Trick r Treat (2009)

Trick ‘r Treat is a 2009 horror film. It was written and directed by Michael Dougherty and based on his short film Season’s Greetings. Originally slated for an October 5, 2007 release, it was announced in September 2007 that the film had been pushed back. Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures released the film direct to DVD on October 6, 2009 in the US & Canada, October 26 in the UK and October 28 in Australia.

The film is an anthology of four Halloween-related scary stories. One thing that ties the stories together is the presence of Sam, a mysterious pint-sized trick-or-treater with a burlap pumpkin mask, who makes an appearance in all the stories, as a ‘friendly-reminder’ to those who break the Halloween traditions.

Nothing is what it seems when a suburban couple learns the dangers of blowing out a jack-o’-lantern before midnight; a terrifying principal (Dylan Baker) with a serial killer attitude teaches one neighbor the true meaning of Halloween; Laurie (Anna Paquin), a young woman dressed as Little Red Riding Hood, is stalked by a mysterious hooded figure at a local Halloween festival; a group of pranksters go too far and discover the horrifying truth buried in a local urban legend of a school bus massacre; and a cantankerous old hermit (Brian Cox), is visited by a strange trick-or-treater with a few bones to pick.

Things turn deadly as strange creatures of every variety — human and otherwise — try to survive the scariest night of the year.

Directed by Michael Dougherty
Produced by Bryan Singer
Written by Michael Dougherty
Starring Anna Paquin
Dylan Baker
Brian Cox
Leslie Bibb
Rochelle Aytes
Tahmoh Penikett
Quinn Lord
Music by Douglas Pipes
Cinematography Glen MacPherson
Editing by Robert Ivison
Studio Legendary Pictures
Bad Hat Harry Productions
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date(s) October 6, 2009
Running time 82 minutes
Country Canada
United States
Language English
Budget US$12 million

~ by blackdog7 on October 31, 2009.