It seems like the film will be a horror story that will tap into some of the drawbacks that come from being a child star on a channel like Disney or Nickelodeon. Films like Unfriended and Host are two extremely underrated modern horror movies in this format and Howdy, Neighbor! sounds like it has a lot to offer to this type of story.įrom the description, there’s definitely a reason that most of this cast hail from childhood stardom. Found footage has been a sub-genre that has been around for decades, but this particular style of the sub-genre helped bring a fresh perspective to a frankly tired plot device. When a new neighbor Chase (Jordan) moves across the hall and reveals himself as a fan, Benjamin begins investigating the oddly familiar man with his best friend Harley (Ryan).Īll the footage from the film will be taking place on computer screens, hence the name “screenlife”. Montgomery stars as Benjamin, a young queer millennial actor living in West Hollywood who was once a famous child actor. In terms of what to expect from this uniquely angled film, The plot of Howdy, Neighbor! is as follows:
RELATED: 10 Disney Channel Stars Who Starred In Horror Movies The cast also includes Sterling Sulieman, Adam Faison, Greer Grammer, Grant Jordan, and Kimmy Shields. Along with Montgomery in the lead role, the film will also star Debby Ryan ( Suite Life on Deck, Jessie), Alyson Stoner ( Camp Rock, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody), Shayne Topp ( So Random!, The Goldbergs), Kevin Chamberlin ( Jessie), Tim Bagley ( Shake It Up!, Raven’s Home), and Damien Haas ( So Random!). This film will feature a massive Disney reunion.
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Snyder and Montgomery are both Disney Channel alums from the popular sketch comedy series So Random!, but that’s only the tip of the iceberg here. Now, reported exclusively by Variety, there is a new LGBTQ+ centric film in the works from that modern sub-genre titled Howdy, Neighbor! from director Allisyn Snyder and writer Matthew Scott Montgomery. Most notably the found footage sub-genre of horror that has seen a new type of story, the “screenlife” film, take haunting shape as a byproduct of the pandemic era. There have been a ton of genre reinventions in the last handful of years.
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