Lost Holiday (2019 film)

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Lost Holiday
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Directed byMichael Matthews
Thomas Matthews
Written byMichael Matthews
Thomas Matthews
Produced byMichael Matthews
Thomas Matthews
Starring Kate Lyn Sheil
CinematographyDonavan Sell
Edited byKatie Ennis
Music by James Iha
Production
company
Matthews Brothers
Distributed byComedy Dynamics
Release date
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Lost Holiday is a 2019 American mystery comedy film written, produced and directed by Michael Matthews and Thomas Matthews and starring Kate Lyn Sheil. [1]

Contents

Cast

Production

The film was shot in 16mm. [2] [3]

Release

The film premiered at the 2019 Slamdance Film Festival. [2] [4]

In September 2019, Comedy Dynamics acquired distribution rights to the film. [5]

Reception

The film has a 42% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [4] Bradley Gibson of Film Threat awarded the film a 6 out of 10. [6]

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References

  1. Goldstein, Gary (19 December 2019). "'Lost Holiday' is freewheeling and loose, maybe a little too loose". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 Lowe, Justin (14 February 2019). "'Lost Holiday': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  3. Halfyard, Kurt (30 April 2019). "Calgary Underground 2019 Review: LOST HOLIDAY Beautifully Combines Boozy Comedy With Character and Crime". Screen Anarchy . Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Lost Holiday". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango . Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  5. Ramos, Dino-Ray (16 September 2019). "Comedy Dynamics Acquires Feature Film 'Lost Holiday' And Kim McVicar Special 'Please Notice Me'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  6. Gibson, Bradley (3 February 2019). "Lost Holiday". Film Threat . Retrieved 25 September 2020.