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A lonely dude befriends an alien and somehow that's NOT the weirdest part.
TMDB
67
IMDb
78

Herd (1999)

quirky AFmidnight movie energyDIY sci-fi

Overview

ComedyScience Fiction

A short film about a lonely man and his new-found alien friend.

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Content warning
alienufo
isolation in suburbiaconnection across speciesabsurdist faithloneliness as comedy

Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Charming lo-fi alien effects on presumably $12 budget.

Writing

Bible Boy cameo that somehow makes perfect nonsense.

Best for:Solo: Weird little gem for 2 AM existential crises.·Friends: Stoned group watch for maximum 'what did we just see' energy.
Mike Mitchell

Director

Mike Mitchell

ReleasedApr 10, 1999
Runtime18m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitylow
Tonemixed
Feellight

Top Cast

Kent Osborne

Kent Osborne

Dorman

Mike Mitchell

Mike Mitchell

Mailman

Lou Romano

Lou Romano

Bible Boy #1

Mike Bell

Mike Bell

Smelly Man

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

This was Mike Mitchell's directorial debut before he went on to direct Shrek the Third and Trolls. Quite the trajectory.

Cultural

Part of that late-90s wave of DIY sci-fi shorts that fest-circuited before YouTube made 'weird' accessible to everyone.

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