Ritual (2002)

Dr. Alice Dodgson gets her medical license revoked after the death of one patient. She's facing the possibility of not get any job when she accepts to be the nurse for one young man who ... See full summary »

Director:

Avi Nesher

Writers:

Inez Wallace (story), Curt Siodmak,

Stars:

Jennifer Grey, Craig Sheffer, Daniel Lapaine

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Grey	...	Dr. Alice Dodgson
Craig Sheffer	...	Paul Claybourne
Daniel Lapaine	...	Wesley Claybourne
Kristen Wilson	...	Caro Lamb
Gabriel Casseus	...	J. B.
Tim Curry	...	Matthew Hope
Dorothy Cunningham	...	Violette
Ron Taylor	...	Superintendant Archibald
Trevor Rhone	...	Julian
Carl Bradshaw	...	Ramon
Randolph Winston Jones	...	Gentleman Jackson
Jessica Collins	...	Jackie
Scott Getlin	...	Scott
Erick Avari	...	Dr. Peter Winsfold
Kathy Owen	...	Dr. Shaba

Storyline

Dr. Alice Dodgson gets her medical license revoked after the death of one patient. She's facing the possibility of not get any job when she accepts to be the nurse for one young man who suffers of cephallitis called Wesley Claybourne. Aside from the sickness he's suffering Wesley believes he has been "touched" by some voodoo cult. While she stays in Jamaica, Dr. Dodgson will feel uncomfortable as she discovers that voodoo is not only a "state of mind" and could be a real threat to her life and Wesley's. She'll have to discover why she and her patient are targets of the voodoo curse.

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Plot Keywords:

voodoo | jamaica | one word title | tales from the crypt | based on comic book | 

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Taglines:

Do you believe in black magic?

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and some sexuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 May 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Revelation

Filming Locations:

Jamaica

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Pictures, Silver Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min 106 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ron Taylor's final acting role.

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Goofs

When Wesley grabs Paul's shirt, the collar is sticking out. It cuts to another angle and the shirt collar is folded in.

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Quotes

The Crypt Keeper: [in a fake Jamaican accent] Oh, what up my people? Welcome to Jamaica man! This is your old bosom bloody the Cryptkeeper.
Hot Girl: Nice hair.
The Crypt Keeper: Aint they cool? On me they call these "deadlocks".
[Cackles]
The Crypt Keeper: Woah! One of the things I love about Jamaica is the eye popping honeys. Of course, I'd prefer them with a little less meat on their bones, or better yet, just bones
[Cackles. A woman brings him a drink with a shrunken head in it]
The Crypt Keeper: T'anks but that's not what I be meanin when I say I want a little head.
[...]

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Crazy Credits

On the R1 DVD, the credits conclude and it fades to black. Suddenly there's a few brief scenes with the Cryptkeeper, as well as additional credits for the Cryptkeeper segments.

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Connections

Follows Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)

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Soundtracks

"Babylon"
Written by Phil McArthur & Helen Bank
Provided by Killer Tracks

User Reviews

The best and probably last from "Tales from the Crypt" features.

New York City Dr.Alice Dodgson (Jennifer Gray) finds herself a job after losing her patient and her medical license for two years. She travels to Jamaica, where her doctor license isn't needed. She's hired by a wealthy American (Craig Sheffer) to check on his younger brother (Daniel Lapaine), who's thinks he's a zombie. Alice quickly realized, there's an virus spreading in Jamaica and she also finds herself in the exotic rhythm of this foreign place. But since there's mysterious murders are happening in the middle, Alice has to uncover the truth and save her patient before it's too late.

Directed by Avi Nesher (Doppelganger:The Evil Within) made an enjoyable horror film has some suspense, humour and an unexpected plot twist at the end. This third and probably last feature from the HBO Series "Tales from the Crypt". Which executive producers:Richard Donner, David Giler, Walter Hill, Joel Silver and Oscar-Winner:Robert Zemeckis were involved in this movie. Like they did on the HBO Series and two previous features from Universal. This was made for theaters but it got shelved for five years... finally released to DVD!

DVD has an sharp anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) transfer and an good Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. DVD has no special features. This movie is actually an remake from the RKO Radio Pictures titled "I Walked With A Zombie". It's also the first film that "The Crypt Keeper" doesn't appear near the closing credits. Grey and especially Kristen Wilson looks great in it. "Ritual" is a modest horror film and it is the most coherent of the three "Tales from the Crypt" movies. Horror fans will certainly enjoy it. Nesher co-wrote the screenplay along with Rob Cohen (The Mummy:Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Dragon:The Bruce Lee Story, The Fast & The Furious). (*** 1/2 out of *****).