Bad Fever is a 2011 American independent drama film directed by Dustin Guy Defa.

Synopsis

A relationship occurs between a wishful stand-up comedian (Kentucker Audley) and a shady drifter (Eleonore Hendricks).

Cast

  • Kentucker Audley as Eddie
  • Eleonore Hendricks as Irene
  • Allison Baar as Yoko
  • Hayward Buchanan as Hank
  • Scott Parisi as Waiter
  • Dane Stevens as Burt
  • Annette Wright as Mama
  • Dustin Guy Defa as Larry

Reception

On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 50%, based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 3.4/10. Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 43 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Richard Brody of The New Yorker praised the direction, saying: "Defa exerts delicate control over his incendiary material and evokes emotional terrors with a sympathetic directness; his raw-toned drama is quietly hectic and brutally poignant."

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