Pounds (LBS) Pictures Sleep Apnea Productions Inc.
Distributed by
TW Media Events (Canada) Uncork'd Entertainment (US)
Release dates
9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) (Palm Beach International Film Festival)
24 March 2017 (2017-03-24) (Canada)
27 March 2017 (2017-03-27) (US)
Running time
95 minutes
Country
Canada
Language
English
Peelers is a 2016 Canadian comedy horror film directed by Sevé Schelenz and written by Lisa DeVita, starring Wren Walker, Caz Odin Darko and Madison J. Loos.
The film premiered at the Palm Beach International Film Festival in April 2016.[1] It received a theatrical release in Canada on 24 March 2017 and was released to VOD in the US on 28 March.[2] It was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on 4 July.[3]
Reception
Kevin Haldon of Nerdly called the film a "balls-to-the-wall genre-bending action/horror that destroys the cliché stripper horror sub-genre by giving us a story packed with exciting twists, baseball, strippers of unusual talents and a strong female lead" and praised the acting, script, direction and effects.[2] Chris Alexander of Comingsoon.net praised the characterisation of Blue Jean and called the film "fun, innovative, hot and bloody bit of mayhem, professionally made with flair."[4] Michael DeFellipo of Horror Society gave the film a score of 9/10 and called it the "best strip club horror film of all time". DeFellipo also praised the lead performances, opining that they "did a superb job of carrying the movie."[5]
Luiz H. Coelho of Bloody Disgusting wrote that while the "plot doesn’t contain any revolutionary twists and turns", which "keeps Peelers from becoming the instant classic that it sets out to be", it features "unexpectedly likable and well-developed characters."[3] Matt Boiselle of Dread Central rated the film 3.5 stars out of 5 and stated that "there’s nothing groundbreaking here, but it’s the fun in the visuals that makes this watch a good time."[6] James Evans of Starburst wrote that while the film is not original and "frequently feels at least a little laboured, arguably cynically so", it is "brazen in its pursuit of a late night audience" and Walker "makes a winning hero".[7] Charleston Picou of HorrorNews.net praised Blue Jean's characterisation and the practical effects. However, he criticised the "uneven" acting, writing that while Walker and Darko "gave decent performances", the rest of the cast were "kind of bad". Picou also criticised the script's "over reliance on one liners", the "forced" humour and "logic gaps".[8]
