A scheming couple put a struggling family man and his old friend through a series of twisted dares over the course of an evening at a bar.

A razor-sharp blend of thriller and the blackest of comedies, Cheap Thrills takes an ordinary night out among friends and turns it into a cruel, twisted game of survival.


Fired from his job and facing eviction, this might be the worst night of Craig's life. While drowning his sorrows in a bar, he runs into Vince, a childhood friend he hasn't seen in years. Their reunion takes an unexpected turn when they're approached by Colin and Violet, an eccentric and wealthy couple with a strange but simple offer: complete a few dares for cash. Sounds like an easy payday... at first. As the stakes rise and the dares become ever more twisted, Craig and Vince are pushed to their physical and moral limits in a warped contest where only one can come out on top.


Starring Pat Healy and Sara Paxton from The Innkeepers alongside Ethan Embry (Empire Records) and David Koechner (Krampus), and marking the audacious debut of director E.L. Katz, Cheap Thrills is a tense and darkly hilarious look at the road from desperation, to recklessness, to savagery.

Media

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Bonus Materials

• LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
• Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Brand new audio commentary by film critic and author Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
• Audio commentary with director E.L. Katz and actor Pat Healy
• With Friends Like These, a newly filmed interview with director E.L. Katz and producer Travis Stevens
• Money Talks, a newly filmed interview with actors Pat Healy, Ethan Embry, David Koechner, and Sara Paxton
• Double Down, a newly filmed interview with writers Trent Haaga and David Chirchirillo
• Ketchup, Cheese, and (Fake) Blood, a newly filmed interview with special effects/make up artist Hugo Villaseñor
• Vital Heat: The Making of Cheap Thrills, an archive featurette
• Cheap Thrills at Fantastic Film Festival 2013, an archive featurette
• Theatrical trailer
• Cheap Shots, a gallery of photos taken by Sara Paxton’s character, Violet, as seen in the film
• On-set production photos
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sister Hyde
• Double-sided foldout poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sister Hyde
• Collectors' booklet featuring new writing on the film by Heather Wixson and Matt Donato

 

Cast & Crew

Actors:

•       Pat Healy
•        Ethan Embry
•       David Koechner
•       Sara Paxton
•       Amanda Fuller
•       Laura Covelli
•       Todd Farmer
•       Elissa Dowling

Director:  E.L. Katz

Additional Details

Label: Arrow Video

Genre: Comedy

Language: English

Run Time: 87 mins

Region: 1

Release Date: 01/27/26

UPC: 760137192183