Living Among Us | |
Director: | Brian Metcalf |
Producer: | Brian A. Metcalf, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Ben Chan |
Starring: | John Heard, William Sadler, Thomas Ian Nicholas, James Russo, Andrew Keegan, Esme Bianco |
Cinematography: | Brian A. Metcalf |
Editing: | Brian A. Metcalf |
Distributor: | Vision Films, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
Runtime: | 88 minutes |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
Living Among Us is a 2018 American vampire horror film, overseen by Brian Metcalf.[1] Filmed in 2013, it was released in 2018, 7 months after the death of John Heard (who played as Andrew), making it his last feature film release.[2]
The film was distributed by Vision Films and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, with a limited theatrical release. On January 31, 2018, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences requested that writer/director/producer Brian Metcalf allow the script, marking Heard's last work, to be added to their Permanent Core Collection inside the Margaret Herrick Library.
After vampires make themselves public, a group of documentarians are granted access to learn how they live and coexist with humans. But as reality sets in, the crew realize their lives are in danger.
The film received mixed reviews. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of, based on reviews.[3] The Los Angeles Times felt that it was a “regrettable” finale to John Heard's career, stating that the only reason to bother watching the film is to see Heard's last work.[4]