Steel Trap (2007)

User Rating:

4.5/10   

Director:

Luis Cámara

Writers:

Luis Cámara (writer)
Gabrielle Galanter (writer)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Surviving Each Floor Is The Name Of The Game.

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

New Year's Eve | New Year's Eve Party | Sms | Party | Elevator

Cast

Georgia Mackenzie	...	Kathy
Mark Wilson	...	Wade
Pascal Langdale	...	Robert
Julia Ballard	...	Nicole
Joanna Bobin	...	Pamela
Annabelle Wallis	...	Melanie
Adam Rayner	...	Adam
Frank Maier	...	Number One Fan
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kellie Jaxson	...	Girl (uncredited)

Directed by
Luis Cámara

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Luis Cámara		writer
Gabrielle Galanter		writer

Produced by
Daniel Baur	....	producer
Pierre David	....	co-executive producer
Florian Puchert	....	junior producer
Oliver Simon	....	producer
Dirk K. van den Berg	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Florian Moser

Cinematography by
Patrick Popow

Film Editing by
Wolfgang Weigl

Casting by
Carrie Hilton
Tamara Notcutt

Art Direction by
Tim Pannen

Makeup Department
Uta Bucklitsch	....	special makeup effects crew
Anna Kagerbauer	....	special makeup effects crew
Johanna Koch	....	special makeup effects crew
Nicola Pandel	....	special makeup effects supervisor
Jörg Runk	....	special makeup effects crew
Vanessa Schneider	....	makeup artist
Sarah Wirtz	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Nathalie Cloidt	....	post-production supervisor
Lieza Formuly	....	assistant production manager
Philipp Knauss	....	additional production manager
Sascha Kollotzek	....	set manager
Georg Thorwarth	....	set manager
Sascha Verhey	....	production manager
Sebastian Voppmann	....	assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Julia Kopper	....	first assistant director
Joern Alexander Lindemann	....	third assistant director
Wolfgang Weigl	....	second unit director
Nadine Witte	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Michael Kalden	....	property master
Marian Kolodziejczyk	....	additional constructor
Patrick Lebrun	....	additional constructor
Annika Lodo	....	trainee
Sabine Steudter	....	set dresser
Muhammet Tüfekci	....	trainee
Falk Wenzel	....	set construction

Sound Department
André Bendocchi-Alves	....	sound designer
André Bendocchi-Alves	....	sound re-recording mixer
André Bendocchi-Alves	....	supervising sound editor
João Da Costa Pinto	....	sound editor
Claudia Enzmann	....	sound editor
Michael Felber	....	production sound mixer
Frank Klement	....	additional sound assistant
Sven Mevissen	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jörn Poetzl	....	foley artist
Oliver Schoessler	....	sound assistant
Achim Strommenger	....	additional sound mixer
Benjamin Wolf	....	foley recordist

Visual Effects by
Nikolaus Logothetis	....	visual effects
Daniel Stuebner	....	visual effects

Stunts
Ernst Reimann	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Raul Combé	....	electrician
Marco Dreckmann	....	first assistant camera
Michael Koch	....	electrician
Claudia Melcher	....	second assistant camera
Nico Nitsche	....	gaffer
Daniel Schellhase	....	best boy
Sylvia Schwab	....	lighting trainee
Urs Zimmermann	....	key grip

Casting Department
Victor Jenkins	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Elena Braun	....	additional costumes
Inga Cuypers	....	wardrobe
Eugenia Leis	....	additional wardrobe
Ilka Stoye	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Julian Heidiger	....	color grader

Music Department
José Manuel Aguirre	....	composer: dance music
Florian Lüttich	....	composer: dance music
Joshua Welsh	....	musician

Other crew
Sabine Bentenrieder	....	assistant to producers
Wolfgang Böhm	....	making-of
Nathalie Cloidt	....	production coordinator
Karoline Gallasz	....	script consultant
Georg Haas	....	mastering
Sander Jain	....	set runner
Stefan Jung	....	assistant production office
Thiemo Kloss	....	runner
Bettina Kluge	....	production accountant
Thorsten Kuegler	....	title designer
Heike Manzke	....	continuity
Lucas Meyer-Hentschel	....	location manager
Florian Puchert	....	making-of
Carsten Vosskuehler	....	set runner
Ralf Wertmann	....	catering

Production Companies

• Abnormal Pictures
• K5 Film

Distributors

• Accent Film Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
• Albatros Film (2008) (Japan) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• Dimension Extreme (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Genius Products
• New Select (2008) (Japan) (DVD)

Other Companies

• 40° Filmproduktion  sound post-production

Also Known As:

Butchered - Keiner kann entkommen (Germany) (DVD title)
Condemned (Germany) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and some drug use.

Runtime:

Japan:89 min (DVD)

Country:

Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:R | UK:18 | Argentina:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

Cologne, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany

Company:

Abnormal Pictures

Quotes:

Adam: This little piggy needs a smoke.
[Lights cigarette]
Adam: This little piggy got his bone smoked.

Movie Connections:

References "Mission: Impossible" (1966)

Wasn't that bad, but could have used some improvement.

I had been curious about "Steel Trap" for a long time. Because with a name like "Steel Trap", you would think it would either be a bad "Saw" knock-off, or a good "Saw" knock-off if that. So when I went to watch it for the first 10 minutes I began to get a little discouraged. Like I don't particularly like it in horror films(with some exceptions) where for the first 10-15 minutes they immediately introduce the main characters and try WAY to hard for them to automatically be likable. In "Steel Trap" for the first few minutes it unfortunately is that way. So I sat there expecting it to be a very slow movie. However as it gets more into the story it becomes more entertaining, or at least enough to keep you watching. When it went off I must say that I was satisfied, and that it over passed my original judgment from the first 15 minutes. However the main problem with "Steel Trap" is it's dullness, and even if you did like it, you have to admit it was a bit dull overall. Like the writing is just a little rushed, and it tries WAY to hard to make it seem original, likable, and good. Unfortunately the pacing, and timing is wrong. Also the story had it's good share of flaws, and it was filled with predictability at times. Plus even if the plot holes were to be fixed, you know they would fix the logical things with cliché'ed stuff. The acting is nothing to brag about either, but it was passable. My last argument is that the writer and/or writers just made almost everyone of the characters faceless, and bipolar. Like the couple for instance one minute they fine, next minute they were boastful, and arrogant, in situations that didn't call for it. However I must admit the resolution to "Steel Trap" while it's very simple, is still very good, and very sinister, and for me pretty much made up almost any problem I had with it, to where it is no big deal. Overall even though I might have expected a little too much from "Steel Trap" it nevertheless is pretty mediocre, so would I truly recommend it? No. Would I say it's worth a shot at watching? Yeah, why not?