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FILM · 2013

Cheap Thrills

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  1. #001

    Pat Healy's character Craig tells his wife on the phone, "just give me 45 minutes," roughly 45 minutes before the film ends.

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  2. #002

    In a Reddit AMA, Pat Healy revealed that he and Ethan Embry did not get along during the production, but that they resolved things after finishing the film and now respect each other.

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  3. #003

    In one scene, David Koechner's character says his brother is a pharmacist. This is actually true; Koechner's brother owns the Kex Rx pharmacy chain in Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri.

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  4. #004

    The eviction notice on Craig's door reveals that the landlord's name is Melisa Jusufi. Melisa Jusufi is the name of the film's Production Designer.

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  5. #005

    It was shot over twelve days.

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  6. #006

    The dog eaten in the film was actually a supermarket-bought rotisserie chicken.

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  7. #007

    Pat Healy plays a twisted prankster in Compliance (2012), filmed the same year as this film. His character there is named "Officer Daniels," echoing "Craig Daniels" in this film.

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  8. #008

    During the shoot, the producers prepared an average of 12 pages of script per day.

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  9. #009

    In an earlier draft of the script, Colin was more of a straightforward villain.

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  10. #010

    Pat Healy stuffed tissue into both of his nostrils to make his nose look broken.

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  11. #011

    Amanda Fuller was the only person who auditioned.

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  12. #012

    The original cinematographer left halfway through the shoot and was replaced by another cinematographer.

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  13. #013

    Pat Healy and Sara Paxton had previously worked together on The Innkeepers (2011).

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  14. #014

    In Spain, the film was released in only two cinemas (two days at Artistic Metropol in Madrid and 12 days at Cinemes Girona in Barcelona) and only in subtitled versions (with Catalan subtitles in Barcelona).

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  15. #015

    The eviction notice on Craig's door shows his address as 303 Reno Pl, Apartment 207 B.

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  16. #016

    Ethan Embry uses a Spyderco Endura knife when he decides to rob the couple.

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