The Forsaken (2001)

Director:

J.S. Cardone

Writer (WGA):

J.S. Cardone (written by)

Release Date:

27 April 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

The night... has an appetite.

Plot:

A young man gets embroiled in a war against vampires.

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Virus | Car Accident | Shootout | Blood Splatter

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Nov. 21

4:00 AM

MAX

Cast

Kerr Smith	...	Sean
Brendan Fehr	...	Nick
Izabella Miko	...	Megan
Johnathon Schaech	...	Kit
Phina Oruche	...	Cym
Simon Rex	...	Pen
Carrie Snodgress	...	Ina Hamm
Alexis Thorpe	...	Teddy
F.J. Flynn	...	Hoot
Beth Ann Styne	...	Garage Woman
Bert Emmett	...	Desk Clerk
A.J. Buckley	...	Mike
Julia Schultz	...	Blonde
Tony Pierce	...	Mechanic
James Marsh	...	Mitch (as Jamie Marsh)

Also Known As:

The Forsaken: Desert Vampires (Australia) (promotional title) (UK) (DVD title)
Desert Vampires (International: English title)
Vampires of the Desert (Europe: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence/gore, language and sexuality.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-18 | Singapore:R21 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Canadian Home Video Rating) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Germany:18 (JK/SPIO) | Ireland:18 | Italy:VM14 | Japan:PG-12 | Norway:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #37930) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Utah, USA

Company:

Sandstorm Films

Trivia:

Carrie Snodgrass's last feature film.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Sean is driving down the desert highway the camera truck passes on the left of the Mercedes he is driving and is reflected on the body of the car.

Quotes:

Sean: He's been a very bad boy, Nick.

Movie Connections:

References The Hitcher (1986)

Soundtrack:

Loco

It's an alright film, nothing special, nothing scary, just wanna be Lost Boys in the hot deserts

Gosh, I remember seeing this movie when it was released in the theaters, a friend from school and I both are just the biggest vampire movie fans you'll meet. You name the vampire movie, I've probably seen it or at least have heard of it. So we naturally saw the trailer for The Forsaken and didn't even hesitate to see this movie, it just looked so awesome. Ever since The Lost Boys, we haven't had a really good teenage vampire movie that could be a new classic for my generation… well, sadly this failed. Now honestly it's not a horrible movie, but it just didn't thrill me. The story isn't anything special and the cast is pretty forgettable, I'm not digging the "make up" effects they had considering these "vampires" didn't have any fangs at all, but I didn't feel like my time was totally wasted.

Sean is driving cross country to his sister's wedding when he picks up Nick, a hitchhiker who happens to be a vampire hunter hunting a group of vampires led by Kit, one of the Forsaken. The Forsaken are a group of French Knights that during the First Crusade made a pact with the demon Abbadon to live forever. Nick was bitten by a vampire but thanks to a drug cocktail the vampire virus is kept at bay. Nick is hunting this particular Forsaken: he believes him to be the one that his strain of the vampire virus is descended from and that if he kills him he will not eventually turn into a vampire. At first Sean is less than willing to indulge his new acquaintance, but then they find Megan, a girl Sean finds he is attracted to, bitten and left for dead by the vampires. Nick also proves he is telling the truth by killing a vampire, Teddy, by exposure to sunlight. When Sean is infected with the vampire virus, their only hope is to kill the vampire leader before it is too late.

The Forsaken is just alright movie, the reason I say that it didn't totally waste my time is because it did have a couple good scenes here and there. I thought that the scene where the guys and the girl go to the hotel room to find out if the girl was bitten by a vampire and get some sleep, then they see the vampires go into the room across from them was pretty intense. The vampires of the movie were pretty decent as villains, but Simon Rex as this sort of updated retarded Reinfield, it's like if Reinfield and Forrest Gump had a child, it'd be Simon Rex and he just didn't get enough character development for us to care at all about him. There are still things that need to be fixed with the script, but I wouldn't say this is a horrible movie, I would just say that you shouldn't go out of your way to see it.

5/10