The Signal (2007/I)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Directors:

David Bruckner
Dan Bush

Writers:

David Bruckner (screenplay) &
Jacob Gentry (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

4 July 2008 (Italy)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Do you have the crazy?

Plot:

A horror film told in three parts, from three perspectives, in which a mysterious transmission that turns people into killers invades every cell phone, radio, and television. |

Plot Keywords:

Electrocution | Severed Head | Intense Violence | Infidelity | Gory Violence

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Anessa Ramsey	...	Mya Denton
Sahr Ngaujah	...	Rod (as Sahr)
AJ Bowen	...	Lewis Denton
Matthew Stanton	...	Jerry (as Matt Stanton)
Suehyla El-Attar	...	Janice
Justin Welborn	...	Ben Capstone
Cheri Christian	...	Anna
Scott Poythress	...	Clark
Christopher Thomas	...	Ken
Lindsey Garrett	...	Laura
Chad McKnight	...	Jim Parsons (as Chadrian McKnight)
Claire Bronson	...	Sightless Woman
David Bruckner	...	Screaming Man (as Dave Bruckner)
Dan Bush	...	Screaming Man
John Clifton	...	Maintenance Man

MPAA:

Rated R for strong brutal bloody violence throughout, pervasive language and brief nudity.

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Singapore:M18 | Norway:15 | UK:18 | Australia:R | New Zealand:R18 | Finland:K-18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

POP Films

Trivia:

The entire film was made and filmed in Atlanta, Georgia.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Every apartment in the movie has the same television set. Considering the television set is so prominently featured, and all the main televisions are obviously the same, it is more likely that the director intended it. In theory, every home in Terminus was issued the exact same TV.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Ben: What was that? That was strange.
Mya Denton: [in bed] Come back.
Ben: The TV turned itself on.
Mya Denton: [reaching out] Come back.
Ben: Okay.

sometimes it just takes time

After watching this movie the other night I walked out feeling like I just watched a solid horror movie. but the more I talked about it with friends and discussed it with other horror buffs, the more I realized how much I love this film!

It has all the ingredients of an instant horror classic and never gets cliché. The first and last segment feel very similar but only because the middle (funny chapter) is starkly different. This just makes for a movie that ends where the audience was first captured, which is great!

Oh and did I mention it was original, not overproduced, well-written and never leaves you thinking "ah they should have done it this way." GREAT Movie, so refreshing.