Danika (2006)

Director:

Ariel Vromen

Writer:

Joshua Leibner (writer)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Her visions are beyond your worst fears...

Plot:

The story follows Danika, a woman whose fears for her children are manifested in premonitions of death and disaster. Bierko plays Tomei's husband, while Hall is her psychiatrist and confidant.

Plot Keywords:

Children | Psychiatrist | Premonition | Nightmare | Nanny

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Marisa Tomei	...	Danika Merrick
Hannah Marks	...	Lizzie Geralds
Guy Camilleri	...	Man
Akuyoe Graham	...	Patricia Guilford
Ori Pfeffer	...	Bank Robber #1
Jeffrey Nicholas Brown	...	Bank Robber #2 (as Jeffrey Brown)
Craig Bierko	...	Randy Merrick
Kyle Gallner	...	Kurt Merrick
Nicki Prian	...	Lauren (as Nicky Prian)
Ridge Canipe	...	Brian Merrick
Regina Hall	...	Evelyn Harris
Jacqueline Piñol	...	Nanny
James Avery	...	Teddy Johnson
Tanya Linette Smith	...	Sales Lady
John Ducey	...	TV Anchorman

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language, some sexual content and a scene of drug use.

Runtime:

USA:79 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Blue Omega Entertainment

Trivia:

Craig Bierko joined the cast the day before shooting began, replacing the original actor cast as Randy.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: In the TV version you can see the microphones overhead throughout the entire movie. The first incidence is when Danika's boss comes to her desk and asks to meet with her. It can also be seen when Danika is meeting with her psychiatrist, and when her husband has a family meeting with the children.

Movie Connections:

References Barbershop (2002)

Soundtrack:

Black Dirt

story told very well

Danika is about a young mother whose hallucinations and reality mix together in a strange story of a life gone wrong. A great family and nice life slowly deteriorates as experiences get stranger and stranger. The perfect life starts digressing with each flask of knowledge until the audience is left with nothing. In the end, everything comes together in a powerful tale of woe. Close to the end of the end of the film you are almost guessing what actually happened, but it does surprise. Tomei does a wonderful job and it is a wonder that she is not in more mainstream films. The rest of the cast does a nice job during the film. Technically a class A- film with few continuity errors and a typical story told in a very atypical way.