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Eight Ball

Eight Ball

1999Short⏱️ 15m
ShortThriller

When a young boy home alone answers the door for a charming stranger, he is taken hostage and pulled into the fractured world of an obsessed maniac. The boy's only hope for escape: beat the psychopath at a game of 8-ball.

Director
Matt Ryan
Writers
N/A
Stars
Tim Simpson, Ran An
Language
English
Country
United States
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

👤
Tim Simpson
as The Stranger
👤
Ran An
as The Boy

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
4:3
Color
Color
Filming Location
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Production
Mister Films International Productions

🏷️ Keywords

home alonehostagepsychological

🎯 Categories

ShortThriller

💡 Did You Know?

This is the second movie directed by Matt Ryan and is technically a remake of his first film, also called "Eight Ball". The original (made in 1998) also starred Ran An, with Matt Ryan playing The Stranger. The original's master tape was eventually lost and no copies exist. Matt Ryan would go on to remake the movie again as his first narrative short at The Northeast School of the Arts. So, Matt Ryan's first 3 movies are all just different versions of "Eight Ball".

📖 Synopsis

When a young boy home alone answers the door for a charming stranger, he is taken hostage and pulled into the fractured world of an obsessed maniac. The boy's only hope for escape: beat the psychopath at a game of 8-ball.