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The Hug

  • 2018
  • TV-14
  • 5m
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6.2/10
1.1K
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The Hug (2018)
HorrorSci-FiShort

An animatronic panda at a rundown pizza place seems to be out of order - until little Aden gives it a hug.An animatronic panda at a rundown pizza place seems to be out of order - until little Aden gives it a hug.An animatronic panda at a rundown pizza place seems to be out of order - until little Aden gives it a hug.

  • Directors
    • Jack Bishop
    • Justin Nijm
  • Writers
    • Jack Bishop
    • Justin Nijm
  • Stars
    • Nick Armstrong
    • Roman Dean George
    • Linda Weinrib
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    1.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Jack Bishop
      • Justin Nijm
    • Writers
      • Jack Bishop
      • Justin Nijm
    • Stars
      • Nick Armstrong
      • Roman Dean George
      • Linda Weinrib
    • 31User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Nick Armstrong
    • Employee
    Roman Dean George
    Roman Dean George
    • Aden
    Linda Weinrib
    • Mom
    Justin Michael
    Justin Michael
    • Pandory the Panda (voice)…
    Circus-Szalewski
    Circus-Szalewski
    • Pandory the Panda (body)
    Adrianna Coffey
    • Kid
    Ej Jose
    • Kid
    • (as E.J. Jose)
    Kayden Naccarato
    • Kid
    Peyton Noga
    Peyton Noga
    • Kid
    Sean Savadian
    • Kid
    Zara Ellen Savadian
    • Kid
    • (as Zara Savadian)
    Ashley Randall
    • Prize Counter Employee
    • Directors
      • Jack Bishop
      • Justin Nijm
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      • Jack Bishop
      • Justin Nijm
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    7ryanbot-17984

    Dumb but entertaining

    I only watched this because the banner on Hulu showed what was clearly a Billy Bob animatronic mask from Showbiz Pizza, poorly spray painted to look somewhat like a panda. And that's about as far as the value of this thing goes. It's clearly just trying to bank off of the popularity Five Nights at Freddy's had for like 2 years and was made way too late, but I really love the homages to Showbiz, with even the logo for the pizza place being a bit too spot-on to the Showbiz Pizza logo. I just wish there was more passion in it than that. VERY cheap, and with delightfully campy acting.
    6Rectangular_businessman

    Something something Five Nights at Freddy's

    Thanks to the game series Five Nights at Freddy's (which I never played), it seems that now everything to related with animatronics must be something horror-related.

    Derivative premise aside, this was effectively creepy, even if you can see the "twist" coming from a mile away.

    I'm not really sure of how this would work as a full-lenght feature film.
    oliviahatfield

    Scary hug

    It's a little bit scary for me.but the show and all the stuff you used and did to make it is amazing .scary thoe.
    8xavant_gardex

    Five Nights at Freddy's: The Movie

    As a shameless ripoff of the videogame franchise that burned itself out within 2 years, this is actually pretty damn good. There are visuals that still haunt me weeks later. Unfortunately, it needs to be a full movie. It'll leave you wanting so much more.
    mastercontroluser

    It's just FNAF but as a short film

    Also the panda just looks really strange. What kind of Panda has a skin tone on it's face?

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    • Trivia
      Pandory's Pizza Palace logo resembles the logo of the now-defunct Showbiz Pizza Place, which also featured animatronics
    • Connections
      Featured in Half in the Bag: Willy's Wonderland and The Banana Splits Movie (2021)

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    • Release date
      • October 1, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Florida, USA(Filming)
    • Production company
      • Hulu
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      • 5m
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      • 16:9 HD

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