Draft:The Forest Hills

The Forest Hills is a 2023 American independent horror-thriller film directed and written by Scott Goldberg, and is based on his 2007 short film Danielle's Revenge. It stars Chiko Mendez as Rico, a man who, after hiking in the Catskill Mountains, begins to experience "nightmarish visions" involving his mother (Shelley Duvall). The film also features performances from Edward Furlong, Chiko Mendez, Dee Wallace, and Felissa Rose.

The Forest Hills was released on March 11, 2023.

Premise
A man "is tormented by nightmarish visions after enduring head trauma while camping in the Catskill woods."

Cast

 * Chiko Mendez as Rico
 * Shelley Duvall as Rico's mother
 * Edward Furlong as Billy
 * Dee Wallace as Angela
 * Felissa Rose as Dr. Gonzales
 * Stacey Nelkin as Debbie
 * Marianne Hagan as Jordana

Cory Cowley, Michael Krysiewicz, Jennifer Pearl, Robert Leckington, Tammy Mattox, Daniel Mione, Christopher Allen White, Savanna Carmichael, Brian Michael Finn, Alethea Maguire, J. Jones, Taylor Vigee, Ariel Elizabeth Acosta, and Joel Fontaine play victims.

Production
Goldberg directed and wrote the short film Danielle's Revenge in 2007, and later wrote The Forest Hills as an alternative take on the feature. In October 2022, Shelley Duvall, Edward Furlong, Chiko Mendez and Dee Wallace were cast. In December 2022, it was revealed that Felissa Rose, Stacey Nelkin and Marianne Hagan were cast.

Duvall, who had been retired from acting for 20 years, was initially cast in a cameo similar to "a Friday the 13th Pamela Voorhees type of flashback". Her role was expanded after she expressed interest in performing more scenes.

Release
The Forest Hills premiered at Smodcastle Cinemas, a theater in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, on March 11, 2023. As of July 2024, Goldberg was seeking further distribution for the film.