Nailbiter

Nailbiter is a 2013 horror film directed by Patrick Rea. The movie was first released onto DVD in Japan on January 25, 2013 and received its American debut on April 5, 2013 at the Phoenix Film Festival. It stars Erin McGrane as a mother who defends herself and her children against a dangerous foe. Rea intends to film a sequel to the film, which is tentatively titled Nailbiter 2.

Rea first announced plans for Nailbiter in 2008 but did not begin production until 2009, as he had to first raise funding for the film. Filming began in 2009 in Kansas City, Missouri, but shooting stoppedof the way into the film as Rea ran out of funding. The cast and crew resumed filming in December 2010 and shot an additional airport scene in May 2011, after which point they moved fully into post production. While working on the films script, Rea chose to make much of the cast female as he felt like that would be more endearing as well as more compelling. Before officially beginning filming, Rea had his four main actors go out and act like a family for awhile in order to build a connection between the actors. Other than financial difficulties, the only significant issue with the filming for Nailbiter experienced was the weather, as the days Rea wanted to look stormy were sunny and the days he wanted to look sunny looked stormy.Critical reception for Nailbiter has been mixed to positive. A reviewer for Star Pulse commented that As far as sheer creep factor, Nailbiter delivers handsomely but criticized the DVDs lack of a making of documentary. The Oklahoma Gazette praised the films setting, as they felt that this was intriguing and also commented favorably on the choice of making Erin McGranes character an alcoholic. Aint It Cool News also cited McGranes characters alcoholism as a highlight, as they saw this as one of several small touches that they enjoyed. Dread Central remarked that the film was not a perfect flick, as they felt that McGrane took too long to settle into her character but overall saw the movie as ingenious, creepy and a delightful modern take on an oldschool sense of storytelling. ........

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