Taglines; Slashing through the snow.
The Mean One is a Christmas horror parody. In a sleepy mountain town, Cindy’s parents are murdered and her Christmas is stolen by a bloodthirsty green figure in a red Santa suit, The Mean One. But when the ravenous, Christmas-hating creature begins to terrorize the town and threatens to ruin the holiday, she finds a new purpose: trapping and killing the monster.
The Mean One is a 2022 American Christmas black comedy slasher film directed by Steven LaMorte and written by Flip and Finn Kobler. The film aesthetically parodies the 2000 film adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ 1957 children’s book How the Grinch Stole Christmas! as a horror retelling and stars David Howard Thornton as the eponymous character, with Krystle Martin, Chase Mullins, John Bigham, Erik Baker, Flip Kobler, and Amy Schumacher in supporting roles. It follows a young woman as she attempts to defend her childhood town from a green-skinned creature who goes on a murderous rampage during the holiday season.
The film was first announced on October 7, 2022, by XYZ Films, who collaborated with A Sleight of Hand Productions, Amy Rose Productions and Kali Pictures on its production. Because it is unauthorized, the film never uses the language of the original book. The Mean One was released theatrically on December 9, 2022, to negative reviews from critics.
The Mean One (2022)
Directed by: Steven LaMorte
Starring: David Howard Thornton, Krystle Martin, Chase Mullins, John Bigham, Erik Baker, Flip Kobler, Amy Schumacher, Christopher Sanders, Saphina Chanadet, Alexandra Vaughan, Allyson Sereboff
Screenplay by: Flip Kobler, Finn Kobler
Cinematography by: Christopher Sheffield
Film Editing by: Mathew Roscoe
Set Decoration by: Aidan Starbird
Makeup DepartmentB Tatjana Bluchel, Ashleigh Thiel
Music by: Yael Benamour
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Atlas Film Distribution
Release Date: December 9, 2022
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