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Release Date:
11 August 2000 (USA) moreTagline:
Fear the Darkness. Fight the Evil. Bless the Child. morePlot:
Omens and concepts of good vs. evil have no place in Maggie O'Connor's well-ordered, practical universe... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Opening Case 39 (From Fangoria. 5 October 2009, 9:19 AM, PDT)
Drag Me To Hell soundtrack hits stores
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Messy. more (178 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Kim Basinger | ... | Maggie O'Connor |
 | Jimmy Smits | ... | Agent John Travis |
 | Holliston Coleman | ... | Cody O'Connor |
 | Rufus Sewell | ... | Eric Stark |
 | Angela Bettis | ... | Jenna O'Connor |
 | Christina Ricci | ... | Cheri Post |
 | Michael Gaston | ... | Det. Frank Bugatti |
 | Lumi Cavazos | ... | Sister Rosa |
 | Dimitra Arliss | ... | Dahnya (as Dimitra Arlys) |
 | Eugene Lipinski | ... | Stuart |
 | Anne Betancourt | ... | Maria |
 | Ian Holm | ... | Reverend Grissom |
| Helen Stenborg | ... | Sister Joseph |
| Matthew Lemche | ... | New Dawn Kid at Van |
| Dan Warry-Smith | ... | New Dawn Kid |
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Rated R for violence, drug content and brief language.Parents Guide:
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107 minLanguage:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Portugal:M/16 | Finland:K-15 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Mexico:C | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #37491) | Iceland:16Fun Stuff
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When the candles in the cathedral ignite together, the camera pulls back and Maggie's shirt can be seen blowing, as if the candles were in fact being blown out, and film was run backwards. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: Druids did not cast black magic spells, and lived around the 10th century. moreQuotes:
Eric Stark: Oh Maggie, are you really going to shoot me in front of Cody?Maggie O'Connor: Close your eyes, honey.
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What a horrible mess! How Messrs Basinger, Smits, Sewell, Ricci and Holm ended up in this half-assed excuse for a film I'm not sure, but even my profound Ricci bias cannot save my opinion of this film. Actually, I'm not being fair – the film has good things about it. So, on balance: plot – vaguely interesting Omen rip-off with a twist; cast – oddly high profile, with only Basinger seeming miscast (she's too wholesome for the part, and just didn't convince at all) and everyone dealing admirably with the clunky dialogue; effects – hmmm, file under "really-not-very-special"; direction – hmmm, file under "hey, turns out those effects were tremendous compared to the direction!" That was the real issue – lame direction. There were lots of positive elements (a semi-gruesome Se7en-esque thriller angle, the aforementioned Omen riff, Christina Ricci) but, instead of mixing and presenting these ingredients to leave us with a tasty pie, we were left with a motley collection of ingredients that didn't hang at all. Amusingly, Rufus Sewell comments on the DVD interviews that he likes this kind of film when it is done well – better luck next time, Rufus!