Cheap Thrills (film)

Cheap Thrills
Cheap Thrills
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	E. L. Katz
Written by	Trent Haaga; David Chirchirillo;
Produced by	Gabriel Cowan; Travis Stevens; John Suits;
Starring	Pat Healy; Sara Paxton; Ethan Embry; David Koechner;
Cinematography	Andrew Wheeler; Sebastian Winterø Hansen;
Edited by	Brody Gusar
Music by	Mads Heldtberg
Production; companies	New Artists Alliance; Snowfort Pictures;
Distributed by	Drafthouse Films
Release dates	March 8, 2013 (SXSW); March 21, 2014 (United States);
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$100,000
Box office	$59,424 (US)

Cheap Thrills is a 2013 American black comedy thriller film directed by E. L. Katz in his directorial debut. It stars Pat Healy, Sara Paxton, Ethan Embry and David Koechner. The film follows two friends competing in a series of challenges worth different amounts of money given by a rich couple. It premiered at South by Southwest (SXSW) on March 8, 2013, and was acquired by Drafthouse Films and Snoot Entertainment. It was released on March 21, 2014, in the United States. Cheap Thrills received generally positive reviews from critics but was a box-office bomb, grossing $59,424 against a $100,000 budget.

^ Gilchrist, Todd (March 21, 2014). "Cheap Thrills Director E.L. Katz On Small Budgets, Big Ideas And The Horror Of Financial Success". Forbes. Archived from the original on June 16, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
^ "Cheap Thrills". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 27, 2017.

[1] Gilchrist, Todd (March 21, 2014). "Cheap Thrills Director E.L. Katz On Small Budgets, Big Ideas And The Horror Of Financial Success". Forbes. Archived from the original on June 16, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2014.

[2] "Cheap Thrills". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 27, 2017.

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