All You Need Is Blood (film) explained

All You Need Is Blood
Director:Bucky Le Boeuf
Producer:Jordan Yale Levine
Jordan Beckerman
Jesse Korman
Russell Posternak
Starring:Logan Riley Bruner
Mena Suvari
Eddie Griffin
Cinematography:Jackson Jarvis
Editing:Cooper Roberts
Studio:Yale Productions
Post Film
Distributor:Level 33 Entertainment
Runtime:100 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

All You Need Is Blood is a 2023 American comedy horror film written and directed by Bucky Le Boeuf and starring Mena Suvari, Eddie Griffin and Logan Riley Bruner. The film follows 16 year old Bucky, an aspiring teen filmmaker who casts the perfect lead for his breakout zombie film: his undead dad.

Cast

Production

In January 2023, it was announced that filming wrapped in New Jersey.[2]

Release

The film premiered at the 2023 Sitges Film Festival.

The film had it's virtual premiere on the Kino App on October 12, 2024, before getting a limited theatrical and VOD release on October 25, 2024.[3]

Reception

In his review on Film Threat, Terry Sherwood rated it with a score of 8/10 saying that the film has "lots of spraying blood, action, and wisecracking dialogue."[4]

Connor Lightbody of Movies We Texted About gave the film a fresh rating and wrote “A spirited film that finds its stride early on and maintains pace right until it sprints into a gonzo, scaly and ultimately quite sweet finale.” [5]

Dan Scully of Scully Vision gave the film a positive review and wrote, "It’s the type of movie that makes you want to make a movie of your own, not just because it calls back memories of adolescent creative projects, but because it’s a film about how the process itself is the reward."[6]

Corey Newell of Sandbox Movie Reviews gave the movie 5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Overall the movie is a nice change of pace from all the dark and gloomy horror movies that are a dime a dozen this time of the year. Don’t get me wrong, while I love it all, it’s nice to take a little bit of a break and enjoy something a little less serious during the Halloween season. Especially around election time and with all the other stressful happenings in the world now. Kudos to the director and cast for making something worthwhile, original and light while not forgetting to give us all the usual horror tropes we all enjoy so much. I really enjoyed this movie and if you enjoy horror comedies this should be at the top of your list! " [7]

Tina Kakadelis of Beyond the Cinerama Dome said "All You Need Is Blood is infectious, a zom drom that may not have a pulse on a zombie technicality, but is brimming with life."[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Squires. John. ‘All You Need Is Blood’ – First Images from Zombie-Comedy Starring Mena Suvari and Eddie Griffin. October 26, 2023. Bloody Disgusting. November 6, 2023.
  2. Web site: Wiseman. Andreas. Mena Suvari, Eddie Griffin & Logan Riley Bruner Set For Zombie Horror-Comedy ‘All You Need Is Blood’. January 12, 2023. Deadline Hollywood. June 28, 2023.
  3. Web site: Frater. Patrick. Mena Suvari-Starring ‘All You Need Is Blood’ to Launch on KINO Studio (EXCLUSIVE). September 13, 2024. Variety. October 31, 2024.
  4. News: All You Need Is Blood. November 13, 2024. Film Threat.
  5. News: ‘All You Need is Blood’ Review: A Fun, Flippant & Bloody Foray into Genre Filmmaking. November 13, 2024.
  6. Web site: Scully. Dan. Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival Day Two: That Alien, Sound, Bystanders, and All You Need is Blood. October 1, 2024. Scully Vision. November 1, 2024.
  7. Web site: 2024-10-30 . ALL YOU NEED IS BLOOD review – If you enjoy horror comedies this should be at the top of your list . 2024-11-05 . The Convention Collective . en-GB.
  8. Web site: “All You Need is Blood” - Film Review . 2024-11-18 . Beyond the Cinerama Dome . en-US.