80’s movie.” Stacy Cox, Decay Mag
“First-time feature director Opie Cooper has a keen visual style and keeps things zinging along as the likably irreverent script by Cooper, Dauphin, and Beth Kander pops various horror-movie cliches like colorful party balloons.” HK and Cult Film News
“Cooper pulls it all together for a gory climax that is dependent on good old-fashioned makeup effects. It is all engagingly put together, well played, both scary and funny in the right places and has a rare affection for its characters. I, for one, await more from Opie Cooper.” Richard Scheib, Moria
Cast and characters:
- Ainsley Bailey … Chase
- Cameron Deane Stewart … Donny
- Madeline Thelton … Crystal
- Daniel Dauphin … Professor Howell (as Danny Dauphin)
- Clint Carmichael … Sheriff Evans
- Hannah Bryan … Deputy Marcus
- Brad Bishop … Creature
- Jerry Clark … Rusty’s Goon
- Denise Halbach … Arial
- Sean Harding … Kyle
- John Howell … Mortimer
- Jeremy Jarvis … Truth or Dare Kid
- Richard Lawrence … Duncan
- Mary Kathryn Mann … Charity
- Jamie Norwood … Rusty
- Bridgette Potts … Marie
- Kerry Sanders … Field Reporter 1
- Joe Smiley … Field Reporter 2
- Josh Toups … Cliff
- James Wood … News Anchor
- Peter Luis Zimmerman … Marty
- Morgan Duffey … Bonfire Party Guest (uncredited)
Filming locations:
Canton, Mississippi
