Patrick Brice

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|name=Patrick Brice

|image=Patrick Brice 1.jpg

|caption=Patrick Brice in April 2015

|birth_date= Donat Patrick Kack-Brice
{{birth date and age|1983|4|23}}

|birth_place= Grass Valley, California, United States

|occupation=Film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, actor

}}

Donat Patrick Kack-Brice (born April 23, 1983), known professionally as Patrick Brice, is an American film director,{{cite web|title=Patrick Brice|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/1766103/Patrick-Brice/biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151101151359/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/1766103/Patrick-Brice/biography|url-status=dead|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|date=2015|archive-date=2015-11-01}} actor, screenwriter and cinematographer.{{cite web|title=Patrick Brice Filmography|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/1766103/Patrick-Brice/filmography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623233423/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/1766103/Patrick-Brice/filmography|url-status=dead|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|date=2015|archive-date=2015-06-23}} He is known for directing Creep (2014),{{cite web|last=Gayne|first=Zach|title=SXSW 2014 Interview: Talking to CREEP's Mark Duplass And Patrick Brice|url=http://twitchfilm.com/2014/03/sxsw-2014-interview-talking-to-creeps-mark-duplass-and-patrick-brice.html|work=Twitch Film|accessdate=18 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709114828/http://twitchfilm.com/2014/03/sxsw-2014-interview-talking-to-creeps-mark-duplass-and-patrick-brice.html|archive-date=9 July 2015|url-status=dead}} The Overnight (2015),{{cite web|work=The New York Times|author=Dargis, Manohla|authorlink=Manohla Dargis|date=June 18, 2015|title=Review: In 'The Overnight,' Newcomers Try Hard to Make Friends|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/19/movies/review-in-the-overnight-newcomers-try-hard-to-make-friends.html?gwh=28135835F12CC0945DCD9D40979EA530}}{{cite web|last1=Rooney|first1=David|title='The Overnight': Sundance Review|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/taylor-schilling-adam-scott-overnight-766530|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=24 January 2015 |accessdate=31 January 2015}} Creep 2 (2017), Corporate Animals (2019) and There's Someone Inside Your House (2021).

Career

Brice was born and raised in Grass Valley, California.{{cite web|url=https://universitychron.com/what-gives-you-the-creeps-a-qa-with-director-patrick-brice/|title=What gives you the creeps? A Q&A with Director Patrick Brice|last=Auvil|first=Matthew|work=University Chronicle|date=February 23, 2019|access-date=August 24, 2020}} He graduated with a BFA from California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) School of Film & Video. Creep, his first feature-film as director/writer/actor (co-starring Mark Duplass), was produced by Blumhouse Productions: it premiered at SXSW 2014 and was released through Netflix.{{cite web|last1=Zakarin|first1=Jordan|title=Inside the Duplass Brothers' Growing Digital Indie Empire|date=28 May 2015 |url=https://www.yahoo.com/movies/duplass-brothers-netflix-itunes-deals-119935790197.html?soc_src=mail&soc_trk=ma|publisher=Yahoo|access-date=August 24, 2020}} His second feature as director/writer, The Overnight (with Adam Scott, Taylor Schilling and Jason Schwartzman) premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and was released by The Orchard.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/sundance-sex-comedy-the-overnight-acquired-by-the-orchard-exclusive-1201415028/|title='The Overnight,' A Sex Comedy Starring Adam Scott, Goes to The Orchard|last1=Setoodeh|first1=Ramin|last2=Lang|first2=Brent|website=Variety.com|date=January 26, 2015|access-date=August 24, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://grantland.com/features/patrick-brice-the-overnight-creep-duplass-director-netflix/|title=Overnight Success|last=Lincoln|first=Kevin|work=Grant Land|date=June 18, 2015|access-date=August 24, 2020}} He wrote and directed Creep 2, starring Duplass and Desiree Akhavan: it was released in 2017 through Netflix.{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3403608/creep-director-confirms-sequel/|title='Creep' Director Confirms Sequel|website=Bloody-Disgusting|first=Brad|last=Miska|date=August 19, 2016|access-date=August 24, 2020}} His latest film as director, Corporate Animals, starring Ed Helms and Demi Moore, premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3572807/creep-directors-horror-comedy-corporate-animals-moves-new-september-release-date/|title='Creep' Director's Horror-Comedy 'Corporate Animals' Moves into New September Release Date|last=Squires|first=John|work=Bloody Disgusting|date=July 15, 2019|access-date=August 25, 2020}}

In March 2019 it was announced that Brice would direct the Netflix slasher film There's Someone Inside Your House,{{cite web|url=https://25yearslatersite.com/2019/12/13/interview-patrick-brice-talks-about-creep-his-new-netflix-slasher/|title=Interview: Patrick Brice Talks About Creep and His New Netflix Slasher|website=25yearslatersite|date=2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524130620/https://25yearslatersite.com/2019/12/13/interview-patrick-brice-talks-about-creep-his-new-netflix-slasher/|archivedate=May 24, 2020|url-status=dead|access-date=July 16, 2020}} an adaptation of the 2017 novel of the same name by Stephanie Perkins, with Henry Gayden writing the script. It was produced by 21 Laps Entertainment and Atomic Monster.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/theres-someone-inside-your-house-movie-netflix-stranger-things-james-wan-1202338683/|title=Netflix Boards Coming-Of-Age Slasher Movie With 'Stranger Things' Outfit 21 Laps And James Wan's Atomic Monster|publisher=Deadline|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|date=March 15, 2018|access-date=March 24, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/patrick-brice-directing-theres-someone-inside-your-house-netflix-movie-1202575704/|title=Patrick Brice To Helm 'There's Someone Inside Your House' Film For Netflix|work=Deadline Hollywood|last=N'Duka|first=Amanda|date=March 14, 2019|access-date=March 24, 2019}} The film was released on October 6, 2021.{{cite tweet|user=patrick_brice|number=1297252231117340673|title=First COVID-19 universe shoot is wrapped! Additional photography on #tsiyh is complete. Can't wait for everyone to see what we did.|date=August 23, 2020|access-date=August 23, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/netflix-dates-fall-movies-whopping-42-movies-coming-leonardo-dicaprio-dwayne-johnson-gal-gadot-jennifer-lawrence-benedict-cumberbatch-1234819895/|title=Netflix Dates Fall Movies: A Whopping 42 Movies Coming At You|last=Fleming|first=Mike|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=August 23, 2021|access-date=August 23, 2021}}

In July 2020, it was announced that Brice would develop, write and direct a film adaptation for HBO Max based on Owen Laukkanen's suspense thriller novel titled The Wild.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/hbo-max-sets-the-wild-patrick-brice-creep-director-1202993186/|title='Creep' Franchise Filmmaker Patrick Brice Heads Into 'The Wild' For HBO Max and Warner Max|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=July 23, 2020|access-date=July 23, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3624601/creep-director-patrick-brice-adapting-suspense-novel-wild-hbo-max/|title='Creep' Director Patrick Brice Adapting Suspense Novel 'The Wild' for HBO Max|last=Squires|first=John|work=Bloody Disgusting|date=July 23, 2020|access-date=July 23, 2020}}

Filmography

Film

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Year ! Title ! Director ! Writer ! Notes
2014 \| Creep \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| Also cinematographer and actor
rowspan="2" \|2015 \| The Overnight \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \|
Hang Loose \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| Co-directed with Sammy Harkham
2017 \| Creep 2 \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| Also cinematographer and actor
2019 \| Corporate Animals \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \|
2021 \| There's Someone Inside Your House \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \|

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Year

! Title

! Director

! Writer

! Notes

2014

| Creep

| {{yes}}

| Also cinematographer and actor

rowspan="2" |2015

| The Overnight

| {{yes}}

Hang Loose

| {{yes}}

| Co-directed with Sammy Harkham

2017

| Creep 2

| {{yes}}

| Also cinematographer and actor

2019

| Corporate Animals

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

2021

| There's Someone Inside Your House

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

Television

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Year ! Title ! Director ! Writer ! Notes
2017–2019 \| Room 104 \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| Directed episodes: "Pizza Boy", "Hungry", "Itchy", "Crossroads", "No Dice"; Wrote and directed episode: "Animal for Sale"
2024 \|The Creep Tapes \|{{Yes}} \|{{Yes}} \|Directed all 6 episodes

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Year

! Title

! Director

! Writer

! Notes

2017–2019

| Room 104

| {{yes}}

| Directed episodes: "Pizza Boy", "Hungry", "Itchy", "Crossroads", "No Dice";
Wrote and directed episode: "Animal for Sale"

2024

|The Creep Tapes