Unrest (2006)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Jason Todd Ipson

Writers:

Chris Billett (screenplay)
Jason Todd Ipson (screenplay)

Release Date:

24 October 2007 (Philippines)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

The First Film To Use Real Bodies

Plot:

A young pathology med student suspects that the spirit of a dead cadaver in the hospital morgue where she works is killing off all those who handle or desecrate the body.

Plot Keywords:

Anatomy | Dead Body | Medical School | Hospital | Morgue

Awards:

5 wins

Cast

Corri English	...	Alison Blanchard
Marisa Petroro	...	Alita Covas
Ben Livingston	...	Ivan Verbukh
Abner Genece	...	Malcolm Little
Derrick O'Connor	...	Dr. Blackwell
Scot Davis	...	Brian Cross
Joshua Alba	...	Carlos Aclar
Jay Jablonski	...	Rick O'Connor
Reb Fleming	...	Dr. Saltz
Anna Johnson	...	Jennifer
J.C. Cunningham	...	Medical Records
Terence Goodman	...	Officer
Rhett Willman	...	Security

Also Known As:

The Possession (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/gore, nudity and some language.

Runtime:

88 min | Germany:85 min (European Film Market)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA (2007) | Singapore:M18 | Philippines:R-13 | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-18 (self applied)

Filming Locations:

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Company:

Asgaard Entertainment

Goofs:

Factual errors: Dr. Blackwell, the gross anatomy professor, is listed as an M.D., having his doctorate in medicine. However, Gross Anatomy, and all the other basic science courses in medical school (such as histology, physiology, biochemistry, immunology, microbiology, genetics, embryology, and neuroanatomy) are taught entirely by Ph.D.'s who have specialized in the respective fields. Physician professors are used for clinical education courses.

Quotes:

Alison Blanchard: I think there's something wrong with my corpse.

Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things...unless you're using it as a marketing angle!

This is the "8 Films" movie that claims to be the first movie to use a REAL human corpse! Spooky! It's debatable whether that is true, and it's never obvious which one in the movie is a real corpse, so I'm not sure they should have went to the trouble. The "moral" of the story is "don't mess with dead bodies," so this is a rather ironic marketing angle to take. Anywho, "Unrest" takes place in a hospital, where young medical student Alison and her Abercrombie model cohorts are cuttin' up cadavers. Alison lives in the hospital until her financial aid kicks through, and they apparently spend all the time they aren't sleeping (or changing into new scrubs) carving up the same old cadaver. It must be a very resilient corpse! Most of the movie is filmed in the hospital or the confines of Alison's closet-like room. This may just be due to budget restraints, but I thought it created a claustrophobic atmosphere. Considering the lead never leaves the hospital floor and spends half her time with a chopped up corpse and male models pretending to be med students, she has plenty of time to let her mind wander. When random things start happening and she gets a funny feeling in her tummy, she decides that the corpse is trying to tell her something. What, she doesn't know. The evil corpse's alleged antics are amusing, and lead to some nasty killings and bizarre sequences. One of these features our heroes swimming around in a tub of formaldehyde, unaffected by the chemical, even though they're swallowing it and getting it in their eyes. "Unrest" is yet another silly poorly-written movie in the 8 FILMS TO DIE FOR series, but it has its fair share of scares, and is entertaining despite its flaws.