The Devil's Chair (2006)

Director:

Adam Mason

Writers:

Simon Boyes (writer)
Adam Mason (writer)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Evil Works In Mysterious Ways.

Plot:

With a pocketful of drugs, Nick West takes out his girlfriend Sammy, for a shag and a good time. When they explore an abandoned asylum...

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Andrew Howard	...	Nick West
Pollyanna Rose	...	Sammy (as Polly Brown)
Olivia Hill	...	Nurse
Nadja Brand	...	Dr. Clairebourne
Eric M. Breiman	...	Asylum Clerk
Gary Mackay	...	Driver
David Gant	...	Dr. Willard
Louise Griffiths	...	Melissa
Elize du Toit	...	Rachel Fowles
Matt Berry	...	Brett Wilson
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Graham Riddell	...	Demon (uncredited)

Directed by
Adam Mason

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Simon Boyes		writer
Adam Mason		writer

Produced by
Shaked Berenson	....	associate producer
Nadja Brand	....	producer
Eric M. Breiman	....	producer
Tom Dunbar	....	line producer
Patrick Ewald	....	producer
Adam Mason	....	producer
Steven Paul	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Zoe Keating
Mortiis

Cinematography by
Ole Bratt Birkeland		(as Ole Birkeland)

Film Editing by
Hasse Billing
Adam Mason

Casting by
Nadja Brand

Production Design by
Neil Jenkins

Art Direction by
Chris Barber

Set Decoration by
Melanie Light

Costume Design by
Katy Howkins

Makeup Department
Gemma Basger	....	makeup artist
Selen Hurer	....	assistant makeup artist
Tristan Versluis	....	special makeup effects artist
David White	....	creature makeup effects designer

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Simon Boyes	....	second unit director
Tom Dunbar	....	assistant director
Alison J. Hopper	....	second assistant director

Sound Department
Willy Allen	....	supervising adr editor
Bastien Benkhelil	....	foley editor
Bastien Benkhelil	....	foley mixer
Linden Brownbill	....	adr mixer
Linden Brownbill	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Chaplin	....	sound recordist
Janie Dahn	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dominique Deveraux	....	boom operator
Serge Djang	....	sound editor
Jeremy Duché	....	foley mixer
Nick Foley	....	adr mixer
Patrick Giraudi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Patrick Giraudi	....	supervising sound editor
Andy Potvin	....	consultant: Dolby surround
Xavier Sol	....	sound effects editor
Ted Swanscott	....	adr mixer
Vanesa Lorena Tate	....	sound mixer
Cristina Turek	....	foley artist

Special Effects by
Dan Martin	....	creature FX mold maker

Visual Effects by
Jonathan Abbas-Klahr	....	senior effects technician
Bridget Allen	....	visual effects producer: Barbed Wire FX
Ron R. Anantavara	....	visual effects coordinator
Kate Baines	....	digital artist
Alfred Berger	....	digital compositor: Barbed Wire FX
Fiona Bourne	....	visual effects production assistant
David Brickley	....	visual effects animator
Raife Burchill	....	visual effects coordinator
Minh Huyen Dang	....	digital effects artist
Avi Das	....	visual effects supervisor: Barbed Wire FX
Anthony Davis	....	digital compositor: Barbed Wire FX
Owen Edwards	....	digital artist
Chales Fewguson Davie	....	digital artist
Chesley Heymsfield	....	visual effects producer
Kris Kara	....	colorist
Nigel Littlewood	....	digital artist
Jonah Loop	....	visual effects supervisor
Conleth Maenpaa	....	colorist
Bobby Maruvada	....	lead colorist
Richard McMorran	....	visual effects production assistant
Tristan Redman	....	digital artist
Sarote Tabcum Jr.	....	visual effects producer
Stephan Wild	....	digital artist
Erik Wilson	....	visual effects technical director

Camera and Electrical Department
Stuart Brereton	....	camera operator
Stuart Brereton	....	director of photography: second unit
Emmet Cahill	....	grip
David Finch	....	electrician
Stuart Godfrey	....	grip
Christian Hayes	....	electrician
Malcolm	....	crane technician
Julius Ogden	....	second assistant camera
Michael Onder	....	gaffer
Pawel Polak	....	best boy
Andy Sauer	....	grip
Trevor Speed	....	assistant camera
Jason Walker	....	focus puller
Adam Young	....	crane operator

Editorial Department
Max Hoffmann	....	assistant editor
Bobby Maruvada	....	digital intermediate colorist

Other crew
Anna Lísa Björnsdóttir	....	production coordinator
Jonny Boshell	....	production assistant
Laure Bregevin	....	script supervisor
Peter Du Toit	....	production assistant
John Galli	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Renegade Worldwide
• Brand Mason

Distributors

• Renegade Worldwide (2006) (worldwide) (all media)
• Carisma (2007) (Poland) (DVD)
• Focus Filmes (2006) (Brazil) (all media)
• LK-TEL (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Quality Films (2007) (Mexico) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Greece) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (unrated)

Special Effects

• Altered States FX

Other Companies

• Virtualmix  sound post-production

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Australia:R (2008) | UK:18 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:16 | Singapore:M18 | New Zealand:R18 | Finland:K-18 (self applied)

Filming Locations:

Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Company:

Renegade Worldwide

Quotes:

Rachel Fowles: I think it's after me.
Brett Wilson: Then we should probably split up!

Movie Connections:

References Pumpkinhead (1988)

An Interesting Spin on the Classic Horror

I just got back from seeing this movie at the TIFF and I will start out by saying that if you are the type of person who likes to have everything clearly spelled out for you in a movie, this film is not for you. Likewise, if you are looking for a non-stop gorefest, you are likely to be disappointed. All of that aside, I thought the movie to be very interesting and certainly worth the watch. I've never been a fan of movies with narration, but this one executes it quite nicely. The narrative dialogue is witty and often injects a bit of humor into the film. The main story follows a man (Nick) in a mental facility for the criminally insane after he and his girlfriend enter an abandoned asylum and she dies. Nick insists that she was taken by a demonic chair. 4 years later, a doctor has him released, so that Nick, the doctor and his team can explore the scene of the murder and thing quickly go down hill from there. The cinematography in this film is interesting and the sound effects give the movie a lot more edge considering the gore is minimal aside from the liberal use of blood. Overall, this movie was definitely worth watching and I look forward to its release on DVD so I can watch it again!