Body Cam
Body Cam (film)
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| Directed by | Malik Vitthal |
| Produced by | Matt Kaplan |
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| Story by | Richmond Riedel |
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| Music by | Joseph Bishara |
| Cinematography | Pedro Luque |
| Edited by | Ken Blackwell |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $9.6 million[1] |
Body Cam is a 2020 American police procedural horror film directed by Malik Vitthal, from a screenplay by Nicholas McCarthy and Richmond Riedel and a story by Riedel. The film stars Mary J. Blige, Nat Wolff, David Zayas, David Warshofsky, Demetrius Grosse and Anika Noni Rose.
Originally scheduled for a May 2019 release date, the film was pulled from the schedule and Body Cam was released digitally on May 19, 2020, prior to a video on demand release on June 2, 2020, by Paramount Pictures.
Premise[edit source]
A group of Louisiana Police Department officers are haunted by a spirit after the death of a black youth and the subsequent cover-up.
Cast[edit source]
- Mary J. Blige as Renee Lomito-Smith
- Nat Wolff as Danny Holledge
- David Zayas as Sergeant Kesper
- David Warshofsky as Dario Penda
- Demetrius Grosse as Gary
- Anika Noni Rose as Taneesha Branz
- Lance E. Nichols as Pastor Thomas Jackson
- Lara Grice as Detective Susan Hayes
- Ian Casselberry as Kevin Ganning
- Phillip Fornah as Gabe Roberts
- Naima Ramos-Chapman as Maria Birke
- Mason Mackie as DeMarco
- Jibrail Nantambu as Christopher
- Sylvia Grace Crim as Pierce
- Jeff Pope as Jacob
- Lorrie Odom as Yolanda
Production[edit source]
In March 2017, it was announced Richmond Riedel had written the script for the film.[2] In March 2018, it was announced Malik Vitthal would direct the film, with Nicholas McCarthy re-writing the script, and Paramount Pictures distributing.[3]
In June 2018, Mary J. Blige joined the cast of the film.[4] In July 2018, Nat Wolff joined the cast.[5] In September 2018, Theo Rossi, Anika Noni Rose and David Zayas were cast, with filming beginning in New Orleans.[6][7][8][9]
Joseph Bishara compose the film score. Paramount Music has released the soundtrack.
Release[edit source]
Body Cam was supposed to be released on May 17, 2019 but was pushed back to December 6. On November 12, 2019, Paramount pulled the film from the schedule and it was released digitally on May 19, 2020, prior to a video on demand release on June 2, 2020.[10]
It was the eighth-most rented film on Spectrum in its first weekend of release.[11]
Critical response[edit source]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 44% based on 25 reviews, with an average rating of 5.01/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "Ambitious yet undercooked, Body Cam can't quite connect the dots between its genre thrills and socially aware themes."[12] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 37 out of 100, based on reviews from 5 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[13]
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