Director: Jamie Bailey
Birthday surprises rarely go according to plan, but for Alex the night takes a considerably darker turn in The Mouse Trap, a 2024 Canadian slasher-comedy directed by Jamie Bailey.
What is The Mouse Trap about?
Alex is spending her 21st birthday stuck working a late shift at an amusement arcade, far from any celebration. Her friends decide to change that by throwing together a surprise party inside the arcade after hours. The gathering doesn't stay festive for long: a masked figure dressed as a grinning Mickey Mouse stand-in turns the space into a playground for his own game, picking off partygoers one by one as the group scrambles between arcade machines and dark corridors. What begins as a low-key birthday plan escalates into a fight for survival, with Alex forced to use her knowledge of the arcade's layout against an attacker who clearly knows it just as well.
Cast & crew
Simon Phillips and Sophie McIntosh lead the ensemble as members of the birthday group, with Nick Biskupek, Mackenzie Mills, and James Laurin filling out the friend circle caught in the arcade after dark. Mireille Gagné, Damir Kovic, and Calum Sywyk round out the supporting cast.
Context & significance
The Mouse Trap is a 2024 Canadian production from director Jamie Bailey that leans into the slasher genre's arcade and mascot-costume tradition, using flashing cabinets and neon corridors as its killing ground. At 80 minutes, the film keeps a tight, single-location structure typical of small-budget horror, favoring a contained cat-and-mouse chase over a sprawling plot. Its costumed-killer hook places it alongside other recent low-budget slashers built around a single recognizable disguise.
Where & how to watch
The Mouse Trap can be streamed on K-Time after logging into a free account. This page, including the details and questions below, is readable without signing in. K-Time is built for Persian-speaking audiences with a Farsi interface, while this title plays in its original English audio.