A beach house getaway curdles into chaos in Penny Lane Is, a 2025 comedy-horror from Australian director Mia'Kate Russell.
What is Penny Lane Is about?
Set during a punishing hot Australian summer in 1986, the film follows three lifelong friends whose reunion at a coastal house is meant to be a carefree celebration. A single prank spirals out of control, and what starts as mischief turns into a fight to survive the night. The film leans into the tension between comedy and horror, letting the humor of old friendships curdle alongside the mounting danger. Bailey Spalding, Sophia Wright-Mendelsohn, and Ben O'Toole carry the central trio, with Tahlee Fereday, Fletcher Humphrys, Steve Le Marquand, Alexandra Jensen, and Matthew O'Sullivan rounding out the people drawn into the fallout.
About the cast
Bailey Spalding, Sophia Wright-Mendelsohn, and Ben O'Toole play the three friends at the center of the story, carrying both the comedic rapport and the escalating danger between them. Tahlee Fereday, Fletcher Humphrys, Steve Le Marquand, Alexandra Jensen, and Matthew O'Sullivan fill out the supporting cast as the night around them unravels.
Context & significance
Mia'Kate Russell directs this Australian production, which blends comedy and horror rather than settling into either genre alone, a mix that lets a beach-house setting swing quickly from lighthearted to threatening. At 91 minutes, the film stays tight and doesn't overstay its premise. Its 1986 period setting adds a retro texture to the isolated coastal backdrop, distancing the story from present-day technology and making the friends' choices feel more consequential.
Watching Penny Lane Is on Ktime
Penny Lane Is is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, so Farsi-speaking viewers can watch it fully dubbed or follow along with subtitles over the original English. All it takes to start watching is a free K-Time account login, no subscription card, no trial period required. The platform's Farsi interface makes browsing into an Australian genre film like this one straightforward for the Iranian diaspora audience.