Movies by Brian Patrick Butler

South of 8

South of 8

An ex-con trying to find work in a new Depression is lured back to a life of crime, but his gang passes the point of no return once they become fugitives.

Bullets, Fangs and Dinner at 8

Bullets, Fangs and Dinner at 8

A vampire posing as a priest creates a cult of blood thirsty humans and is responsible for a number of killings beginning with a massacre at a church.

Birthday Wish

Birthday Wish

Starring Mike Brayden, Yvette Angulo and directed by Ryan Casselman. Birthdays can be tough. Often a reminder that our lives are moving at rapid speed, and while you may have aged a year older over night, you realize that not a whole lot else has changed. That is certainly the case with Jeff, a greeting card creative who has the 'birthday blues' and struggles to find someone to share his birthday with.

Hacksaw

Hacksaw

A young couple on a road trip takes a detour to the site where a notorious murderer, Ed "Hacksaw" Crowe, became an urban legend on the day he was killed many years before, but they quickly find the legend may not be quite as dead as they were counting on.

Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea

Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea

A tyrannical landlady in Hemet, California lords it over her tenants, pitting them against each other in a web of paranoia spun for deadly results.

Continuance

Continuance

A competent lawyer is infatuated with his young caretaker and becomes consumed with desire and obsession after losing touch with reality.

Zach King's Day Off

Zach King's Day Off

A short film parody of one of the classic films of the 80's - Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

The Phantom Hour

The Phantom Hour

Four strangers meet in a mysterious home. There for different reasons, they slowly begin to realize something is terribly wrong with their host… and their chef.

Hatred

Hatred

Strange occurrences in a desolate ranch cause two brothers to fight for their sanity.

Assumption

Assumption

Starring Cortney Palm, Brian Patrick Butler and directed by Anthony Leone. A man wakes from a concussion to find himself trapped in a cargo elevator, and as his time in isolation grows, so too does his paranoia.

Mike & Fred vs The Dead

Mike & Fred vs The Dead

Fletcher and Jenks

Fletcher and Jenks

Starring George Jac, Kayla Schaffroth and directed by Tony Olmos. When an over-eager recruit is matched up with an absent-minded detective, the well-meaning pair end up doing more harm than good.

Fruitful Mold

Fruitful Mold

A budding detective makes several enemies while staking out his drug-pushing landlord.

Purple

Purple

Starring George Jac, Luke Pensabene and directed by Anthony Leone. Voices. Crazy people. A drug dealer. A horse head. All in one night.

We All Die Alone

We All Die Alone

A standoff between two rival gangsters and their respective posse's leads to surprising and hilarious consequences. Part noir, part comedy and part romance - the only thing faster than a bullet is the dialogue in this stylish, snappy short.