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4.6/10   737 votes
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Director:
Ti West
Writer:
Ti West (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
13 January 2006 (UK) more
Genre:
Horror more
Tagline:
CAUTION...If They Bite You...Kill Yourself! more
Plot:
Part of a "special" late-nite television program...Four friends on their way to a wedding find themselves marooned on a mysterious farm. Creatures of the night awaken and the undead rise, as a night of relentless horror...Begins! | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Credited cast)
Tom Noonan ... The Horror Host

Karl Jacob ... Trevor
Vanessa Horneff ... Allison
Sean Reid ... Brian
Wil Horneff ... Elliot
Barbara Wilhide ... May
Richard Little ... Elvin

John Speredakos ... Officer Mitchell

Larry Fessenden ... Tow Truck Driver
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tom Hamilton ... Duncan (Radio Show)
Graham Reznick ... Local DJ (Radio Show)
Heather Robb ... Aubry Promise / Fake Shemp
Mary Schmidt ... Sally (Radio Show)

Ti West ... Professor (Radio Show)
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
USA:80 min | Argentina:80 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White | Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Certification:
UK:18 | Argentina:18 | Singapore:NC-16
Filming Locations:
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, USA more
Company:
ECR Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The barn used in the film was also used in the Alfred Hitchcock film Marnie (1964). more
Soundtrack:
I Raise Hell more

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9 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Pretty Banal..., 22 January 2006
4/10
Author: the_golden_spike from United Kingdom

I found this pretty banal - I watched in it London's cosy ICA cinema 2 - it's an art cinema, but if you get the right crowd (as they recently did for 'Thundercrack!', the atmosphere in this 45-seater is excellent.

However, I had to step past a guy who'd fallen asleep when the movie ended - the build up was excellent at points, but there was no payoff. It was pretty senseless, and although the grain lent it a spooky low budget ambiance, I'm not certain that was the intention.

Acting was reasonable, but the characters were beyond paper-thin. It was seriously hard to care about them at all, yet at the same time I wished them no particularly ill-will. Neither of these is a good sign.

Not recommended - not appalling, but not great by any means.

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