IMDb on iPhone and iPod touch Learn more Learn more Download from the App Store
IMDb > Descent (2007)
Descent
Quicklinks
Top Links
trailers and videosfull cast and crewtriviaofficial sitesmemorable quotes
Overview
main detailscombined detailsfull cast and crewcompany creditstv schedule
Awards & Reviews
user reviewsexternal reviewsnewsgroup reviewsawardsuser ratingsparents guiderecommendationsmessage board
Plot & Quotes
plot summarysynopsisplot keywordsAmazon.com summarymemorable quotes
Fun Stuff
triviagoofssoundtrack listingcrazy creditsalternate versionsmovie connectionsFAQ
Other Info
merchandising linksbox office/businessrelease datesfilming locationstechnical specslaserdisc detailsDVD detailsliterature listingsNewsDesk
Promotional
taglines trailers and videos posters photo gallery
External Links
showtimesofficial sitesmiscellaneousphotographssound clipsvideo clips
Videos (see all 7)
Descent (2007) -- A college co-ed is brutally raped and struggles alone to rebuild her life.
Descent (2007) -- MattTrailer.com - Trailer (Flash)

Overview

User Rating:
4.8/10   1,267 votes
MOVIEmeter: ?
Up 4% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Director:
Writers:
Talia Lugacy (writer)
Brian Priest (writer)
Contact:
View company contact information for Descent on IMDbPro.
Genre:
Plot:
A college co-ed is brutally raped and struggles alone to rebuild her life. full summary | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
NewsDesk:
(8 articles)
Who Should Play Catwoman? (Charlize Theron Shows Interest)
 (From Screen Rant. 28 September 2009, 5:07 PM, PDT)

Worlds Greatest Dad Movie Review
 (From ShockYa. 14 August 2009, 12:10 PM, PDT)

User Reviews:
Lugacy and Dawson bring home the darker side... more (30 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)

Rosario Dawson ... Maya

Chad Faust ... Jared

Marcus Patrick ... Adrian

Vanessa Ferlito ... Bodega Girl
Jonathan Neil Schneider ... Archeology Professor (as Jon Schneider)

James A. Stephens ... Professor Byron

Nicole Vicius ... Melanie
Paul Sado ... Downstairs Guy

Scott Bailey ... Upstairs Guy

Tracie Thoms ... Denise
Aisleagh Jackson ... Construction Girl
Robert Lehrer ... Speaker

Alexie Gilmore ... Seline

Johnathan Tchaikovsky ... Tyler
Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine ... Nadia

Scott Porter ... Brooks
Lee Van Bradley ... Harlan

Jacqueline Duprey ... Celeste
Wilson Jermaine Heredia ... Diego

Tommy Guiffre ... Danny

Aaron Staton ... Jared's Friend

Matthew J. Walters ... Tim Banks (as Matt Walters)

Peter Bongiorno ... Football Coach
Adam Mucci ... Football Player (as Adam Munci)

Nigel Harvey ... Background Player

Phoebe Strole ... Innocent Girl
Patrick Moroney ... Background Player

Tomm Bauer ... Student
Melaena Cadiz ... Student
Kevin Cannon ... Gruff Hood

Paul Frolov ... Usher

Charlie Hewson ... Usher
Dennis Leeflang ... Club Goer
Alissa Salvatore ... Background Player
Christen Satchelle ... College Kid / Club Goer

Brian M. Wixson ... Gruff Man #4 (as Brian Wixson)

Kristen Ruhlin ... Maya's Friend from High School
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sergia Louise Anderson ... Christie (uncredited)

Chuck Ardezzone ... Gruff Man (uncredited)
Aran Bertetto ... Student / College Grad (uncredited)

Jon Budinoff ... Friendly Guy (uncredited)

Rachael Leigh Cook ... Allison (uncredited)

Stany Coppet ... Clubber (uncredited)

Nathan Craig ... Student at College (uncredited)

Tim Curcio ... Student (uncredited)
Isabel Dawson ... Bartender (uncredited)

Christopher DeBlasio ... Frat Brother (uncredited)

Tate Ellington ... George (uncredited)
Abigail Forman ... Ashleigh (uncredited)

Connor Fox ... Steve (uncredited)

Melissa Fumero ... Dorm Girl #2 (uncredited)

Spencer Grammer ... Stephanie (uncredited)
Robert Haley ... Gruff Man #2 (uncredited)

Suzy Kaye ... Cafeteria Girl (uncredited)

Jasmine Lobe ... Dorm Girl #3 (uncredited)
Cristina Marie ... College Student (uncredited)

Brooke Sunny Moriber ... Dorm Girl #1 (uncredited)

James O'Toole ... Craig (uncredited)

Rosalie Perez ... Rosalie (uncredited)

Cosmo Pfeil ... Brock (uncredited)

Ashleigh Prather ... Mandy (uncredited)

Shannan Leigh Reeve ... Anthropology Student (uncredited)

Jennifer Sciole ... Mary (uncredited)

Steve Sirkis ... Frat Boy (uncredited)
George Spielvogel III ... Mathew (uncredited)

Lynn-Marie Stetson ... Pneumonia Girl (uncredited)
Francie Swift ... Clair (uncredited)
Alicia Van Couvering ... Female (uncredited)

Dana Varon ... Rebecca (uncredited)
Chris Wylde ... Chris (uncredited)
Create a character page for: ?

Directed by
Talia Lugacy 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Talia Lugacy  writer
Brian Priest  writer

Produced by
Michael Almog .... executive producer
Michael Bassick .... executive producer
Michael Califra .... executive producer
Isabel Dawson .... associate producer (as Isabel Celeste)
Rosario Dawson .... producer
Danny Fisher .... executive producer
Jack Fisher .... executive producer
Joe Fisher .... executive producer
Gary S. Gumowitz .... executive producer
Marcus Lansdell .... co-producer
Morris S. Levy .... producer
Talia Lugacy .... producer
Jeff Mazzola .... co-producer
Phil Michas .... co-executive producer
Jess Mogul .... executive producer
John Scaccia .... co-producer
 
Original Music by
Alex Moulton (original music by)
 
Cinematography by
Jonathan Furmanski (director of photography)
Christopher LaVasseur (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Frank Reynolds 
 
Casting by
Adrienne Stern 
 
Production Design by
Tristam Steinberg 
 
Art Direction by
Joel Custer 
 
Costume Design by
Amy Ritchings 
 
Makeup Department
Johanna Gavilanes .... hair stylist assistant
Johanna Gavilanes .... makeup artist assistant
Antwan Jones .... hair stylist assistant
Antwan Jones .... makeup artist assistant
Sarit Klein .... key hair stylist
Sarit Klein .... key makeup artist
 
Production Management
Alex Foster .... production supervisor
Jared Goldman .... production manager: additional photography (uncredited)
Jeff Mazzola .... unit production manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Epstein .... first assistant director (as Paul Samuel Epstein)
Vadim Epstein .... second second assistant director
Bruce Hall .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Heather Corbett .... lead set dresser
Brian Goodwin .... set dresser
Pamela Day Rappaport .... property master (as Pam Rappaport)
Erica Parise .... assistant property master (uncredited)
Jae Song .... art department (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Shaun Brennan .... assistant sound editor
Shaun Brennan .... foley artist
Tammy Douglas .... sound mixer
Mark Garcia .... assistant supervising sound editor
Zach Liss .... sound intern
Eric Milano .... foley engineer
Eric Offin .... sound re-recording mixer
Eric Offin .... supervising sound editor
Guillermo Pena-Tapia .... boom operator
Daniel Perlin .... sound effects editor
Jeff Formosa .... dialogue editor (uncredited)
Mark Garcia .... post-production sound (uncredited)
John Sember .... additional sound mixer (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Benjamin Murray .... visual effects (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Best .... first assistant camera
Chuck Bronner .... best boy electric
Joseph Falcone .... camera production assistant
Sarah L. Hendrick .... camera assistant (as Sarah Hendrick)
Jeffrey Kim .... gaffer (as Jeff Kim)
Jonny Leahan .... still photographer
Joe Mandeville .... best boy grip
Greg McMahon .... second assistant camera
Yusuke Naito .... electrician
Dave Ranghelli .... key grip
Peter Vietro-Hannum .... steadicam operator
Alex Willson .... swing
Michael C. Maronna .... electrician (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Tammy Porto .... casting associate
Leah Pracher .... extras casting
Mike Scarna .... casting associate (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kathryne Wick .... wardrobe supervisor
Zairi Malcolm .... additional wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Kate Eales .... additional editor
Scot Olive .... colorist
Nerina Penzhorn .... assistant editor
Tim Hedden .... colorist: dailies (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Haji A. .... additional music supervisor: Club Scenes (as Haji Akhigbad)
Stephanie Diaz-Matos .... music supervisor
Mike Scarna .... composer: theme (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Tatiana Arocha .... title designer
Mocha Brown .... adr loop group
Dolores Chapman .... accounting services
Adam Cooper .... adr loop group
Noel Estrada .... production assistant: first team
Robert Fingerman .... accounting services
Brian Goodwin .... adr loop group
Darren E. Johnson .... adr loop group
Nadine Jolson .... publicist
Fawzia Kahn .... adr loop group
Chris Kelly .... adr loop group
Jonny Leahan .... unit publicist
Sydney Leier .... production assistant (as Syd Leier)
Collin Longsworth .... production assistant
Ted Macke .... accounting services
Mark McKennon .... location manager
Andrew Menan .... production coordinator
Patrick Moroney .... adr loop group
May Moy .... assistant: Mr.Levy
Walter Wiz Nichols .... adr loop group
Graham Osbourne .... adr loop group
Louie Palanca .... caterer
Erica Parise .... location manager
Brian Priest .... production physician
Matthew Reedy .... production assistant (as Matt Reedy)
Jim Reilly .... creative consultant
Mike Scarna .... adr loop group
Martin Schoeneborn .... production assistant
R. Zachary Shildwachter .... key production assistant (as Zach Shildwachter)
Jodie Alexandra Taylor .... script supervisor (as Jodi Alexandra-Taylor)
Jesse Davidson .... daily location manager (uncredited)
Shawn Langleiben .... location scout (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Brian Goodwin .... special thanks
Darren E. Johnson .... special thanks
Mike Scarna .... special thanks (as Michael Scarna)
 

Production CompaniesDistributorsOther Companies
Create a character page for: ?

Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for brutal rape, language, some sexual content and drug use. (edited version); Rated NC-17 for a brutal rape. (original theatrical version)
Runtime:
101 min | 94 min (R-rated version)
Country:
Language:
Color:
Sound Mix:
Certification:
USA:R (edited version) | Australia:R | USA:NC-17 (original rating) | New Zealand:R18 | Germany:18

Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:
References The Hunt for Red October (1990) more
Soundtrack:
Piano Sonata in A major D 959 more

FAQ

What are the differences between the R-rated version and the NC-17 version?
more
11 out of 12 people found the following review useful.
Lugacy and Dawson bring home the darker side..., 5 May 2008
7/10
Author: Laura from Delaware, U.S.A.

First, this was a BRAVE film. I've seen Irreversible and can understand the comparisons. However, I cannot begin to understand the people who've trashed this film. I can see how the end may have come off extreme but I'd be lying if I didn't say I wished that every guy who's ever forced a woman into sex deserved exactly what Jared got. Conversely, it didn't solve anything or make anything better and the fact that the film doesn't pretend to is what made me appreciate it.

The comment prior to this one called the film pathetic and claimed no adult would stick with. I certainly did and intently. I'm 24 years old. The way the film drags made it realistic to me. People have become so used to eye candy and fast paced plots on screen that if you ask them to concentrate too long on one brick in the foundation of a film, not only do they lose interest, they demolish whatever has been built, and call it rubbish. When in actuality it's their lack of patience and comprehension that needs fine tuning and not the product of a creative mind such as Talia Lugacy's.

Rosario Dawson displayed the numbness of self-destruction flawlessly. I think she portrayed Maya pre and post assault with great ease and the transition between the two is an act I rarely ever see done well. Often times, much like the films "aimed at teens" mentioned in the prior comment, the effects of rape are displayed as either extremely manic and impulsive or terribly depressed, isolated and lifeless. Dawson, in my opinion, manages to perform the balancing act so many survivors fall prey to: drone-like existence in the waking hours, working some dead end job to survive (and distract) and then overindulging in vices in order to lose themselves in the haze of substance abuse rather than face what sobriety brings.

I thought this film told the truth and I appreciated it for finally showing people a different side of rape. So many people let the end of this film devour the middle and the beginning...I believe that Maya's face during the act was the end...not the act itself...not the vengeance or the meaning behind it...just her face...

thank you

Was the above review useful to you?
more (30 total)

Message Boards

Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Descent (2007)
Recent Posts (updated daily)User
Tediously lengthy and gay ( Major Spoiler inside...) yeahsureinyourdreams
Why am I the only one so far to think.. (spoiler) jan-schoenfelder
Dawson looks like 19 Years? EL-12
Wrong Pictures / Posters SamEdgar
Descent into bottom 250 *spoilers* revolution-7
What did she say? makoto2
more

Recommendations

If you enjoyed this title, our database also recommends:
- - - - -
Boy A The Nanny Diaries Latter Days Carrie Less Than Zero
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
Show more recommendations

Related Links

Full cast and crew Company credits External reviews
News articles IMDb Drama section IMDb USA section
Add this title to MyMovies

You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process.