Bad Fever
{{Short description|Indie drama film by Dustin Guy Defa}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Bad Fever
| image = Bad Fever, Film Poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Dustin Guy Defa
| producer = Dustin Guy Defa
| writer = Dustin Guy Defa
| starring = {{Plainlist|
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| cinematography = Mike Gioulakis
| editing = {{Plainlist|
- Dustin Guy Defa
- David Lowery
}}
| distributor = Factory 25
| released = {{Film date|2011|03|11|SXSW}}
| country = United States
| runtime = 77 minutes
| language = English
}}
Bad Fever is a 2011 American independent drama film directed by Dustin Guy Defa.
Synopsis
A relationship occurs between a wishful stand-up comedian (Kentucker Audley) and a shady drifter (Eleonore Hendricks).
Cast
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- Kentucker Audley as Eddie
- Eleonore Hendricks as Irene
- Allison Baar as Yoko
- Hayward Buchanan as Hank
- Scott Parisi as Waiter
- Dane Stevens as Burt
- Annette Wright as Mama
- Dustin Guy Defa as Larry
}}
Reception
On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 50%, based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 3.4/10.{{Citation |title=Bad Fever |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bad_fever |language=en |access-date=2022-08-20}} Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 43 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".{{Citation |title=Bad Fever |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/bad-fever |access-date=2022-08-20}}
Richard Brody of The New Yorker praised the direction, saying: "Defa exerts delicate control over his incendiary material and evokes emotional terrors with a sympathetic directness; his raw-toned drama is quietly hectic and brutally poignant."{{Cite web |title=Bad Fever |url=https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/movies/bad-fever |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=The New Yorker |language=en}}
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