Fried Barry

Fried Barry
Fried Barry
	Film poster
Directed by	Ryan Kruger
Screenplay by	Ryan Kruger
Produced by	James C. Williamson; Ryan Kruger;
Starring	Gary Green; Bianka Hartenstein; Sean Cameron Michael; Chanelle de Jager; Joey Cramer; Jonathan Pienaar;
Distributed by	Shudder
Release date	March 6, 2020 (Cinequest Film Festival);
Country	South Africa
Language	English

Fried Barry is a 2020 South African science fiction black comedy-horror film written and directed by Ryan Kruger. The film has its world premiere at the 2020 Cinequest Film Festival. The film stars Gary Green, Bianka Hartenstein, Sean Cameron Michael, Chanelle de Jager, Joey Cramer, and Jonathan Pienaar. The story follows a drug addict whose body is taken over by an alien, who goes on a joyride through Cape Town, South Africa.

Cast[]

Gary Green
Bianka Hartenstein
Sean Cameron Michael
Chanelle de Jager
Joey Cramer
Jonathan Pienaar
Kevin Mohoni

Release[]

The film has its world premiere at the 2020 Cinequest Film Festival and also screened at Sitges Film Festival, Fantasia Film Festival, and .^[1] It has also screened at South Africa's winning three awards.^[2]

In March 2021, it was announced that Shudder acquired the distribution rights of the film to release the movie in North America, the United Kingdom and Ireland, and Australia and New Zealand on May 6, 2021.^[1]^[3]

Awards and nominations[]

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref
2021	Africa Movie Academy Awards	Best Film	Fried Barry	Nominated	^[4]
		Best Director	Ryan Kruger	Nominated
		Best Actor in a Leading Role	Gary Green	Nominated
		Achievement in Makeup	Fried Barry	Nominated
		Achievement in Editing		Nominated
		Best Visual Effects		Won
		Best First Feature Film by a Director	Ryan Kruger	Nominated

References[]

^ ^a ^b Grater, Tom (March 23, 2021). "Shudder Buys Supernatural Horror-Thriller 'Fried Barry' For North America & International Territories". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
^ Grater, Tom (June 23, 2020). "Rock Salt Releasing Boards Genre Pic 'Fried Barry' For Sales, Watch Debut Trailer – Cannes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
^ "Film and TV Projects Going Into Production - Fried Barry". Variety Insight. Archived from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
^ Banjo, Noah (October 29, 2021). "FULL LIST: Ayinla, Omo Ghetto: The Saga bag multiple nominations at AMAA 2021". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved October 30, 2021.

External links[]

Fried Barry at IMDb

[Deadline-1] Grater, Tom (March 23, 2021). "Shudder Buys Supernatural Horror-Thriller 'Fried Barry' For North America & International Territories". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 23, 2021.

[2] Grater, Tom (June 23, 2020). "Rock Salt Releasing Boards Genre Pic 'Fried Barry' For Sales, Watch Debut Trailer – Cannes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 23, 2021.

[VarietyInsight-3] "Film and TV Projects Going Into Production - Fried Barry". Variety Insight. Archived from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2021.

[:02-4] Banjo, Noah (October 29, 2021). "FULL LIST: Ayinla, Omo Ghetto: The Saga bag multiple nominations at AMAA 2021". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved October 30, 2021.

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