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Crazy Fat Ethel

Filmed in Louisville, KY.

After years in a mental institution, Ethel is taken in by her aunt. Many people including the head nurse of the institution and a local detective believe letting Ethel leave that hospital was a huge mistake.

  • Brian Dorton
    Director
    Trashology, Preexisting Conditions, The Horror Network
  • Brian Dorton
    Writer
    Trashology, Preexisting Conditions, The Horror Network
  • Brian Dorton
    Producer
    Trashology, Preexisting Conditions, The Horror Network
  • Douglas Conner
    Producer
    Trashology, Preexisting Conditions, The Horror Network
  • Dixie Gers
    Producer
  • Dixie Gers
    Key Cast
    Preexisting Conditions
  • Jenny Coulter
    Key Cast
    Trashology, Preexisting Conditions
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    horror, remake
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 20 minutes 32 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 25, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    50,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Days Of The Dead Film Festival
    Louisville, KY
    September 1, 2017
    World Premiere
  • Scarefest Film Festival
    Lexington, KY
    September 30, 2017
    Lexington Premiere
Director Biography - Brian Dorton

Brian Michael Dorton is an American filmmaker/actor, best known for Trashology (2012), The Horror Network Vol. 1 (2013), and Crazy Fat Ethel (2016), a remake of the cult film Criminally Insane (1975). He was born in Louisville, Kentucky on July 12, 1975. Dorton's repertoire to date spans several different film genres, though one will find repeat appearances from the cast and crew members he has helped develop over the course of his young career. The most prevalent of these defined working relationships is one with editor and co-collaborator, actor Douglas Conner. Outside of their professional endeavors, Conner and Dorton have maintained a close friendship for many, many years. Brian says he would someday like to branch out into other genres like drama and even direct an animated film.

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