Everybody Dies by the End

{{Infobox film

| name = Everybody Dies by the End

| image = Everybody Dies by the End Poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Poster

| director = {{Plainlist|

Ian Tripp
Ryan Schafer

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| writer = Ian Tripp

| producer = {{Plainlist|

Ryan Schafer
Sam Sprague
Ian Tripp
Joshua Wyble

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| starring = {{Plainlist|

Vinny Curran
Bill Oberst Jr.
Brendan Cahalan
Iliyana Apostolova
Ian Tripp
Joshua Wyble
Ryan Schafer
Caroline Amiguet
Paul Fisher III
Alan Vazquez

}}

| cinematography = {{Plainlist|

Oscar Perez
Ian Tripp

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| editing = {{Plainlist|

Ian Tripp
Joshua Wyble

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| music =

| studio = Children of Celluloid

| distributor = Terror Films

| released = {{film date|2022|08|29|FrightFest|2023|09|22|VOD}}

| runtime = 90 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

}}

Everybody Dies by the End is a 2022 found footage comedy horror mockumentary film{{Cite web |last=Devine |first=Paul |date=2022-08-11 |title=First Look At FrightFest Bound Everybody Dies By The End - |url=https://thepeoplesmovies.com/2022/08/first-look-at-frightfest-bound-everybody-dies-by-the-end/ |access-date=2022-08-13 |website=The People’s Movies |language=en-GB}} written by Ian Tripp and directed by Tripp and Ryan Schafer in their feature film debut. The film stars Vinny Curran, Bill Oberst Jr., Brendan Cahalan, Iliyana Apostolova, and Ian Tripp.

The film premiered at FrightFest in 2022 and won 3 San Diego Film Awards for performances by Curran, Cahalan, and ensemble. It has {{a or an|{{RT data|score}}}} approval rating from {{RT data|count}} critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and is one of Vulture Magazine's 15 Horror Movies About Showbiz.

Plot

A skeleton crew follows cult film director Alfred Costella, documenting the process as he makes his last film.

Cast

{{cast listing|

Vinny Curran as Alfred Costella
Bill Oberst Jr. as Willy Wilson
Brendan Cahalan as Grant
Iliyana Apostolova as Alison
Ian Tripp as Calvin
Joshua Wyble as Mark
Ryan Schafer as Howard
Caroline Amiguet as Laura
Paul Fisher III as Cornelius
Alan Vazquez as Slater

}}

Production

The film is Tripp and Schafer's feature film debut.{{Cite web |last=Morazzini |first=Jim |date=2022-08-29 |title=Everybody Dies by the End (2022) FrightFest Review - Voices From The Balcony |url=https://www.voicesfromthebalcony.com/2022/08/29/everybody-dies-by-the-end-2022-frightfest-review/ |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=Voices From The Balcony |language=en-US}} Principal photography took place during the COVID-19 pandemic in a basement in San Diego known as Gray Area Multimedia,{{Cite web |title=Everybody Dies by the End |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/everybody_dies_by_the_end |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |language=en}} at a mountain ranch in Jamul and Tripp's home in San Carlos.{{Cite web |last=Elling |first=Regina |date=2023-10-03 |title=Pacific Beach residents star in horror comedy perfect for Halloween |url=https://www.pbmonthly.net/news/story/2023-10-03/pacific-beach-residents-star-in-horror-comedy-perfect-for-halloween |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003185433/https://www.pbmonthly.net/news/story/2023-10-03/pacific-beach-residents-star-in-horror-comedy-perfect-for-halloween |archive-date=2023-10-03 |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=PB Monthly |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Pamus |first=Jacob |date=2023-09-22 |title=Everybody Dies by the End: Horror film shot in Jamul and San Diego now available online |url=https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/everybody-dies-end-horror-film-shot-jamul-and-san-diego-now-available-online |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922021021/https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/everybody-dies-end-horror-film-shot-jamul-and-san-diego-now-available-online |archive-date=2023-09-22 |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=East County Magazine}}

Release

The film premiered August 29, 2022{{Cite web |last=Halen |first=Adrian |date=2022-08-12 |title=Everybody Dies By The End – New Poster and stills for quirky mockumentary |url=https://horrornews.net/174387/everybody-dies-by-the-end-new-poster-and-stills-for-quirky-mockumentary/ |access-date=2022-08-13 |website=Horror News {{!}} HNN |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Detwiler |first=Grace |date=2022-08-14 |title=View Poster & Stills for Upcoming Arrow FrightFest Premiere "Everybody Dies By The End" |url=https://rue-morgue.com/view-poster-stills-for-upcoming-arrow-frightfest-premiere-everybody-dies-by-the-end/ |access-date=2022-08-14 |website=Rue Morgue |language=en-US}} at FrightFest.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-15 |title=Everybody Dies by the End |url=https://www.frightfest.co.uk/2022Aug/everybody-dies-by-the-end.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715195752/https://www.frightfest.co.uk/2022Aug/everybody-dies-by-the-end.html |archive-date=2022-07-15 |access-date=2022-07-15 |publisher=FrightFest}}{{Cite web |last=Bitel |first=Anton |date=2022-08-29 |title=Everybody Dies By The End (2022) |url=https://projectedfigures.com/2022/08/29/everybody-dies-by-the-end-2022/ |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=Projected Figures |language=en-GB}} It screened at Dublin Horrorthon Film Festival,{{Cite web |date=2022-10-25 |title=Horrorthon.com |url=http://horrorthon.com/ |access-date=2023-09-14 |language=en-US}} Molins Horror Film Festival,{{Cite web |title=Everybody Dies by the End - TerrorMolins |url=https://users.molinsfilmfestival.com/en/2022/movies/267 |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=Molins Horror Film Festival}} Feratum Film Festival{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-11-17 |title=Feratum Film Festival llega a Cinépolis Klic |url=https://versusmedia.mx/feratum-film-festival-llega-cinepolis-klic/ |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=Versus Media México |language=es}} and Unnamed Footage Festival.{{Cite web |last=Jordan |first=Evan |date=2023-04-08 |title=UFF 6 Review: Everybody Dies By The End Violently Tackles Big Ideas With Sincere Hilarity - Void Video |url=https://voidvideo.media/uff-6-review-everybody-dies-by-the-end-violently-tackles-big-ideas-with-sincere-hilarity/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=Void Video Podcast |language=en-US}} It was distributed by Terror Films on September 22, 2023.{{Cite web |last=McAndrews |first=Mary Beth |date=2023-08-16 |title='Everybody Dies By The End' Exclusive Trailer: Horror Legend Bill Oberst Jr. Stars In New Found Footage Horror |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/460388/everybody-dies-by-the-end-exclusive-trailer-horror-legend-bill-oberst-jr-stars-in-new-found-footage-horror/ |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=Dread Central |language=en-US}}

Reception

= Critical response =

{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|{{RT data|score}}|{{RT data|average}}|{{RT data|count}}|ref=yes|access-date={{RT data|access date}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811211158/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/everybody_dies_by_the_end|archive-date=2024-08-11|url-status=dead}}

Martin Unsworth at Starburst Magazine scored it 3 out of 5.{{Cite web |last=Unsworth |first=Martin |date=2022-08-30 |title=Everybody Dies by the End [FrightFest 2022] |url=https://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/everybody-dies-by-the-end |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=Starburst Magazine |language=en-GB}} Rory Doherty at Vulture Magazine listed the film as one of 15 Horror Movies About Showbiz.{{Cite web |last=Doherty |first=Rory |date=2024-06-28 |title=15 Horror Movies About Showbiz |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/best-horror-movies-about-hollywood-showbiz.html |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=Vulture |language=en}}

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!Result

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rowspan="4" |San Diego Film Awards

| rowspan="4" |2023

|Best Lead Actor

|Vinny Curran