Cthulhu (2007)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Dan Gildark

Writers:

Grant Cogswell (writer)
Jason Cottle (additional dialogue)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Welcome home...to the end of the world.

Plot:

A Seattle history professor, drawn back to his estranged family on the Oregon coast to execute his late mother's estate...

Plot Keywords:

Homosexual | Gay | H.P. Lovecraft | Cthulhu | Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jason Cottle	...	Russ
Casey Curran	...	Club Kid
Ethan Atkinson	...	SUV Driver
Patrick McKnight	...	SUV Passenger
Cara Buono	...	Dannie
Dennis Kleinsmith	...	Reverend Marsh
Joe Shapiro	...	Barnes
Ruby Wood	...	Girl on Stairs
Hunter Stroud	...	Teen Russ
Keifer Grimm	...	Teen Mike
Rob Hamm	...	Jake
Scott Patrick Green	...	Mike (as Scott Green)
Nancy Stark	...	Aunt Josie
Tom Prince	...	Bartender
Richard Garfield	...	Zadok

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some sexuality, nudity and violence.

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Astoria, Oregon, USA

Company:

Arkham Northwest Productions

Trivia:

In the scene at the dock, watchful viewers will notice the stern of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter 'Alert' as the camera pans toward Russ and Zadok. The Alert just happened to be docked where the scene was shot, and the cinematographer lined up the shot so the name of the boat was visible, but no one noticed until editing that the name of the cutter was the same as the ship in H.P. Lovecraft's story 'The Call of Cthulhu'.

The Thing That Should Not Be

This is a terrible adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's "The Shadow Over Innsmouth." The acting was weak, the direction was weak, and the original content has been butchered. I saw this movie at the Seattle International Film Festival, and that was the worst mistake I made all weekend. If you want to see a film based on "Shadow Over Innsmouth," Stuart Gordon's "Dagon" is mediocre, but it's certainly better than this botched attempt. If you want to see "Call of Cthulhu," the silent film adaptation is great. But this? This film is a waste of time. I suspect the people who are writing 10 out of 10 scores are either friends of the director or shills who worked on the film. There is no earthly way this film is a 10. It stinks like a rotten pile of fish.