10 Great Horror Movies Made In Really Weird Ways

1. It Was Shot Secretly In Disney World - Escape From Tomorrow

Escape From Tomorrow
Cinedigm

Escape from Tomorrow is a horror film which caused considerable controversy following its premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, given that the bulk of the movie was shot secretly at Disney World without permission from Disney.

The film, which focuses on an unemployed father's (Roy Abramsohn) descent into madness on the last day of a family holiday at Disney World, was effectively a guerrilla production, due to Disney's ferocious protectiveness of their IP.

Because Disney would've had director Randy Moore and his skeleton cast and crew removed from the park had they realised what they were doing, the film was shot on consumer-grade cameras, with sound captured by recording devices taped to each actor, while the script was stored on phones.

Moore was so paranoid about Disney catching wind of the project before its completion that he even edited it in South Korea.

Though many suspected the film wouldn't ever receive a general release due to shooting at Disney World without permission, Disney ultimately decided to just ignore the movie to avoid invoking the Streisand effect, and the film quickly evaporated from the public consciousness shortly after hitting VOD.

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