| Fried Barry | |
| Director: | Ryan Kruger |
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| Screenplay: | Ryan Kruger |
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| Music: | Haezer |
| Editing: | Stephen Du Plessis |
| Distributor: | Shudder |
| Runtime: | 109 minutes |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Language: | English |
Fried Barry is a 2020 South African black comedy science fiction horror film written and directed by Ryan Kruger. The film has its world premiere at the 2020 Cinequest Film Festival. The film stars Gary Green, Bianka Hartenstein, Sean Cameron Michael, Chanelle de Jager, Joey Cramer, and Jonathan Pienaar. The story follows a drug addict whose body is taken over by an alien, who goes on a joyride through Cape Town, South Africa.
The film had its world premiere at the 2020 Cinequest Film Festival and also screened at Sitges Film Festival, Fantasia Film Festival, Grimmfest and Fantasporto. It has also screened at South Africa's RapidLion Film Festival winning three awards.[1]
In March 2021, it was announced that Shudder acquired the distribution rights of the film for release in North America, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, Australia and New Zealand on 6 May of that year.[2] [3]
Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 80% based on 59 reviews, summarising "A bizarrely memorable sci-fi/comedy hybrid, Fried Barry may be an acquired taste, but it certainly isn't chicken."[4]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref |
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| 2021 | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best Film | Fried Barry | [5] | |
| Best Director | Ryan Kruger | ||||
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Gary Green | ||||
| Achievement in Makeup | Fried Barry | ||||
| Achievement in Editing | |||||
| Best Visual Effects | |||||
| Best First Feature Film by a Director | Ryan Kruger |