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Darkness Falls (2003)

PG_13 86 min  -  Horror | Thriller  -   24 January 2003 (USA)
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Ratings: 4.7/10 from 16,998 users   Metascore: 23/100 
Reviews: 366 user | 124 critic | 27 from Metacritic.com

A vengeful spirit has taken the form of the Tooth Fairy to exact vengeance on the town that lynched her 150 years earlier. Her only opposition is the only child, now grown up, who has survived her before.

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Joe Harris (story), John Fasano (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chaney Kley ...
Emma Caulfield ...
Lee Cormie Lee Cormie ...
Grant Piro Grant Piro ...
Larry Fleishman
Sullivan Stapleton ...
Officer Matt Henry
Steve Mouzakis ...
Dr. Peter Murphy
Peter Curtin Peter Curtin ...
Dr. Travis
Kestie Morassi ...
Nurse Lauren
Jenny Lovell ...
Nurse Alexandra
John Stanton John Stanton ...
Captain Thomas Henry
Angus Sampson ...
Raymond 'Ray' Winchester (as Angus Murray Lincoln Sampson)
Charlotte Rees Charlotte Rees ...
Marie Winchester
Joshua Anderson Joshua Anderson ...
Emily Browning ...
Rebecca McCauley Rebecca McCauley ...
Margaret Walsh (Kyle's Mom)
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Storyline

In the 1800's there was a woman that little children would take their old teeth (ones they had recently lost) to in exchange for a gold coin. A few years later, tragedy struck her, first a fire in her house which caused her to not be able to go into any type of light, and then she was hanged. There's a story that goes around the town of Darkness Falls about her, and she's called the Tooth Fairy. The story goes that she can't go in the light, and if you wake up and see her, she'll kill you. The usual saying is "Don't Peek." Well, there is a boy named Kyle who gets a warning from his friend Caitlin to not peek. Well, he wakes up on the night when the Tooth Fairy is supposed to come and get his last tooth and sees her. It all leads to more tragedy and the movie jumps to 12 years later. Now grown up, Caitlin calls Kyle because her little brother Michael is going through the same things he did as a boy... Written by crazie_8zangel@hotmail.com  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Tooth | Tooth Fairy | Boy | Darkness | Light  | See more »

Taglines:

Stay In The Light! See more »

Genres:

Horror | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for terror and horror images, and brief language See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

En la oscuridad de la noche See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$11,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$12,024,917 (USA) (26 January 2003) (2837 Screens)

Gross:

$47,488,536 (Worldwide)
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The sound of Matilda Dixon's wailing throughout the film is really the sound of an elderly woman's groaning in bed. The sound was both sped up in the parts where Matilda screams, and slowed down in the places where she gurgles and breathes heavily. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: Wires clearly seen on Caitlin's back, when Michael falls in lighthouse sequence. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: It is said that over 150 years ago, in the town of Darkness Falls, Matilda Dixon was adored by all the children. Whenever they would lose a tooth they would bring it to her in exchange for a gold coin, earning her the name, the Toothfairy. But fate was not kind to Matilda...
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Crazy Credits

The Revolution Studios logo is tinted brown to tie into the Matilda Dixon
backstory opening scene. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Film Geek (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"Look Out Below"
Written by Brian Howes
Performed by Closure
Courtesy of TVT Records See more »