‘Summer Of ‘84’ Trailer: What If ‘Stranger Things’ Had To Deal With A Serial Killer?
The 2018 Sundance Film Festival is nearly upon us, and we’ll soon have coverage of the newest indie movies on the scene making their debut in the mountains of Park City, Utah. One of our more anticipated movies in the line-up has just debuted an awesome new teaser trailer.
Summer of ‘84is the latest film fromRKSS(orFrançois Simard, Anouk Whissell, andYoann-Karl Whissell), the filmmakers behind the cult favoriteTurbo Kid, and the first teaser trailer paints a picture that is clearly going for aStranger Thingsvibe, but with a little more of a sinister style. While there’s a bit of an Amblin-esque thing going on here, the subject matter is a little darker as a group of teens gets caught up in the mystery of a serial killer terrorizing their suburban town back in 1984.
Summer of 84 Trailer
The 1980s setting, the sarcastic group of friends, the discussion aboutStar Wars– these are all things that get me excited to see this movie. Combine that with the fact that it’s about a group of teens trying to determine whether their next door neighbor, a police officer played byMad MenstarRich Sommer, is a serial killer, and this sounds like an indie hit in the making.
The rest of the cast includesGraham Verchere,Judah Lewis,Caleb Emery,Cory Gruter-Andrew,Tiera Skovbye,Jason Gray-Stanford, andShauna Johannesen. While indie movies often feature up-and-coming talent instead of big names, this casting has an even greater effect here since it makes this movie seem like a relic from the 1980s that has been lying undiscovered for decades.
Even the poster has the perfect 1980s vibe, looking like a cover of a VHS from your local video store:
Head over hereto check out a video with more insight about the filmmakers, and read the official synopsis below:
