Stitches (2012 film)

Stitches
Theatrical movie poster
Directed byConor McMahon
Written by
  • Conor McMahon
  • David O' Brien
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPatrick Jordan
Edited byChris Gill
Music byPaul McDonnell
Production
companies
  • Fantastic Films
  • Tailored Films
  • Solid Entertainment
Distributed by
Release date
  • 26 October 2012 (2012-10-26) (UK)
Running time
86 minutes
Countries
  • Ireland
  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,000,000
Box office$63,555

Stitches is a 2012 comedy slasher film directed by Conor McMahon and written by McMahon and David O'Brien. It stars Ross Noble, Tommy Knight and Gemma-Leah Devereux, with Shane Murray Corcoran, Thomas Kane Byrne, Eoghan McQuinn, Roisin Barron, Hugh Mulhern, John McDonnell, Tommy Cullen, Lorna Dempsey, Jemma Curran, and Ryan Burke in supporting roles. The plot concerns a young man dressed as a birthday clown returning from the dead to exact revenge upon a boy and a group of children/teenagers who contributed to his death.

The film was produced by Fantastic Films and Tailored Films in 2012 and marks the film debut of Tommy Knight and stand-up comedian Ross Noble.

The film is an international co-production between Ireland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. McMahon began working on the film after receiving a €600,000 grant from the Irish Film Board, also utilising funding from MEDIA Europe. Filming for the movie took place in Ireland.

Stitches premiered in Dublin, Ireland in September 2012 and was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on 26 October 2012.