Erotic thriller “Strangers Online” gets small theatrical run
John Huckert’s erotic thriller Strangers Online will have its world theatrical premiere on June 24th. It will screen at the Laemmle Sunset 5 in West Hollywood and the Laemmle Playhouse 7 in Pasadena. The film, from the makers of the 90’s cult hit Hard follows an internet talk show host whose newest intern turns out to be a dangerously obsessive fan. Strangers Online had its international festival premiere at the Action on Film International Film Festival. An audience favorite, it won Best Editing and was nominated for Best Art Direction.
SYNOPSIS
Hollis Parker hosts a nightly web show that brings together sexual misfits from across the World Wide Web. Haunted by the murder of his wife four years earlier, he throws himself into his work, fielding questions from adoring fans, exhibitionists and quirky fetishists – all via their web cams. Then, a new intern at the studio shows romantic interest in Hollis, and what begins as a seemingly innocent crush turns into an unhealthy obsession. Though his show usually keeps him at a comfortable distance from his audience, Hollis soon learns that his final show may end in bloody murder – broadcasted live to all his adoring fans.
Told in the vein of Blue Velvet and Body of Evidence, Strangers Online resurrects a dying genre and shines a light on the darkened corners of the digital world, where sex, secrets and danger lurk in the shadows. Following the theatrical run, Breaking Glass Pictures will release the DVD on July 26. Special features for the DVD will include an audio commentary with John Huckert, deleted scenes, bloopers and an alternate ending.
