Cruel World

Cruel World
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKelsey T. Howard
Written byEugene Hess
Paul Lawrence
Paul T. Murray
Produced byKelsey T. Howard
Todd Nealey
Tim Wesley
StarringEdward Furlong
Laura Ramsey
Daniel Franzese
Andrew Keegan
CinematographyWard Russell
Edited byAndrew Cohen
Music byDanny Saber
Production
company
Primetime Pictures
Distributed byIndican Pictures
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment (old international releases)
VMI Worldwide (new international releases, via Vantage Media)
Vantage Media (United States)
Release dates
  • October 14, 2005 (2005-10-14) (Screamfest)
  • September 25, 2007 (2007-09-25)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$17,986

Cruel World is a 2005 American independent splatter/comedy horror film starring Edward Furlong, Laura Ramsey, Daniel Franzese, Nate Parker, Brian Geraghty, and Jaime Pressly. It tells the story of a psychotic man who loses a reality game show and subsequently kills the host where he then the house where the show took place to film his own reality show where the losers are killed rather than being sent home. The killings are done in serial killer style, and filmed as snuff films. The film combines elements of a typical slasher film with elements of reality television.

The film was met with negative reviews.