Making his feature film directorial debut, writer/director G.S. Foxwood helms ‘Wild Eyed and Wicked,’ a drama/mystery film exploring the theme of generational trauma with elements of fantasy. The film had its world premiere at the 2023 Austin Film Festival where it won the Dark Matters Audience Award. It also screened at the 2023 Dances With Films NYC.

Starring in the movie are Molly Kuntz, Colleen Camp, Stefanie Estes, Michael X. Sommers, Claire Saunders, Evyn Flanders, and William Ford-Conway

Release Date

Directed by G.S. Foxwood, ‘Wild Eyed and Wicked’ streams on Paramount+ on October 1, 2024.

Synopsis

Wild Eyed and Wicked follows Lily Pierce (Kunz) in her attempt to strike back at the medieval creature that’s haunted her family for generations. She must reconnect with her estranged father, Gregory (Sommers), a disgraced history professor, and learn how to draw upon a time of steel and blade when armor-clad knights rode out and dueled monsters to the death.

Lily’s therapist (Camp) and girlfriend (Saunders) attempt to help Lily navigate the childhood loss of her mother, Silvia (Estes). They encourage Lily, on the anniversary of her mother’s death, to accept her father’s invitation to visit him on the farm where Lily grew up.

Reviews

Bobby LePire in a Film Threat review gave the film a score of 8/10, writing, “Wild Eyed And Wicked is a film that ambitiously tackles a variety of themes and genres, and for the most part, it succeeds.”

Richard Whittaker in an Austin Chronicle gave the film a score of 3/5, writing, “It’s not a complete or radical reinvention, but by quietly inserting symbolism and imagery that wouldn’t feel out of place in Excalibur or The Legend of Robin Hood, Foxwood gives a shining valor to Lily’s ride into battle with her ghosts.”

Official Trailer

Watch the official trailer for ‘Wild Eyed and Wicked.’