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Odd Jobs

Year of completion
1994
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Short
Genre
Comedy, Horror
Duration
8 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

Be prepared...Be very prepared! Two Boy Scouts, intent on earning money by doing odd jobs, stumble upon a spooky old house and its macabre owner. He looks forward to scaring them with his 'house of horrors' - but young boys today aren't so easily frightened.
Completion Year
1994
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Format
Short
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Production Designer

Annie Beauchamp

Director of Photography

John Biggins

Producer

Jonathon Green

Composer

Andrew Lancaster

Editor

Robin Lloyd

Director

Daniel Nettheim

Writer

Daniel Nettheim, Andrew Ryan

Cast

John Gregg, James Seitz, Ashton Cartwright

Screenings

2001 — Internationales Essener Kinderfilmfestival im Ruhrgebiet

1994 — Internationales Essener Kinderfilmfestival im Ruhrgebiet

1997 — Festival des Antipodes - Paris

1996 — Rencontres Internationales Henri Langloise

1999 — Saint Tropez Film Festival - Cinema de Antipodes

2002 — Locarno International Film Festival

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