The first trailer for “Escape From Tomorrow” proves horror can lurk anywhere — even the Happiest Place on Earth.
Writer/director Randy Moore’s black-and-white surreal fantasy follows an unemployed father (Roy Abramsohn) having a psychological breakdown while vacationing with his family at the Disney theme park, where the independent film was shot without permission from the company.
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The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year to mixed reviews — but everyone agreed it was definitely something different.
“People come here because they want to feel safe,” an unseen female voice explains while juxtaposed to images of the family enjoying a few of the park’s most famous attractions. “Bad things happen everywhere. Especially here.”
Cinetic, the New York-based management and sales company that represents Moore, will release the film in select theaters and on VOD on Oct. 11.