V/H/S
- Director: Adam Wingard, David Bruckner, Ti West, Glenn McQuaid, Joe Swanberg, Radio Silence
- Writer: Simon Barrett, David Bruckner, Ti West, Glenn McQuaid, Radio Silence, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, Justin Martinez, Nicholas Tecosky, Chad Villella
- Cast: Joe Swanberg, Calvin Reeder, Adam Wingard, Sophia Takal, Kate Lyn Sheil, Kentucker Audley, Lane Hughes, Hannah Fierman, Joe Sykes, Mike Donlan, Drew Sawyer, Jas Sams, Norma C. Quinones, Drew Moerlein, Jeannine Yoder, Helen Rogers, Jason Yachanin, Chad Villella, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, Paul Natonek, John Walcutt, Nicholas Tecosky, Nicole Erb, Bilal Mir, Damion Stephens, Koz McRae, Eric Curtis, Nicole Boccumini, Lisa Marie Thomas, Melinda Fleming, Rob Mosca
- Language: English
- Theatrical Release Date: Fri Mar 23 00:00:00 EDT 2012
- Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
- Festivals: Sundance Film Festival
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Tagline: May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor.
Synopsis: When a group of misfits is hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire a rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they bargained for. [Synopsis courtesy of Sundance]
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Magnolia is set to press play with "S-VHS," the sequel to horror anthology "V/H/S." The new pic includes entries from directors Simon Barrett, Adam Wingard, Eduardo Sanchez and Gregg Hale, Jason Eisener, and Gareth Huw Evans and Timo Tjahjanto.
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Indiewire Reviews
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