(PCM) How far would you go for some extra cash? Would you throwback a shot? punch a stranger? How about for $500? Forget $500, how about $25,000? Would you cut off your pinkie? Or your friend’s pinkie?
In the dark comedy Cheap Thrills, in U.S. theaters on a limited run starting March 21st, two friends find out just how far they are willing to go after meeting a wealthy couple who dare them to do odd tasks for money.
Cheap Thrills follows Craig, a struggling family man who loses his low-wage job and is threatened with eviction. In an effort to delay facing the music at home, he heads to a local bar and encounters an old friend. The two friends are roped into a round of drinks by a charismatic and obscenely wealthy stranger along with his mysterious wife.
The couple engages the two friends in a series of innocent dares in exchange for money over the course of the evening, with each challenge upping the ante in both reward and boundaries. It seems like easy and much needed money, but the couple’s twisted sense of humor pushes just how far Craig and his friend are willing to go for money and cheap thrills.
Cheap Thrills stars Pat Healy (Compliance), Ethan Embry (Empire Records), David Koechner (Anchorman 2) and Sara Paxton (The Inkeepers).
The film has a run time of of 1 hour and 25 minutes, is unrated, and has a fresh rating of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 7.5/10 on IMDB.
Watch a trailer for the film below, check out the official website, and catch Cheap Thrills on its limited run starting March 21st.
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