Spiral (2007/I)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Directors:

Adam Green
Joel Moore

Writers:

Jeremy Danial Boreing (writer)
Joel Moore (writer)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot:

A reclusive telemarketer has only one semblance of a friend: His telecommuter boss. But the telemarketer's...

Plot Keywords:

Portland Oregon

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Joel Moore	...	Mason (as Joel David Moore)
Amber Tamblyn	...	Amber
Zachary Levi	...	Berkeley
Tricia Helfer	...	Sasha
David Muller	...	Will
Annie Neal	...	Diana
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Arlene Ancheta	...	Asian Phone Bank Employee
Deb Blume	...	Phone bank Employee
Jeremy Danial Boreing	...	Concerned Employee
Ryan Chase	...	Chad
Todd Chatalas	...	Phone Bank Employee
Amber Dahl	...	Miss Tennessee
Kai Evans	...	Boy feeding ducks
Matt Kimmel	...	Phone Bank Operator
Kristen Luman	...	Miss Idaho
Todd Robinson	...	Phone bank employee
Patrick Semmes	...	Ticket Vendor
Nick Sowell	...	Cashier
Rileah Vanderbilt	...	Girl on bus
Lori Yohe	...	Valerie

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for disturbing behavior, violence, some partial nudity and language.

Runtime:

USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Blossoming Lotus - 925 NW Davis St., Portland, Oregon, USA

Company:

ArieScope Pictures

Trivia:

Russ Tamblyn appears in this film as an extra.

Quotes:

Mason: [after being walked home under Amber's umbrella in a torrential downpour] I live here.
Amber: Ah, well, gee Mason.
[pretending to be him]
Amber: Thank you for walking me home. Perhaps you would like to have some coffee or something. Or look at my art.
[after no response]
Amber: Right. Well, I'll see you later.
Mason: Thank you... for the umbrella.
Amber: Oh yeah, of course.
[smiling]
Amber: These things are rare in this town, you know. But if you look really hard you can usually find one. Probably shouldn't get mine wet.

Movie Connections:

References Rear Window (1954)

Open eyes, See this!

...I won't say much any thing else here, give anything away, or even really comment on Spiral. But it's definitely worth seeing!

This is one of only a few independent style movies I have seen recently that I don't find much of any problems with. This film is very different, and done very well on all elements of making a movie from the writing to the directing to acting to the story in this genre. I don ever see a film done where there isn't a piece that is out of place somewhere and you can really tell it. This film seems like a first in a while of perfect symmetry.

Amber Tambler, and Joel (forgot last name, sorry) act so good together. They really experience each other unlike any chemistry by actors I have seen lately on the big screen. You will be moved by these actors, and really drawn into their world.

I am very impressed by this production, and can't wait to get to see more from these filmmakers!

I don't know why films like this don't get more attention.