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Release Date:
28 January 2005 (USA)
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Tagline:
Evil awakens. more
Plot:
Based on the video game, Alone in the Dark focuses on Edward Carnby, a detective of the paranormal, who slowly unravels a mysterious events with deadly results. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(41 articles)
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shockingly bad
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Christian Slater | ... | Edward Carnby |
 | Tara Reid | ... | Aline Cedrac |
 | Stephen Dorff | ... | Cmdr. Richard Burke |
 | Frank C. Turner | ... | Sam Fischer |
 | Matthew Walker | ... | Prof. Lionel Hudgens |
| Will Sanderson | ... | Agent Miles |
 | Mark Acheson | ... | Captain Chernick (as Mark Atcheson) |
 | Darren Shahlavi | ... | John Dillon |
 | Karin Konoval | ... | Sister Clara |
| Craig Bruhnanski | ... | 80's Sheriff (as Craig Brunanski) |
 | Kwesi Ameyaw | ... | Deputy Adams |
| Dustyn Arthurs | ... | Young Edward |
 | Catherine Lough Haggquist | ... | Krash |
 | Ed Anders | ... | James Pinkerton |
| Brad Turner | ... | Beat Cop |
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Rated R for violence and language.
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Runtime:
USA:96 min | Argentina:96 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Germany:18 (director's cut) |
UK:18 |
Taiwan:R-12 |
Netherlands:16 |
Singapore:M18 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Finland:K-15 |
Spain:13 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Argentina:13 |
South Korea:15 (cable rating) |
Canada:14A |
Germany:16 |
Philippines:R-13 |
USA:R |
Australia:MA
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Was given an additional ten million after execs read the green draft of the shooting script. Uwe Boll poured the money into special effects and ended up losing a lot of the background in the script. Thus, the title scroll at the beginning of the film.
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the beginning taxi car chase, after Slater's cab is slammed into the wall and the villain backs up to ram the cab again, the camera shot shows the villain "throwing" the car into reverse. The car should already be in reverse and should be shifted into drive to ram the other taxi.
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Prof. Lionel Hudgens: [narrating] In 1967, mine workers discovered the first remnants of a long lost Native American civilization - The Abkani. The Abkani believed that there are two worlds on this planet, a world of light and a world of darkness. 10,000 years ago the Abkani opened a gate between these worlds...
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Prof. Lionel Hudgens: [narrating] In 1967, mine workers discovered the first remnants of a long lost Native American civilization - The Abkani. The Abkani believed that there are two worlds on this planet, a world of light and a world of darkness. 10,000 years ago the Abkani opened a gate between these worlds...
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Hilary Swank/50 Cent (#30.13)" (2005)
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Soundtrack:
Seven Seconds
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What are the differences between the theatrical version and the Unrated Director's Cut?Who would curse humanity with this abomination?
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I was honestly surprised by Alone in the Dark. It was so bad, I could hardly believe what I was seeing. There are no characters, just a few stereotypes wandering around and getting killed. The extent of the character development was giving each character a name and an occupation, and that's about it. There was no real plot, and none of the characters seemed to have any motivation. In fact, many action scenes just began on their own, coming from nowhere with a pounding techno track. While I was watching this movie I kept asking "Where is this happening? What's going on?" The acting was high school drama quality, with stiff wooden delivery, as though the actors were reading from cue cards without comprehending their lines. Their trouble delivering lines was made even more obvious by horrible sound design. ADR sounded like it was recorded in an open room. The actors were constantly taking obvious care to hit their marks, looking almost robotic in their movements. So, these listless automatons are whisked through a series of implausible and confusing scenarios, often without even the benefit of transition scenes. They were here, now they're there. This was happening, now that's happening. Random scenes with little rhyme or reason. I had a lot of fun watching it. Definitely not worth nine bucks though.