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Death Pool

Death Pool

Try to hold your breath.

20174.61h 35m

Overview

Johnny Taylor has a big problem: he LOVES to drown good-looking girls. When he sees water and attractive females together, something in his head begs him to kill - the psychological result of a traumatic near-drowning during his childhood at the hands of a twisted babysitter. Fighting the urge to act on his sinister thoughts most of his adult life, Johnny finally succumbs to his dark instincts when the only work he can find is around water, cleaning pools. Filled with colorful characters, beautiful women and set against the backdrop of the LA party scene, Death Pool encapsulates the desire for fame, the lust for desire, and the urge to kill.

Directed by Jared Cohn
Written by Jared Cohn
Produced by Demetrius Stear, David S. Sterling, Randy Wayne
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Top Cast

Randy Wayne

Randy Wayne

Johnny Taylor

Demetrius Stear

Demetrius Stear

Brandon

Sara Malakul Lane

Sara Malakul Lane

Scarlet

Jessica Louise Long

Jessica Louise Long

Debbie

Walker Mintz

Walker Mintz

Young Johnny

Nash Carter

Nash Carter

Kasey

Rhett Wellington Ramirez

Rhett Wellington Ramirez

Randy

Shawn C. Phillips

Shawn C. Phillips

Billy Bonzo

James Cullen Bressack

James Cullen Bressack

Matt

Kelly Erin Decker

Kelly Erin Decker

SFN News Anchor

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Themes & Keywords

drowningchildhood traumamurderserial killerseries of murders

About Death Pool

Death Pool is a thriller, mystery film released in 2017 exploring themes of drowning, childhood trauma, murder, serial killer, series of murders. Directed by Jared Cohn, it stars Randy Wayne, Demetrius Stear, Sara Malakul Lane. Johnny Taylor has a big problem: he LOVES to drown good-looking girls. When he sees water and attractive females together, something in his head begs him to kill - the psychological result of a traumatic near-drowning during his childhood at the hands of a twisted babysitter. Fighting the urge to act on his sinister thoughts most of his adult life, Johnny finally succumbs to his dark instincts when the only work he can find is around water, cleaning pools. Filled with colorful characters, beautiful women and set against the backdrop of the LA party scene, Death Pool encapsulates the desire for fame, the lust for desire, and the urge to kill.

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