Nite Owl 50th Anniversary: Trick ‘R Treat (2007)
Director: Michael Dougherty Run Time: 82 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2007
Starring: Anna Paquin, Brian Cox, Dylan Baker, Leslie Bibb, Quinn Lord
Country: United States
Language: English
Columbus late-night legend, Fritz The Nite Owl will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original 10tv show by hosting the Halloween cult classic Trick ‘R Treat (2007). The film will screen, breaking every 20 minutes or so for Fritz’s on screen host segments providing trivia about the making of the film and other fun anecdotes. All tickets are $15. Learn more about Nite Owl Theatre here.
About the film:
Four interwoven stories that occur in an Ohio town on Halloween night: an everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the one guy for her; a group of teenagers pull a mean prank, and a bitter old recluse receives an uninvited guest.
About the filmmaker:
Michael Dougherty is a film director, screenwriter, producer, and animator who was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. He is best known for crafting the cult horror anthology Trick ‘r Treat (2007), the Christmas horror comedy Krampus (2015), and the monster film Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019). He attended New York University’s Tisch School of Arts where he made his first film, the animated short film Season’s Greetings (1996). He also co-wrote several screenplays, including Mary Lambert’s Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005), and Bryan Singer’s X2 (2003) and Superman Returns (2006).
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