‘Opening night is a killer’
The Finale is a 2023 American horror slasher film about a maniac killing off actors one by one at a thespian training camp.
Directed and co-produced by Christie Vela from a screenplay written by co-producer Michael Federico. Also produced by Desirée Fultz, Elizabeth Martin, Brandon Potter and Emma Siate. Executive produced by Max Hartman.
The Bad Omen Productions movie stars Gabrielle Reyes, Madison Calhoun, Kenneisha Thompson, Liza Marie Gonzalez, Tex Patrello, Ania Lyons, Edgar Flores, Parker Davis Gray, Isa Flores, Katy Tye, Carson Wright, Brandon Potter and Joel Ferrell.
Plot:
Sagan Riley (Gabrielle Reyes) is a triple threat who has her sights set on Broadway. When she’s accepted to the legendary Stage Left Theater Camp, she thinks her dreams are within reach. Sagan spends her days singing, dancing, acting, and dreaming of love.
However, the Stage Left instructors and Sagan’s fellow campers soon start being murdered one by one. Now, Sagan will have to survive rehearsal and discover the killer, if she’s ever gonna make it…
Reviews:
“This film achieves something really remarkable as objectively speaking it’s a by-the-book slasher – only subjectively it doesn’t feel like one. Basically that’s achieved by giving the murderous proceedings a very solid narrative foundation in the goings-on in the workshop, something that’s in itself also strong as a story even before serving as backstory (in a roundabout way) for the killer…” Search My Trash
Release date:
In the US The Finale was released online by High Octane Pictures on July 28, 2023.
Trailer:
Cast and characters:
Gabrielle Reyes … Sagan Riley
Madison Calhoun … Steph Briggs
Kenneisha Thompson … Lindsey Carr
Liza Marie Gonzalez … Margo Medina
Tex Patrello … Austin Kessler
Ania Lyons … Lila Lofting
Edgar Flores … Marcus Coard
Parker Davis Gray … Nixon Grace
Isa Flores … Kylie Mason
Katy Tye … Rachael Karras
Carson Wright … Tim Snell
Brandon Potter … Bernard Hewson
Joel Ferrell … Charles McMasters
Christie Vela … Veronica Reyes
Michael Federico … Nick Rizzo
Nicole Berastequi … On-Set Figure
Jeffrey Schmidt … Thomas Graham
Natalie Young … Amber Vine
Max Hartman … Captain Tommy Saxon
Drew Wall … Maxwell ‘Mustache’ Andrews
Lydia Mackay … Vivien Moore
Sally Vahle … Sagan’s Mom
Paul T. Taylor … Alistair Crane
Aspen Taylor … Shailene
Maddie Kuenzer … Little Cosette
James Stroman … Police Officer
Chachie Hood … Paramedic
Gloria Vivica Benavides … Paramedic
Jeremiah Johnson … Usher
Filming locations:
Hunnicut Farm, Dallas, Texas (woods and dorm exteriors
Garden Cafe, Dallas, Texas (diner)
Kalita Humphreys Theater, Dallas, Texas (Stage Left Campus)
Theatre Three, Dallas, Texas (Stage Left Campus)
Technical specs:
1 hour 51 minutes
