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Baghead

R

Released Sep 12, 2008

1 hr. 28 min.

Mystery & Thriller

Comedy

List

79%

100 Reviews

Tomatometer

49%

2,500+ Ratings

Audience Score

Spurred on by a colleague's success, four struggling filmmakers (Steve Zissis, Ross Partridge, Greta Gerwig, Elise Muller) endeavor to jump-start their careers. Together, they retreat to a cabin in the haunting back woods of Big Bear, California, where they hatch an idea for a new film -- a horror flick about a guy with a bag on his head who torments people. But when romantic interests crisscross and their story comes to life, they find finishing the script may be the least of their concerns.

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Critics Consensus

Pitting actors against murderers in a self-aware struggle for stardom, Baghead successfully skates the borders of horror and comedy.

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Steve D

Ok but you will get ahead of the narrative.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/14/24

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CJ S

I think it's fair to say this isn't anybody's finest work; acting, directing, or writing. Still, if one enjoys the low budget indie drama/horror films the Duplass' are known for, this is quite fun in parts. That Greta Gerwig chick just glows. She's probs gonna go far in the future.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/17/23

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Audience Member

Baghead: a black comedy movie about a group four part time actors actresses who are selfish, juvenile, dull and, worst of all, just completely uninteresting, who isolate themselves in a remote cabin in the woods in order to write a screenplay they will all star in, where they are attacked by a person with a bag over his head. It's a film where drunk, lazy-minded people get together and try to create a movie by writing ideas on a slip of paper and passing it around so others can scribble amendments. Based on the quality of "Baghead," it seems safe to assume this is autobiographical. This movie is terrible, nothing works in it. The acting is bad, and the script is even worse. The basic plotline of the film is tiered to begin with, and it isn't at all frightening or funny. It's relationship movie masquerading as a horror movie that elicits the same amount of laughs as the prospect of attending your mothers funeral would. I seriously regret the hour and a half or so of my life wasted so far watching this pile of shit

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Audience Member

No idea why it's rated so low - a perfect low-budget indie with a really strong ending.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

Unamazing Duplass Brothers feature is a mix of mumblecore and pseudo-slasher film that only works occasionally.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

Creating a horror-comedy story that is effective is exceedingly difficult. What's even more difficult is creating one with this much subtext and genuine human drama. The Duplass brothers are forever true indie darlings.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Jay Duplass

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Mark Duplass

Director

Ross Partridge

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Steve Zissis

Chad

Greta Gerwig

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Elise Muller

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The Duplass' knowing and self-referential picture defies classification, effortlessly shifting tones from relationship comedy to slasher horror, while always nudging the audience to recognize the film's self-awareness.

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Emma Wolfe

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Authentic storytelling.

Rated: 6/10

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Richard Crouse

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The low-fi production only offers up low-fi thrills, but the interaction of the characters is natural and interesting enough to earn Baghead a recommendation.

Rated: 3/5

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Synopsis

Spurred on by a colleague's success, four struggling filmmakers (Steve Zissis, Ross Partridge, Greta Gerwig, Elise Muller) endeavor to jump-start their careers. Together, they retreat to a cabin in the haunting back woods of Big Bear, California, where they hatch an idea for a new film -- a horror flick about a guy with a bag on his head who torments people. But when romantic interests crisscross and their story comes to life, they find finishing the script may be the least of their concerns.

Director: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass
Screenwriter: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Duplass Brothers
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content|Nudity|Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 12, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 10, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $140.0K

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