Serving Up Richard, also known as The Guest Room, is a 2011 American horror film directed by Henry Olek, starring Ross McCall, Susan Priver and Jude Ciccolella.[1]

Serving Up Richard
Directed byHenry Olek
Written byHenry Olek
Jay Longshore
Produced byDiane Levine
Starring
CinematographyBruce Alan Greene
Music byStephen Graziano
Production
company
Dance On Productions
Release date
  • 15 June 2011 (2011-06-15)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cast edit

Release edit

The film opened in Manhattan on 7 September 2012.[2]

Reception edit

Scott Hallam of Dread Central was rated the film 3.5 out of 5, calling it "entertaining, if not always completely believable".[3] Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times rated the film 3 out of 5.[2]

Chuck Bowen of Slant Magazine rated the film 1.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Serving Up Richard is ultimately a con itself, promising audiences disreputable vengeance only to deliver forgettable half-hearted pathos."[4] The film received negative reviews in The Village Voice,[5] Variety,[6] and NPR.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ Barton, Steve (13 May 2022). "Things Get Violent in The Guest Room". Dread Central. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b Genzlinger, Neil (6 September 2012). "A Man, and a Potential Meal". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. ^ Hallam, Scott (7 September 2012). "Serving Up Richard (2022)". Dread Central. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. ^ Bowen, Chuck (4 September 2012). "Review: Serving Up Richard". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. ^ Schenker, Andrew (5 September 2012). "Serving Up Richard". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  6. ^ Harvey, Dennis (5 August 2012). "Serving Up Richard". Variety. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  7. ^ Buckwalter, Ian (6 September 2012). "'Richard' Serves Up Cannibalistic Horror, Sans Scares". NPR. Retrieved 2 August 2022.

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