Disappearance (TV 2002)

A family driving through Nevada decides to take some snapshots at an out-of-the-way ghost town named Weaver, and horrible things start happening.

Director:

Walter Klenhard

Writer:

Walter Klenhard

Stars:

Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, Jeremy Lelliott

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Harry Hamlin	...	Jim Henley
Susan Dey	...	Patty Henley
Jeremy Lelliott	...	Matt Henley
Basia A'Hern	...	Kate Henley
Jamie Croft	...	Ethan
Jeremy Kewley	...	Deputy Sheriff Richards
Roger Newcombe	...	Lester
Victoria Dixon-Whittle	...	Lisa
Annie Carter	...	Tammy
Ian Boyce	...	Old Man
Robert MacPherson	...	Assistant Deputy
Nikki Fort	...	Ice Cream Waitress
Christopher James Taylor	...	Steve
Charlotte Rees	...	Rachel
Paul Reichstein	...	Brian

Storyline

A family driving through Nevada decides to take some snapshots at an out-of-the-way ghost town named Weaver, and horrible things start happening.

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Plot Keywords:

nevada | ghost town | mother daughter relationship | crow | cemetery | 

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Taglines:

The town of Weaver isn't on a map. That's not a mistake. It's a warning.

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Genres:

Mystery | Thriller | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 April 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

A szellemváros rejtélye

Filming Locations:

Adelaide Hills, South Australia, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fireworks Entertainment, Nightstar Productions, Robert Greenwald Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When the family makes it back to the rest stop, the phone is on the hook. After Jim Henley tries to make a call, he puts the phone back on the hook. In the next shot, it's off the hook, then, back on the hook later.

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Connections

References The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

User Reviews

Confusing yet Suspenseful

Overall, the movie was good. There wasn't much originality but a really big plus was given because there wasn't much violence. Don't get me wrong: I don't hate horror/mystery movies with gore, but it is a very refreshing change when a movie comes out with little or no violence. Yes, the end of the movie was open-ended but that was intended to leave the viewer's imagination run wild. For those of you who hate making sense of the ending and don't want to think up what happened...I came up with one. So, if you haven't seen this movie yet, please don't read the rest unless you want the ending to be spoiled for you. I've decided that the boy, Matt, who took pictures of everything became that black-bird...because, remember, at the very end we see the desert in the bird's point-of-view and then it takes a snapshot of it's view, like Matt would have. I'm thinking that the old man in the begining at the restuarant took the body of the little girl since at the very end she sees a motorcycle and says "Nice bike" as the old man looked at the family's car in the begining and says "Nice car." There's lots of symbolism in this. I'd also like to say that I think that there wasn't just one "creature." It was probably a cross between a bird and human. How else would things like that be able to walk and fly?

Good movie. Good ending.