The Worst Movie Ever!

A suburban neighborhood is invaded by stereotypes of common horror film characters. ==Cast==

• Glenn Berggoetz as Johnny, Petey, Dr. Lars Coolman • Eileen Barker as Laduelia • Stuart Goldstein as Bobby • Haidyn Harvey as Erica • Bryce Foster as Brent • Christopher Irvin as Dr. Dirk Ramrod • Christine Mascolo as Angela • Kasha Fauscett as Kristin • Jeff Johnson as The Dark Overlord • Jonathan Jorgensen as Santa Claus • Carla Cannalte as Debbie • Giovanna Leah as Running Woman • Jeff McBride as Grocery Boy, Abe Lincoln • Diane Henry as Petey's Girlfriend ==Release==

The film had its festival premiere at the Van Wert Independent Film Festival in Van Wert, Ohio on July 8, 2011, where director Glenn Berggoetz spoke at a breakfast symposium and hosted a midnight screening of the film. The film had its theatrical premiere on August 19, 2011 in a single cinema, the Laemmle Sunset 5 in Los Angeles, which resulted in the worst box office performance ever recorded: just one paid admission and grossed just $11. This figure makes it the lowest opening film in history, beating the 2006 film Zyzzyx Road, which attracted six patrons and $30 in revenue during its opening week. Attempts by the theater owner and filmmaker to locate the individual who paid to see the film over its opening weekend have so far failed. ==Critical response==

Matt Singer wrote that the film lives up to its title and that it holds the possibility of becoming a cult hit, by writing that it is "quickly becoming the stuff of Internet legend as the worst grossing movie ever, a sales hook that plays nicely with that title. In the week of August 26, 2011, almost 70,000 people watched the film's trailer on YouTube. If even a fraction of those folks become curious enough to seek the film out, we could have a new cult hit on our hands." Since reporting of the film's lackluster premiere, the film's trailer has become a "mini-hit on YouTube" and initiated "something of a cult following on Facebook." The film's director has stated that the low gross was not intended as a publicity stunt, and resulted from both the film being scheduled to screen as part of the theater's monthly "midnight screenings," and through problems in stirring interest in the theatrical release. ==References==