Staff Pick: Daniel’s Gotta Die
By: Davina Works
Daniel’s Gotta Die follows a modern-day wealthy family who will do anything to receive what they believe is owed to them granted by the death of their rich father. The pressure grows thick when four siblings who, on a regular day would never speak to each other, are forced to go on a family vacation hosted by the father’s right-hand man in order to bond and love one another like a “normal family”.
While three of the siblings are cruel, selfish, and oblivious to the true meaning of family; Daniel, on the other hand is the happy-go-lucky, glass half full type of brother who wants nothing but to see a smile on his family’s face. As their hunger for the inheritance money grows this story take you on a series of hilarious failed attempts to snag the loot and take what’s assumed to be owed.
Daniel is the one sound sibling with no ulterior motive. No surprise the father may have loved him most. The events that take place along this comically twisted ride brings to question is family to be trusted? Is Lawrence in on it too? And why Daniel?
Come check out this twisted yet funny film and see which sibling you side with!
Daniel’s Gotta Die
(Canada, 90 MIN)
Writer: Matthew Dressel
Director: Jeremy LaLonde
Cast list: Joel David Moore, Jason Jones, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Carly Chaikin, Chantel Riley, Dax Ravina, Varun Saranga, Iggy Pop, Bob Saget
Friday October 28, 2022 10:00pm
Rollins Long Center
Monday October 31, 2022 9:00pm
Galaxy Theatre 6