Cthulhu (2007 film)
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Cthulhu is a 2007 American horror film directed by Dan Gildark and co-written by Grant Cogswell and Daniel Gildark. The film is loosely based on the novella The Shadow over Innsmouth (1936) by H. P. Lovecraft.
Cthulhu | |
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Directed by | Daniel Gildark |
Written by | Grant Cogswell Dan Gildark |
Based on | The Shadow over Innsmouth by H. P. Lovecraft |
Produced by | Jeffrey Brown Anne Rosellini |
Starring | Tori Spelling Cara Buono Jason Cottle |
Distributed by | Regent Releasing |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $15,513[1] |
The film moves the story from New England to the Pacific Northwest. The film is notable among works adapted from Lovecraft's work for having a gay protagonist. Screenwriter Grant Cogswell explained that he and Gildark chose to exploit the metaphor for the horror faced by a gay person returning for a relative's funeral and having to face the horrors of small-town life.[2]
The film premiered June 14, 2007, at the Seattle International Film Festival and officially opened in select theatrical venues August 22, 2008.