All Fun and Games
{{Short description|2023 film by Ari Costa & Eren Celeboglu}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox film
| image = All_fun_and_games_poster.png
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = {{Plainlist|
- Ari Costa
- Eren Celeboglu
}}
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Angela Russo-Otstot
- Jake Aust
- Kassee Whiting
- John Zois
}}
| writer = {{Plainlist|
- Ari Costa
- Eren Celeboglu
- JJ Braider
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
}}
| music = Alex Belcher
| cinematography = Ricardo Diaz
| editing = {{Plainlist|
- Louis Cioffi
- Ruthie Aslan
}}
| studio = Gozie AGBO
Anton
| distributor = Vertical Entertainment
| released = {{film date|2023|9|1}}
| runtime = 76 minutes{{Cite web |title=All Fun and Games |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt10092698/ |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=Box Office Mojo}}
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
}}
All Fun and Games is a 2023 American horror film written by Ari Costa, Eren Celeboglu and JJ Braider, directed by Costa and Celeboglu and starring Asa Butterfield and Natalia Dyer. It is Costa and Celeboglu's feature directorial debut.
Plot
A group of teens in Salem, Massachusetts, discover a cursed knife that unleashes a demon which forces them to play gruesome, deadly versions of childhood games where there can be no winners, only survivors.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Asa Butterfield as Marcus Fletcher
- Natalia Dyer as Billie Fletcher
- Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Jonah Fletcher
- Laurel Marsden as Sophie Fletcher
- Annabeth Gish as Kathy Fletcher
- Marina Stephenson Kerr as Joanna Good
- Kolton Stewart as Pete
- Erik Athavale as Bob
- Matthew Lupu as Nick
- Sydney Sabiston as Pilar
- Summer H. Howell as Demon / Daniel Good
- Keishon Joseph as Brad
}}
Production
In January 2022, it was announced that Butterfield and Dyer were cast in the film.{{cite web|last=Grater|first=Tom|title=Asa Butterfield & Natalia Dyer Starring in Horror-Thriller All Fun and Games for Anton & AGBO – EFM|date=January 13, 2022|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/asa-butterfield-natalia-dyer-starring-horror-thriller-all-fun-and-games-anton-agbo-efm-1234909974/|access-date=January 26, 2023}}
In April 2022, it was announced that principal photography began in Canada and that Gish and Ainsworth were added to the cast.{{cite web|last=Villei|first=Matt|title='All Fun and Games': Horror Thriller Adds Keith David, Annabeth Gish and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth|date=April 7, 2022|website=Collider|url=https://collider.com/all-fun-and-games-cast-keith-david-annabeth-gish-benjamin-evan-ainsworth/|access-date=January 26, 2023}}{{cite web|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|title='All Fun and Games': Asa Butterfield & Natalia Dyer Horror Exec-Produced By The Russo Brothers Begins Shoot, Adds Cast & Inks Pre-Sales Around The World For Anton|date=April 7, 2022|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/asa-butterfield-natalia-dyer-horror-russo-brothers-fun-games-1234996276/|access-date=January 26, 2023}}{{cite web|last=Tarar|first=Mommina|title=Asa Butterfield and Natalia Dyer Start Production on All Fun and Games|date=April 10, 2022|website=MovieWeb|url=https://movieweb.com/all-fun-and-games-asa-butterfield-natalia-dyer-begins-production/|access-date=January 26, 2023}} Later that same month, Marsden and Stewart were also added to the cast.{{cite web|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|title='Ms. Marvel' Actress Laurel Marsden Joins Asa Butterfield & Natalia Dyer Horror 'All Fun and Games'|date=April 19, 2022|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/ms-marvel-actress-laurel-marsden-joins-asa-butterfield-natalia-dyer-horror-all-fun-and-games-1235005478/|access-date=January 26, 2023}}{{cite web|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|title='Locke & Key' Actor Kolton Stewart Joins AGBO & Anton Horror 'All Fun and Games'|date=April 20, 2022|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/locke-key-kolton-stewart-horror-fun-games-asa-butterfield-1235006354/|access-date=January 26, 2023}} Keith David was attached to appear in the film.{{cite web|last=Squires|first=John|title=Keith David Joins Natalia Dyer in Horror Movie 'All Fun and Games'|date=April 7, 2022|website=Bloody Disgusting|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3710133/keith-david-joins-natalia-dyer-in-horror-movie-all-fun-and-games/|access-date=October 13, 2023}}
In July 2022, it was announced that Cutting Edge Media Music acquired the rights to the film's original score.{{cite web|last=Grobar|first=Matt|title=Cutting Edge Media Music Cuts Music Rights Deal With Anton On Starry Thrillers 'All Fun and Games' And 'Mother's Instinct'|date=July 7, 2022|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/cutting-edge-media-music-anton-ink-deal-for-pair-of-starry-thrillers-1235059549/|access-date=January 26, 2023}}
Release
In July 2023, it was announced that Vertical Entertainment acquired North American distribution rights to the film.{{cite web|last=Grobar|first=Matt|title=All Fun and Games: Vertical Sets Fall Release for Horror Thriller Starring Natalia Dyer & Asa Butterfield|date=July 19, 2023|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2023/07/all-fun-and-games-release-date-asa-butterfield-movie-vertical-1235441028/|access-date=July 21, 2023}}
All Fun and Games was released on September 1, 2023.
Reception
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|40|4.7|five|consensus=|access-date=September 28, 2023|ref=y}}
Chase Hutchinson of Collider awarded the film one and a half stars out of five.{{cite web|last=Hutchinson|first=Chase|title=All Fun and Games Review: Where Horror Goes to Die|date=September 1, 2023|website=Collider|url=https://collider.com/all-fun-and-games-review/|access-date=September 9, 2023}}
Paul Lê of Bloody Disgusting awarded the film three "skulls" out of five.{{cite web|last=Lê|first=Paul|title=All Fun and Games Review – A Streamlined Supernatural Teen Slasher|date=September 1, 2023|website=Bloody Disgusting|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3777582/all-fun-and-games-review-a-streamlined-supernatural-teen-slasher/|access-date=September 9, 2023}}
Matt Donato of IGN gave the film a negative review, calling the film "an appetizer of a movie served as the main course."{{cite web|last=Donato|first=Matt|title=All Fun and Games Review|date=September 2, 2023|website=IGN|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/all-fun-and-games-review|access-date=September 9, 2023}}
References
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