The Attic Expeditions (2001)

Trevor is a young man who has been sentenced to a long stay in a mental hospital after brutally killing his girlfriend. However, the longer Trevor is in stir, the more he wonders if the ... See full summary »

Director:

Jeremy Kasten

Writer:

Rogan Russell Marshall

Stars:

Andras Jones, Seth Green, Jeffrey Combs

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Andras Jones	...	Trevor Blackburn
Seth Green	...	Douglas
Jeffrey Combs	...	Dr. Ek
Wendy Robie	...	Dr. Thalama
Ted Raimi	...	Dr. Coffee
Beth Bates	...	Faith
Shannon Hart Cleary	...	Amy
Alice Cooper	...	Samuel Leventhal
Jerry Hauck	...	Ronald
Brenda James	...	Nurse
Nancy Wolfe	...	Liz
Stephen Donovan	...	Doctor 1
Andrew Ggem	...	Doctor 2
Cutter Cutshaw	...	Orderly
Scott Levy	...	Orderly

Storyline

Trevor is a young man who has been sentenced to a long stay in a mental hospital after brutally killing his girlfriend. However, the longer Trevor is in stir, the more he wonders if the murder ever really happened, or if it's all just a horrible fantasy implanted in his brain by Dr. Ek, the sinister director of the asylum.

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Plot Keywords:

brain | murder | ritual | attic | sex | 

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Taglines:

Your Mind Can Not Be Trusted.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual content, horror violence/gore, language and drug use

Details

Official Sites:

OFF

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 April 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Horror in the Attic

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tse Tse Fly Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

When the producers found the house that was to become the primary shooting location for the film in South Central LA, an agreement was reached between the mansion's owner and the producers whereby the production could use the house as a base of operations and shooting location for several months, at no cost, in exchange for major renovations to the crumbling estate. Writer Marshall took up residence in the house and assisted the art department in creating the sets over the next three months.

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Goofs

Near the end when Trevor and Faith are making love, you can see the actor is wearing a flesh-tone g-string. As they are sitting and talking in the follow scene, you can see the "string" part on his hips.

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Quotes

Douglas: No one that you ever knew, or loved, or who loved you, or anyone who was ever anything to you that made you think that they might be as real as you are, ever proved that all six billion of the rest of us aren't all in it together against you.

User Reviews

"A horror film for smart people"

I just finished watching the DVD and can't wait to see it again! Jeremy Kasten does a great job for his first movie. He creates an atmospheric, unsettling, and at times just plain weird journey into subjective reality. The film has a certain insecure tension -- just when you think you're putting it together, Kasten throws in another piece of the puzzle and you have to re-think what you thought you knew. I enjoy films that don't spoon-feed me the answers, but rather allow me to draw my own conclusions. I also like the use of the unreliable narrator...the last 20 minutes is a roller-coaster ride! Jeffrey Combs is absolutely perfect as Doctor Ek, and Seth Green is hilarious yet unnerving as the mysterious Douglas. Seth always brings multiple levels to his characters, and I rate this as one of his best performances. Don't be put off by the fact that this movie may be referred to as "low budget" - in my opinion, that fact makes the production all that more sincere. The DVD will give those with a home theater system a good workout and add to the overall experience...and watch it after the sun goes down with all the lights out too!