September 10, 2012
Release Date

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Crackin' Down Hard (2012)

Name: Crackin' Down Hard
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2012-09-10

10m

Running Time

September 10, 2012
Release Date

External Links & Social Media

Plot.

An earnest young outdoors-man goes out into the barren desert for some hiking and yoga. But his serenity is brought to a grinding halt when a strange man appears from out of nowhere and tempts him with hookers.

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Cast & Crew.

Nicolas Wright

Terry / Writer

Yoursie Thomas

Writer

Genevieve Genest

Caitlin Howden

Mike Clattenburg

Writer / Director

Jonathan Hoeg

Cinematographer

Details.

Release Date
September 10, 2012

Status
Released

Running Time
10m

Filming Locations
California, United States

Genres
Comedy

Last updated: 2025-02-17

Wiki.

Crackin' Down Hard is a Canadian short comedy film, directed by Mike Clattenburg and released in 2012. The films stars Nicolas Wright as a man trying to relax in isolation in California's Joshua Tree National Park, when another man (Yoursie Thomas) shows up to offer him a prostitute.

The film premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received an honorable mention from the Best Canadian Short Film award jury. In December 2012, the film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films.