Sting (film)
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| Directed by | Kiah Roache-Turner |
| Written by | Kiah Roache-Turner |
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| Cinematography | Brad Shield |
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| Music by | Anna Drubich |
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Running time | 91 minutes[1] |
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| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.2 million[2] |
Sting is a 2024 horror film written and directed by Kiah Roache-Turner. It stars Ryan Corr, Alyla Browne, Penelope Mitchell, Robyn Nevin, Noni Hazelhurst, Silvia Colloca, Danny Kim, Tony J Black [3] and Jermaine Fowler, and follows a young girl who raises an alien spider, which then begins to terrorize her apartment complex. The film was released in the United States on April 12, 2024.
Plot[edit]
STING follows the story of Charlotte, a rebellious 12-year-old girl obsessed with comic books who discovers a strange little spider after it falls from the sky encased in an egg. Despite her stepfather’s best efforts to connect with her and with a new sibling in the picture, Charlotte feels isolated and bonds with the spider. She keeps it as a pet and names it Sting. But as the spider begins to grow in size, its appetite for blood becomes insatiable. As the neighbors pets start to go missing, and then the neighbors themselves, Charlotte becomes wary of her newfound eight-legged companion. When her family members become the next victims of the hungry interstellar arachnid, Charlotte realizes she is the only one who knows how to stop it. [4]
Cast[edit]
- Ryan Corr as Ethan
- Alyla Browne as Charlotte
- Penelope Mitchell as Heather
- Robyn Nevin as Gunterddd
- Noni Hazelhurst as Helga
- Silvia Colloca as Maria
- Danny Kim as Eric
- Tony J Black as Officer Miller [5]
- Jermaine Fowler as Frank
Production[edit]
Filming took place in Australia, and wrapped in February 2023.[6][7]
Release[edit]
The film was released on April 12, 2024 in the United States by Well Go USA Entertainment, and by StudioCanal in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Benelux.[8]
Reception[edit]
Box office[edit]
Sting was released from 975 theaters worldwide and it gross $825,797 in five days.[9]
Critical response[edit]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 68% of 78 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6/10. The website's consensus reads: "Sting should satisfy horror fans in the mood for a creature feature, even if the end results won't likely linger in the memory."[10] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 57 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Sting - Financial Information". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
- ^ "Sting — Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ "New Horror Movie 'Sting' Is Giving Us Major 'Eight Legged Freaks' Meets 'Alien' Vibes". Yahoo Movies UK. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ^ "Sting (2024)". Screen Australia. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "Everything We Know About the Sting Movie". Collider. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ^ "Horror-Thriller 'Sting' Wraps Production, Sells Widely for Cornerstone". Variety. February 16, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
- ^ "Production wraps in Sydney on Arachnophobia Horror film Sting - Media centre".
- ^ "Berlin: StudioCanal Swoops on Spider Horror 'Sting' as First Image is Revealed". The Hollywood Reporter. 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Sting (2024) box office". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ "Sting". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Sting". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
