Long Time Dead (2002)

A young Londoner and his friends use a Ouija board to hold a seance, triggering a chain of mysterious deaths that may be caused by an otherworldly force.

Director:

Marcus Adams

Writers:

Marcus Adams (story), Eitan Arrusi (screenplay),

Stars:

Joe Absolom, Lara Belmont, Melanie Gutteridge

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joe Absolom	...	Rob
Lara Belmont	...	Stella
Melanie Gutteridge	...	Annie
Lukas Haas	...	Webster
James Hillier	...	Spencer
Alec Newman	...	Liam
Mel Raido	...	Joe
Marsha Thomason	...	Lucy
Tom Bell	...	Becker
Michael Feast	...	Paul Brennan
Cyril Nri	...	Dr. Wilson
Tameka Empson	...	Girl student
Peter Gevisser	...	Lucy's neighbour
Derek Lea	...	Guard
Joel Pitts	...	Young Liam

Storyline

A group of British students enbark on summoning spirits on a Ouija board after a night of clubbing. But someone breaks the link before they have finished and now a demon is trapped in their world and the only way to banish it, is for all the people who summoned it to die.

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Plot Keywords:

spirit | ouija | seance | death | ring | 

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Taglines:

Dare To Play.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for horror violence, language and some drug use

Details

Country:

UK France

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 January 2002 (UK)

Also Known As:

Već Dugo Mrtav

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$76,163 (Australia) (6 September 2002)

Gross:

$76,163 (Australia) (6 September 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Working Title Films, Film Council, WT2 Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

During the Ouija board scene, the glass smashes. During the shots that follow the glass is visible on the table in the background, completely whole.

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Connections

References Casablanca (1942)

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Soundtracks

"Waiting Line"
(Henry Binns (as Binns) / Sam Hardaker (as Hardaker) / Sophie Barker (as Barker))
Performed by Zero 7
Courtesy of Ultimate Dilemma Records

User Reviews

didn't work

The attempt to bring the ouija board theme to a movie sounds good idea, and the first 10 minutes are kind of scary. There was so much potentinal at the beginning of the movie, sadly it fails. The plot is nothing new, it couldn't scare even if taken seriously, the directing is good at some point, but as we can't see the "djinn" until the end we can't get scared in the death scenes. The good thing about the movie is the acting, and I could say the effective score. The ending is quite good that's all I can say about it.

"Long Time Dead" is recommended for recent fans of the horror genre, even though it failed to promote the horror genre of the new century. Watch it for some fun!