Bad Kids of Crestview Academy

Bad Kids of Crestview Academy is a 2017 American action comedy thriller film directed by Ben Browder.[1][2][3]

Bad Kids of Crestview Academy
Film poster
Directed byBen Browder
Screenplay by
  • Barry Wernick
  • James R. Hallam
Story byBarry Wernick
Based on
Bad Kids Go 2 Hell
by
  • Barry Wernick
  • Matthew Spradlin
Produced by
  • James R. Hallam
  • Brad Keller
  • Barry Wernick
Starring
CinematographyCharles Schner
Edited byMatt Diezel
Music byJeff Cardoni
Production
company
Bad Kids Productions
Distributed byMomentum Pictures
Release date
  • January 13, 2017 (2017-01-13)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Academy is a sequel to Bad Kids Go to Hell (2012). The screenplay was written by Barry Wernick and James R. Hallam. Both Hell and Academy are based on Wernick and Matthew Spradlin's best-selling graphic novel Bad Kids Go 2 Hell (2009), which is about the stories of the Wildman and Calloway children at an evil prep school. Academy stars Sammi Hanratty, Colby Arps, Sophia Taylor Ali, Erika Daly, Matthew Frias, Sean Astin, Gina Gershon, Ben Browder, Sufe Bradshaw, and Cameron Deane Stewart.[citation needed]

Overview

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Wernick and Hallam had written the graphic novel Bad Kids Go to Hell (2009), which was turned into the film Bad Kids Go to Hell (2012), both telling the story of Matt Clark, a student at prestigious Crestview Academy, who is the only survivor of six students serving a weekend detention.[citation needed]

The story in Bad Kids of Crestview Academy (2012) takes place five years later, when another group of detention students are slaughtered. Browder reprises his role as Max the janitor, in addition to serving as director of the film. In an end-scene cameo, Cameron Deane Stewart reprises his role as Matt Clark, the main protagonist of the original film.[citation needed]

Cast

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Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 10% of 10 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.1/10.[4] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 22 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Gidney, Norman (2017-01-10). "Horror Comedy Bad Kids of Crestview Academy Worth the Tuition". Horror Buzz.
  2. ^ Muldoon (2017-01-15). "Muldoon Talks BAD KIDS OF CRESTVIEW ACADEMY With Director Ben Browder!". Ain't It Cool News.
  3. ^ Klein, Brennan (2017-01-11). "Bad Kids of Crestview Academy (Movie Review)". Joblo.com.
  4. ^ "Bad Kids of Crestview Academy". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media.  
  5. ^ "Bad Kids of Crestview Academy". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
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