Father’s Day

Father’s Day

Year: 2011

Runtime: 99 mins

Language: English

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Sons, lock up your fathers—vengeance comes on Father’s Day. Ahab, consumed by a relentless drive to avenge his murdered father, teams up with John, an eager priest, and Twink, a hot‑headed street hustler, on an epic quest to track down and eliminate the mythic killer known as Chris Fuchman, the Father’s Day Killer.

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1

Fuchman's First Reign of Terror

Thirty years ago, Chris Fuchman rapes and murders ten fathers and is released on a technicality. In the following decade, additional rapes and killings appear, with little evidence tying them to him. One of the victims is the father of Ahab and Chelsea, foreshadowing the siblings’ fateful connection.

30 years ago
2

Separated Siblings

Ahab and Chelsea are separated after their father’s murder, with Ahab sent to live with Father O'Flynn. The distance between the siblings sets the stage for their separate paths and vigilante justice against Fuchman.

3

Ahab Tracks Fuchman and Is Punished

Ahab tracks Fuchman to the scene of his latest crime, the murder of Bill Cummings. Detective Stegel arrests Ahab, who is tried for Fuchman’s murders but cleared except for Cummings', earning a 10-year prison sentence.

4

John Is Told to Find Ahab

Father O'Flynn instructs John to locate Ahab and bring him to talk. John finds Ahab living in a hut, distant from the world he once knew.

Ahab's hut
5

Reunion and a Poisoned Plan

Ahab agrees to talk to Father O'Flynn in order to reunite with Chelsea, taking a poisonous syrup he had made to facilitate contact. They return to the church, where O'Flynn urges him to search Andrew’s house for clues.

Ahab's hut
6

O'Flynn Sends Ahab on a Clue Hunt

Back at the church, Father O'Flynn tasks Ahab with searching Andrew's house for clues. Ahab searches the house and encounters Detective Stegel, who reveals Chelsea works at the Lowlife strip club.

Andrew's house
7

The Lowlife Discovery

Ahab goes to the Lowlife club and meets Sleazy Mary, an old flame from his past, while Chelsea’s whereabouts begin to surface through Stegel’s hints.

Lowlife strip club
8

Walnut’s Murder and Chelsea Fires Back

Chelsea invites Twink and Walnut over. Walnut is killed by Fuchman after he reveals a possible pregnancy, and Twink nearly dies before Chelsea shoots Fuchman, who escapes as Ahab arrives.

Chelsea's apartment
9

Plan to Take Down Fuchman

Ahab and Twink decide to kill Fuchman, but Stegel arrives to question Chelsea. Chelsea agrees to help them escape after meeting at the Lowlife, provided she can join their plan, which Ahab accepts but asks Twink to keep her out of it.

Chelsea's apartment
10

O'Flynn Is Killed; The Team Pursues Fuchman

That night, Father O'Flynn is killed by Fuchman. John joins Ahab and Twink as they pursue Fuchman, determined to finish the job.

Town
11

Notebook Clues and the Final Confrontation

Using Chelsea’s notebook, the trio locates Fuchman. Ahab kills Fuchman after finding Chelsea badly injured in the process.

12

The Fuchmanicus Revelation

John discovers an ancient tome revealing that Fuchman is a manifestation of the demon Fuchmanicus, with a recurring cult and a prophecy about a man resembling Ahab spawning the most powerful Fuchman yet.

13

Possession, Seduction and Incest

Chelsea, possessed by Fuchman, arrives at Ahab's room and seduces him. This leads to a shocking string of sexual encounters that imply the creation of a Fuchman born of incest.

Ahab's room
14

Descent into Hell and the Final Battle

A satanist cult attacks Ahab; John and Twink arrive to help, and they discover Fuchman has taken Chelsea to Hell. Mary arrives and hurls Ahab's syrup at the Fuchmanicus, and the confrontation ends with Chelsea killing the baby version of Fuchman.

Hell
15

Aftermath and the Lonely Survivor

Chelsea’s soul returns to Earth; the 'devil' is revealed to be God, and John pleads for an abortion to end the incest-born Fuchman. In the final reveal, Twink, Ahab, and John have died on Earth, eaten by cats, leaving Chelsea as the sole survivor with an uncertain path to escape.

Earth

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