Joshua

Joshua

R 2006 · 95 min · ★ 4.9 · Horror

Kelby Unger is a young man from a dysfunctional family that lives with his girlfriend Amelia Gates and has sleeping problems with dreadful nightmares. When he proposes Amelia, he coincidently receives a phone call from the warden of the prison of his hometown telling that his father had just died from heart attack. He decides to return to Bisbee for the funeral and Amelia goes with him. Kelby and Amelia lodge at his mother's house and he meets his slut sister Trish, his former friends James Lilly and the policeman Wally and his unknown uncle Tom. When Wally has a nervous breakdown with the name of Joshua, Kelby is haunted by the evil past in Bisbee.

Directed by Travis Betz · Written by Travis Betz

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Cast

Jim Betz Bartender
Jacob Casper Joshua (age 6)
Jesse Casper James (age 9)
John Casper Teacher
John Coffman Uncle Tom
Aaron Gaffey James Lilly
Rosalie Geller-Byrne Mrs. Unger
John Gray Kelby (age 9)
Alexa Havins Trish Unger
Brianna Hochstedler Joshua (infant)
Christy Jackson Amelia Gates
Jeremiah Jordan Wally

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