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While this may not exactly be Heaven's Gate, Escape From Tomorrow is a case of the film's production being far more interesting than the film itself. Surreptitiously shot at Disneyland without any permission at all, this film can still earn its title of ultimate guerrilla film based on that fact alone. However, the most interesting factor is that not only do Disney now know about it, but they're not doing anything about it. Evidently it's not worth the effort but boy is is that a hook beyond the film's context itself. Everyone loved the idea of this film. It's a great juxtaposition, a surreal David Lynch/Terry Gilliam-esque nightmare in Disneyland. Unfortunately the films we concocted out of our imaginations are much better than the material Moore thought about. This is the work of an eager amateur.

Contrary to expectation, Escape From Tomorrow has an incredibly mild execution, focusing on cheap gags and slapstick rather than scares or atmosphere (black and white film is not atmosphere). Granted, I'm sure Moore had a lot of challenges and maybe the film doesn't match his initial vision, but the scenes away from the parks match the weirdly off tone so maybe this is who he is. The photography is only okay. The technical aspects do suffer, particularly with sound and visual effects in green screening, but that's forgivable given the circumstance but not forgivable given the script. The fundamental problem is that the acting is very unconvincing. Instead of a protagonist undergoing an understandable mid-life crisis, he ends up like Lester Burnham without the charm, acting just like a terribly unlikeable 16 year old pervert. And this guy is supposed to be a parent.

Perhaps Moore wants us to be uncomfortable watching him, maybe there's things to be said about man's desire for young women, but it's not the kind of meaningful discomfort that really makes a viewer think, it feels thrown in there as a character quirk. It's hard not to go into these types of films without expectations, but it simply didn't go as dark as I would've wanted and ended up feeling random instead with too many plot threads. The film could've saved itself by its final minutes by tying up all of them in an interesting way that actually says something, but instead they vouch for a single one that negates the others. It can be interesting and engaging at times, but as a whole it doesn't really work since Moore doesn't have anything to say about the human psyche, just that this would probably be cool if a film shot in Disneyland about bad things happening existed. Please make this a curiosity viewing only and don't get too excited.

5/10

Secretly filmed inside the walls of Disney World and also Disney Land when the small crew was thrown out of Disney World, this would have made a killer short film. At 90 minutes it just can't sustain a feature running length. At 45 minutes, the novelty wore off and at 60 minutes my patience was wearing thin. There's only so many shots of Disney World I can endure with the anemic plot of a man loosing his mind there. The last 30 minutes are just abstract crap that is supposed to be blurred reality, but it looks they they put their footage in a blender instead of editing it. But it's fun to watch in the beginning as we watch our lead start to go bananas at the happiest place on earth and start lusting after two underage girls speaking French. If you are curious, there are worse ways to spend 90 minutes and you'll also have the luxury of the fast forward button.

I was intrigued by the premise of Escape from Tommorow after stumbling across a trailer a few weeks ago, with the notion of horror/paronia flooding a family during a day at Disney World sounding unique.

After finishing this painfully boring and uncreative slog of a film, I realized the whole black-and-white and "guerilla-style" film making, being a huge selling point of the film, was entirely a gimmick. I'm expecting most of this film's slim budget went towards getting Disney Park passes for the cast and crew, because the acting is atrocious (especially with the children and wife) the special effects are entry level After Effects, and the writing is piss poor. The various "twists" throughout the film are idiotic, the character motivations non exsistent (the father character literally stumbling through most of the plot trying to chase a pair of teenage girls in some unexplained perversion), and the Disney setting is painfully underutilizied (I'm sure this was partly because of legal issues).

Escape From Tommorow is one of the worst films I've ever seen. It's not even a worthwhile watch if you're looking for a B-Movie horror film. Not recommended under any circumstances.

A rambling, whining, nonsensical, egotrip of a movie. Agonisingly obvious, and filled with faux-deep 'statements' on humanity that mainly consist of fatphobic ableism. This movie would be played on repeat in my personal hell.

You ever wonder what it would be like if Terrence Malick vacationed in Walt Disney World, drank moonshine and had an acid flashback while on It's A Small World, and then immediately afterwards stared at Spaceship Earth while a bunch of kids ran by? That's pretty much this film.

I like the idea of the film fine, and it's cool to see all the little areas in Walt Disney World that I know so well (I may have been in this film and not even known it), but the film gets lost in its own thematic context. Is it's message that our instabilities will follow us even in so-called safe havens? Is it a pandemic allegory? Is it a sexuality parable? Not that it can't be all of those, but I don't think even the movie knows what it's talking about.

Beyond that, the film is positively horrendous, with laughable attempts at psychological terror and ambiguity, unbearable dialogue and acting, groan inducing imagery (Don't make me mention the Siemens "semen"), amateurish photography and editing (which I do still understand given the film's shooting circumstances), appalling special effects, ear grating music choices, and structuring so incompetent, it can't even keep its own locations straight. If the movie is taking place in Disney World, WHY ARE YOU ALSO JUMPING TO DISNEYLAND FOOTAGE?! I could spend hours picking apart the geographical errors alone, but that's secondary at this point. Escape From Tomorrow is a classic example that it doesn't matter how original your story is if the actual execution (which should matter above all else) is awful.

After reading just a few quick things on this and how it was similar to both The Shining and Eraserhead (two of my favorite horror films ever), I was quite excited for this. It looked like an indie experimental horror film that I would love. Sadly, while I think there are some very interesting things in here, or things that could be interesting, it never really amounted to much. Not enough horror, not enough intrigue. I think the acting was solid and the story decent enough, I just wish it had gone to further places, done more stuff with the concept. It's not bad and it's sort of really memorable, but I can't really say I liked it overall. Really mixed on it.

DisneyLand, the land of dreams to come true right in front of your eyes, and your nightmares too.

The film is about a middle-aged American husband and father of two learns that he has lost his job. Keeping the news from his nagging wife and wound-up children, he packs up the family and embarks on a full day of park hopping amid enchanted castles and fairy tale princesses. Soon, the manufactured mirth of the fantasy land around him begins to haunt his subconscious.

Escape from Tomorrow is one of those films that you have to wait about two days after seeing the film, to get all my thoughts of the film to come together it's basically like solving a jigsaw puzzle. I tried my best to dissect the hell out of this movie by it's story, it's different and new style and the movies uncomfortable tone. I found out a lot of interesting things of this movie and the fact that they didn't have Disney's permission to film and get away with it, blows my mind how they pulled it off.

I enjoyed Escape from Tomorrow, I enjoyed it in a way that it feels like a guilty pleasure for me and overall I think this movie is weird, messed up, but still a well done film from a first time director. What the movie does so well is putting you in the main character shoes and showing you the anxiety and what it can do.

The cinematography in this movie are some of the best and perfect shots I have seen in a movie. I love the black and white look to it, it made the movie more sinister and nerving to watch, which worked so well. I kept thinking to myself of how they didn't get Disney's permission to film but still got away with shots that I have no idea how they got away with, Moore you are a genius.

Randy Moore first time film and straight away I want to see him doing other films, because he went for it and it didn't back fire on him.

Some people may be put off by the weirdness of the film and it's style and it's laughable moments, which is fine because people can like what their want to like, but what the movie dose so well and I think so people might agree on and that is Randy Moore made DisneyLand look like a place to avoid.

Overall I enjoyed watching Escape from Tomorrow and I'm not going to give it the perfect rating, because I don't feel that this movie is "amazing" or "the best movie of century", no but the movie is still worth checking out.

The infamous film that was shot almost entirely at Disneyworld. The thought was, when it opened at Sundance in January, that Disney would sue it out of existence, that maybe you'd only ever be able to see it if it popped up online at some point. In the end, though, Disney just decided to ignore it (some have pointed out that the company's infamous litigiousness is more a thing of the past). So the next question has to be, does this actually work as a film, or is it just a curio? In my opinion, it very much is a curio, but not just because of the circumstances of its production. It is, in fact, an extremely weird film. It's far from perfect, but, really, it's so weirdly entertaining that I don't really care. The one thing I really love about it is the black and white cinematography - it's really gorgeous and eerie. The film has a hypnotic quality. It's well worth checking out.

"Escape from Tomorrow" is a trippy hybrid of art house films, Twilight Zone episodes, Nicholas Widing Refn's films, indie film making and guerrilla style films. Imagine filming your family's trip to the zoo or amusement park, then you may get the idea of this film. The fact that this film was shot illegally and took months of planing only add to its charm. However since it is illegally produced, this does hinder the film by constricting what they can do with the script. This starts to become evident after the second half of the film. However the film is quite intriguing in the beginning. With its black and white style, conspiracy theory elements, hints of Freudian ideas like the Oedipus complex, there's a lot to find in this film. To enjoy this film it does take a little bit of a deeper look into the subtle hints and dialogue. The main character's wife play a counter part to himself and the beautiful young girls he fantasizes over; as she is uptight, old, rude, unattractive, prude, unaffectionate etc. Things like this are to be found throughout the film, you just have to look. It's not going to entertain everyone, but if you're one of those people who hates Disney, believing its evil and full of subliminal messages, this film may intrigue you. 7/10 Good first half, interesting premise, trippy, great soundtrack were every song fits its scene perfectly, awesome execution.

This movie is absolute garbage. It is vulgar, disgusting at times and has a really, really bad story line. There is nothing of redeeming value in this movie. I'm shocked that anyone would think this was worth their time, money and effort to produce. Surely those involved could figure out something better to do with their time. I feel like I not only wasted 2 hours watching it but had something sucked out of my spirit in the process. What a total waste. I guess I need to add a few more lines so let me be very, very clear. Do not watch this movie. Do not recommend it to a friend. Do not even bring it up. It isn't even interesting or mystical in any way. Any questions?

Escape From Tomorrow is possibly the worst movie ever made. The "story" such as it is, has no arc, and leads nowhere. The acting is horrible and wooden. Much of the film appears to be random footage that doesn't contribute to the narrative. The camera work was shaky and amateurish, the lighting was harsh and the choice of black and white did not really do anything to advance the atmosphere I assume the filmmaker was going for. Nothing that occurs seems even remotely plausible, even if one suspends disbelief. This movie doesn't know what it wants to be--a straight horror film or a black comedy. It was neither. I get it that this was a "guerilla" film, secretly filmed at Disney, without Disney's permission, etc. That's not enough--there needs to be a story, an unfolding narrative, and characters I can identify with or care about. I watched it all the way to the end, hoping it would finally make sense, but it never did.

In a world of fake castles and anthropomorphic rodents, an epic battle begins when an unemployed father (Roy Abramsohn)'s sanity is challenged by a chance encounter with two underage girls on holiday.

There is something to be said about the guerrilla filming technique. While often choppy or amateur looking, in this instance everything looks crisp and professional. That much of it was secret is not terribly obvious.

After principal photography was complete, Moore was so determined to keep the project a secret from Disney that he edited it in South Korea. This is an interesting twist -- was he expecting them to come to his door and haul off his equipment? Regardless, the folks who made "The Host" were involved, and that was a big boost.

The film has been compared to the work of Roman Polanski, Terry Gilliam and David Lynch. This may be going a bit far. While there are some moments (especially the Siemens scene) where such a comparison is understandable, there is no indication that Randy Moore will soon be on this list of all-time greats.

On a family trip to a Florida theme park a father finds something is not quite right with the vacation.

Director/writer Randy Moore perhaps has broke the mold for turning something so loved and established on it's head. If it wasn't for the fact it is in black and white it could almost be described as a trippy, psychedelic horror ride.

Opening with a ride on 'Thunder Mountain' (many famous rides are featured throughout) it quickly turns into a paranoia 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' type vibe, reminiscent of elements of with 'Jacobs Ladder' and 'Twin Peaks' as a father begins to see the happy faces of visitors, staff and characters around the theme park turn into gnarled faces, evil faces and others with empty black eyes sockets.

Roy Abramsohn plays Jim; every day Dad, perfectly however, either there's something not quite right with Jim or the park is off. There's some irony thrown in is as the queues are endless for the rides and the pressure of taking the family on any holiday. Both child actors Katelynn Rodriguez as Sara and Jack Dalton as Elliott are notable.

For the first hour Moore creates an uneasy anxiousness throughout as Jim spends his time following two young French girls around the park in midlife crisis fashion straining his relationship with his wife Emily played by excellently by Elena Schuber. You have a grown man who has lost his job, at the end of his tether, blacking out and leaving his kids unattended (horror enough), while encountering strange characters including a cougar like drunk, a whaling nurse, naked women and a kooky scientist to name a few.

While the story isn't linear, it's a strange trippy ride especially in the latter half where Jim finds himself under The Epcot Centre in a '2001 Space Oddity' and 'Future World' looking environment. In addition, the final act and closing has Hitchcockian/'Twilight Zone' qualities.

As a low budget affair what is commendable is that director Moore manages to put a David Lynch style chiller together turning something so ingrained as joyous and familiar into something so unnerving and surreal, while still respecting the real life park and big W (it's not a Disney bashing film persay). Clearly filmed at Disney World and Disneyland it's surprising how well put together and edited the film is and it has some nice effects and blood thrown in for good measure. Abel Korzeniowski's music score emulates and captures both the park's environment and paranoia perfectly.

Overall it's not a conventional or mainstream horror but its not experimental film either. Recommended for those who want to see something truly uneasy without being too graphic. Disney will never seem the same again.

When I first saw the trailer back in 2013, during sometime during its initial VOD release, I thought it would be the most terrifying and disturbing horror movie (on a level of Kubrick's cinematic adaptation of The Shining) that's worth sending chills down your spine. And yes. Of course the poster tried to make this movie look scary with Mickey's hand dripping with blood. I also saw a YouTube idol of mine doing a review for this movie as well. He seemed to enjoy it himself. I never knew it would like a documentary because of the cinematography and the way it was shot "guerrilla style" without either of both the Disney parks' permission. It seemed the director didn't give a flip about what he was gonna do to make this movie. Don't get me wrong. He does seem to care about his artistry by the way. The story follows a middle-aged family man who loses his job via phone call from his boss on the last day of his vacation with his family. While managing to keep the news to himself, he decides enjoy one last magical day at the Magic Kingdom. Meanwhile, on the rides, he begins suffer strange and creepy hallucinations. Soon after during the day, he begins to follow around a pair of pretty teenage Parisian girls around the park and then his sanity becomes threatened by an obese visitor bound in a scooter, a mysterious woman with a hypnotizing amulet and a secret quasi-futuristic facility consisting of rogue scientists and engineers who have performed uncanny experiments on the man when he was a kid. One year later, I first saw the movie for the first time and I thought "Wow... There was something." Now I actually own the movie on DVD which I bought from Vintage Stock, the following afternoon I watched Quentin Tarantino's latest feature film "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" with my parents and bes friend. If you are looking for a modern cult classic to see, this is the movie recommend watching.

I see that people have given this pointless sham of a "movie" positive reviews yet I have seen it and disagree. If someone decides that they find a movie to be entertaining it is usually based on tangible reasons. I see no good reason to recommend that anyone else spend their time trying to follow this poor attempt at cinema. I do give kudos to people filming a movie at Disney Spend without permission. However, when Disney did nothing about it they very wisely took the wind from the sails of the people that might have thought that they were doing something good for mankind. If the movie were more intelligent perhaps they would have put up a fight. This movie seems like it is a film school project that was produced by the kids that skipped class all the time and regard Eraserhead as a stunning achievement in cinematic history.

I can admit that not all things are for everyone but this movie makes me want to hunt down the people that made it and demand my hour and a half back.

My high review of this will likely make it stand out (and possibly not in the best way), but hear me out- this movie is the punk rock of cinema right now. It simply doesn't care. It's dark, twisted, hilarious, unnerving, and very Terry Gilliam. This isn't a movie to be looked in very deeply (as admittedly the symbolism is a bit confused and the plot takes a very strange turn), but it's fascinating, strange, and incredibly entertaining. It's certainly not a movie one will forget about quickly. It breaks the basic rules of film and never comes off as pretentious- it pokes fun at itself, and not in an annoying way. It's strange and fantastic. Recommended in general, but highly recommended to film buffs and fans of the bizarre. Definitely worth a watch.

Uncertain of why he was fired from work, a father-of-two does not heed the advice of his former boss and lets his imagination run wild while on vacation at Disneyland in this one-of-a-kind guerrilla movie. Shot on location at Disneyland and Disney World, apparently without permission, the movie is worth checking out simply for the unique spin that the filmmakers place on the popular amusement parks. Lusciously shot in black and white, the filmmakers emphasise every single shadow and manage to bring out something ominous in all of the buildings and rides. Clocking in at nearly 90 minutes though, the film feels incredibly long given the slimness of the premise. The story basically consists of the father slowly losing his mind, and while there is initially some doubt as to whether or not it is all in his head, this quickly disappears and things soon become fairly repetitive, some mood-destroying scatological humour near the end aside. Even if not entirely engaging the whole way through, 'Escape from Tomorrow' is an easy film to appreciate. The "bad things happen everywhere" agenda works well as the film focuses on the daughter tripping and falling and the son experiencing motion sickness, quite aside from the father losing his marbles. Roy Abramsohn also does well making his lecherous character come off as sympathetic. His job anxiety truly resonates and it is easy to feel for his desire to feel youthful again by following the two French teenagers around. What exactly his final appearance at the end is meant to signify though is anybody's guess.