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Released
2012 · FILM

A Fantastic Fear of Everything

A neurotic children's author turned crime novelist must overcome his escalating paranoia of being murdered when a Hollywood exec shows sudden interest in his script, or risk losing his career and sanity.

Directed by
Crispian Mills
Written by
Crispian Mills
Runtime
100 min
ComedyHorror

Synopsis

Jack is a children's author who transitioned into writing crime novels. His extensive research into the lives of Victorian serial killers has left him increasingly paranoid, plagued by an irrational fear of being murdered. When Jack receives unexpected support from his long-suffering agent and a mysterious Hollywood executive suddenly shows inexplicable interest in his script, what should be a career breakthrough quickly spirals into a personal breakdown. As Jack navigates this new development, he is forced to confront his worst demons, including his love life, his household responsibilities, and the fundamental nature of fear itself.

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Principal cast & crew: 17

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Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Dan RobertsShot by Simon ChaudoirScored by Michael PriceDesigned by Chris Hopewell

Box Office

2012 · Box office

📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.1× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$97K

Budget$1.5M
Worldwide gross$97K
break-even (2.5×)

Also known as

  • Die fürchterliche Furcht vor dem Fürchterlichende

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