FeardotCom (2002)

Four bodies are found in New York City. Why, why, why? The coincidence? They all died 48 hours after logging on to a site named feardotcom.com. Tough detective Mike Reilly collaborates with... See full summary »

Director:

William Malone

Writers:

Moshe Diamant (story), Josephine Coyle

Stars:

Stephen Dorff, Natascha McElhone, Stephen Rea

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stephen Dorff	...	Detective Mike Reilly
Natascha McElhone	...	Terry Huston, Dept. of Health
Stephen Rea	...	Alistair Pratt, 'The Doctor'
Udo Kier	...	Polidori
Amelia Curtis	...	Denise Stone
Jeffrey Combs	...	Sykes
Nigel Terry	...	Turnbull
Gesine Cukrowski	...	Jeannine
Michael Sarrazin	...	Frank Bryant
Jana Güttgemanns	...	Little Girl
Anna Thalbach	...	Kate
Siobhan Flynn	...	Thana Brinkman
Evie Garratt	...	Albino Woman
Lex Kreps	...	Tenant
Joan McBride	...	Mrs. Richardson

Storyline

Four bodies are found in New York City. Why, why, why? The coincidence? They all died 48 hours after logging on to a site named feardotcom.com. Tough detective Mike Reilly collaborates with Department of Health associate Terry Huston to research these mysterious deaths. The only way to find out though what really happened is to enter the site itself...

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Plot Keywords:

torture | topless female nudity | suffocation | cigarette smoking | kicking in a door | 

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Taglines:

Feardot.com

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence including grisly images of torture, nudity and language

Details

Official Sites:

Media 8 Entertainment Warner Bros. [us]

Country:

UK Germany Luxembourg USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 August 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fear Dot Com

Filming Locations:

Québec, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$42,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$49,779 (Hong Kong) (13 June 2003)

Gross:

$77,864 (Hong Kong) (20 June 2003)

Company Credits

Production Co:

MDP Worldwide, ApolloMedia Distribution, Fear.Com Productions Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In pre-production the website featured in the film was called Fear.com, despite the producers not owning that website in real-life. They had hoped to buy the domain name from its owners at the time, but were told that it was not for sale at any price, leading to the website's name in the film being changed to Feardotcom.com.

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Goofs

As Terry's boss is walking to his car, he takes out a cigarette and shots skip randomly between him putting the cigarette to his mouth, the cigarette being in his mouth, and there being no cigarette at all.

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Quotes

Jeannie: Do you like to watch?

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Connections

Featured in FeardotCom: Visions of Fear (2003)

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Soundtracks

"Sonne"
Performed by Rammstein
Courtesy of Motor, a division of Universal Music GmbH

User Reviews

Decline of tne new millennium...

And I wanted to see this movie back in 2002! I'm glad, no, I'm proud that I didn't waste my money on this movie back in 2002 when it premiered on theaters.

This is one of the worst Horror movies from the new millennium and not even Mr. Stephen Dorff (known better for his B-movie roles) could save this from the trash can.

The plot had potential but it's poorly executed and makes "The Ring" look like a masterpiece.

The f/x are CGI mediocrity and there isn't any remarkable production value.

My advice is : forget about this movie. It's not worth your time, money, or anything. It's not even recommended to make fun about it.