Dark Asylum (2001)

Director:

Gregory Gieras

Writer:

Gregory Gieras (writer)

Genre:

Thriller | Horror

Tagline:

Terror is the only sane response.

Plot:

A madman terrorizes a female psychologist when they are accidently locked up in an abandoned asylum.

Plot Keywords:

Janitor | Mental Institution | Insanity | Mental Patient | Bomb

Cast

Paulina Porizkova	...	Maggie
Judd Nelson	...	Quitz
Jürgen Prochnow	...	Dr. Fallon
Larry Drake	...	The Trasher
Jake Eberle	...	Connolly
Todd Sandler	...	Anderson
Earl Carroll	...	Swaggert
Jeff Burr	...	Fergusson
Maria Rotaru	...	grandma Peg
Bogdana Mirea	...	Sara
Florin Busuioc	...	Fed Agent
Shelly Gant	...	Childs
Corina Danila	...	Newscaster
Radu Banzaru	...	Buzz
Andrew Klein	...	Hopps

Also Known As:

Return to Death Row (UK) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/terror and language.

Runtime:

Germany:83 min | UK:90 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

South Korea:18 | Netherlands:16 | Germany:16 | USA:R | Mexico:B | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Insane Pictures

One of the Most Imbecile Characters I Have Ever Seen

When the serial killer The Trasher (Larry Drake) is accidentally captured by the police, he is sent to a deactivated asylum for psychological evaluation. The psychiatrist Maggie (Paulina Porizkova) is called for the evaluation, but The Trasher escapes from the safety room, and stays prisoned in the place, locked in a wing of the old building with Maggie and Quitz (Judd Nelson), a patient that works as janitor. The Trasher tries to escape before the arrival of the FBI agents in charge of transferring him to a prison, and Maggie and Quitz fight for survival, in a game of cat and mouse.

"Dark Asylum" is horrible, indeed a piece of crap. The story is ridiculous, and the character of Maggie is one of the most imbeciles I have ever seen on the screen. Only a top fashion model, who believes that can act, to accept such a ridiculous role. The scenes where the lunatic that works as janitor advises her to have common sense is one of the saddest, in the ridiculous sense, that I have ever seen. The lines are outrageously silly and the behavior of Maggie, as a psychiatrist, is unbelievable. This film is a complete waste of priceless time and money. I do not understand how a user can recommend this crap, and repeat the review and the advice many times, misleading other readers (like me). My vote is two.

Title (Brazil): "Hospício Maldito" ("Damned Asylum")