20 Years After (2008)

User Rating:

3.1/10   

Director:

Jim Torres

Writers:

Ron Harris (writer)
Jim Torres (writer)

Release Date:

2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

After the Bombs. After the Plagues. Before the Unknown.

Plot:

Everything that could go wrong did go wrong: War, Terrorism, Natural Disasters. Evacuees were ushered...

Plot Keywords:

Post Apocalyptic | Time In Title | Huntsville Alabama | Mother Daughter Relationship | Ventriloquist's Dummy

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Azura Skye	...	Sara
Joshua Leonard	...	Michael
Nathan Baesel	...	David
Reg E. Cathey	...	Samuel
Diane Salinger	...	Margaret
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dan Beene	...	Quincy
Deborah Duke	...	Mrs. Coday
Shannon Eubanks	...	Ms. Mynard
Aaron Hendry	...	Pierre
Khadijah	...	Delinda
Malika	...	Dilcy
Amelia Rose Onuszkanycz	...	Baby sara
Phil Parker	...	Harvey
Graham Roden	...	Allen
Charlie Talbert	...	Janus

Directed by
Jim Torres

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ron Harris		writer
Jim Torres		writer

Produced by
Anthony Balch	....	producer
Donna Brower	....	producer
D. Scott Lumpkin	....	producer
Holly Murray	....	line producer
Derek Thornton	....	executive producer
Derek Thornton	....	producer
Susannah Torres	....	associate producer

Original Music by
John Heitzenrater
Chris Johnson

Cinematography by
William 'Bill' Sweikart

Film Editing by
Jim Torres

Casting by
Donna Brower

Art Direction by
David Harwell

Costume Design by
Ron Harris

Makeup Department
Garnet Burke	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Holly Murray	....	unit production manager
Scott Ross	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nick Ameln	....	second assistant director
Chuck Borden	....	second unit director
Aaron Steele	....	first assistant director
Samantha Wear	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Shannon Graham	....	construction coordinator
Matt Markow	....	swing
Bryan Misfeldt	....	scenic artist
Olivia Motley	....	art department production assistant
David Nicholson	....	assistant property master
Michael Reynolds	....	leadman

Sound Department
Mary Florian	....	sound utility
Aron Siegel	....	sound recordist
Alex Steele	....	sound utility
Thomas Ward	....	additional sound mixer: second unit
Thomas Ward	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Douglas Cook	....	special effects assistant
Daniel Mazikowski	....	special effects makeup

Visual Effects by
Daniel Broadway	....	visual effects supervisor
Kristian Andi Lemmik	....	digital matte artist
Tom Miller	....	effects technical director

Stunts
Chuck Borden	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
William Boxx	....	videographer
Brent Copeland	....	videographer
Colby Damazio	....	grip
Robert Duke	....	gaffer
Eric Fullerton	....	videographer
Gary Griner	....	electrician
Howard Hicks	....	electrician
Jeremy Hudson	....	electrician
David Jerkins	....	best boy electric
Chris Lumpkin	....	key grip
Bryan Misfeldt	....	grip
Tim Pierce	....	cinematographer: second unit
Steve Richerson	....	assistant camera
Darrell Tibbs	....	electrician
Ernie Wann	....	dolly grip

Casting Department
Mindy Knapp	....	casting assistant
Darin Windham	....	extras casting
Marianne Windham	....	extras casting

Editorial Department
Scott Ross	....	assembly editor

Transportation Department
Rick Damazio	....	transportation coordinator
Mindy Knapp	....	driver

Other crew
Jacob Bartol	....	location manager
Douglas Cook	....	key production assistant
Douglas Matthew Cook	....	key set production assistant
Julie Engle Hatton	....	production assistant
Kelly Lee Lamb	....	assistant location manager
Kayla Schoen	....	production coordinator
Jacob D. Tober	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Kooroc Films

Distributors

• IPA Asia Pacific (2009) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Mti Home Video
• Spotlight Pictures (2008) (non-USA) (all media)
• Sunfilm Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)

Also Known As:

20 Years After (USA) (DVD title)
Like Moles, Like Rats (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Fayetteville, Tennessee, USA

Company:

Kooroc Films

Trivia:

The movie was primarily shot at Three Caves, an abandoned quarry, in Huntsville, Alabama. Also in North Alabama, is Cathedral Caverns, where the 1984 Timothy Bottoms movie "What Waits Below" was filmed. Bill Schweikert was a grip on "What Waits Below" and was back as cinematographer for "Moles".

Quotes:

Sara: How long do you want to stay here?
Margaret: I don't know. Until your baby's born.
Sara: I'm not going back to the basement.
Margaret: That's our home.
Sara: No it's not. We're refugees, remember? Internally displaced persons.
Margaret: Sara, the world is not like your books and magazines. It's not like the stories I tell you, or Samuel's stories. You have to think about your safefy.
Sara: If you're right then we're just waiting to die.

An interesting experiment

In the last years,there has been an explosion of movies with a post-apocalyptic subject and I think there are two reasons for that : worldwide situation is everyday more dangerous and unpredictable and that inspires to speculate what life is going to be like in the days after our civilization goes down because of its vices and mistakes.The other reason is technical : the easy access to audio and video equipment,accompanied with the edition and digital distribution,makes easier the creation of cheap movies about the future world which will be full of danger (translation : filmmaker aspirants,who have more enthusiasm than talent,call some of their friends,and on their free time,they make a semi-improvised movie using old clothes,artificial blood and a location lent by some member of their family).20 Years After could have been one of that generic movies because of the amateur performances,mistakes on the art direction and an irregular visual style.However,I give credit to this movie because it avoids a lot of clichés from this kind of movies (for example,the zombies)and because it tried to do something deeper,more realistic and meditative about the future world.In other words,the element I mostly appreciated from this movie is its ambition.I also appreciated the deepness put on the characters because,thinking it well,they all represent different aspects of the humanity.I may be giving this movie too much credit but I noticed that behind the various fails from this movie (for example,the screenplay is irregular and there are some boring moments),there are solid concepts and a clear porpoise...although the movie did not completely achieve that.The story from this movie sounds as an ultra-modest version of the film Children of Men and,of course,this film very far away from that brilliant movie.But,inside its limited possibilities,it tries to make us think at the same time it entertains us.20 Years After does not always get that difficult point but I still respect this film because it tried to go a bit more far away.So,I can recommend this movie as a failed but interesting experiment.In summary,what I mostly appreciated from 20 Years After is that it risked to fail for making something more creative and ambitious than what this kind of post-apocalyptic low-budget films usually do.As I have said many times,it's better to see a movie which failed for trying to go beyond its limits than a movie which failed for not risking.So,because of that,20 Years After deserves respect.