Purgatory Flats (2003)

A temptress leads a man toward intrigue and murder.

Director:

Harris Done

Writers:

Harris Done, Diane Fine

Stars:

Vincent Ventresca, Brian Austin Green, Jason Brooks

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Vincent Ventresca	...	Thomas Reed
Brian Austin Green	...	Randy Mecklin
Jason Brooks	...	Martin Reed
John Jabaley	...	Trucker
Nicholas Turturro	...	Johnny Ramos
Alexandra Holden	...	Sunny Burkhardt
Pat Corley	...	Roy
Amanda Foreman	...	Natalie Reed
Kevin Alejandro	...	Owen Mecklin
Ford Rainey	...	Phil (as Ford Raney)
Royce D. Applegate	...	Det. Travis McGill
Gregg Henry	...	Dean Mecklin
Robert Wu	...	Store Owner (as Robert C. Wu)
David Markey	...	Security Guard

Storyline

Driving drunk, Thomas Reed causes a car crash, fatal for his wife, and gets jailed for 5 years. Yet he feels like punishing himself afterward by moving to Californian small town Purgatory Flats, where he works as a humble barman. Suddenly he witnesses a shooting and volunteers to help the wounded Owen Mecklin, whose brothers Dean and Randy drag him further into their own crime life. Owen's sexy wife Sunny seduces 'Doc'. Local detective Travis McGill gets their trail. But treason proves the gravest luring danger.

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Plot Keywords:

bed | syringe | boxer shorts | love | adultery | 

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Genres:

Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, pervasive language, sexuality and drug use

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 February 2010 (Belgium)

Also Known As:

Der 7. Kreis der Hölle

Company Credits

Production Co:

Editbay Productions, July Street Entertainment, Purgatory Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the beginning of the film, Thomas is convicted of, among other things, involuntary manslaughter. Later he tells Sunny it was vehicular manslaughter..

User Reviews

One Horse Town Lights

I am so happy not to live in an American small town. Because whenever I'm shown some small town in the States it is populated with all kinds of monsters among whom flesh hungry zombies, evil aliens and sinister ghosts are most harmless. In this movie a former doctor, who's just done time for an accidental killing of his wife in a car crash, directs his steps to the nearest small town - he must have never in his life seen a flick about any small towns - which happens to be the Purgatory Flats. And, of course, as soon as he arrives there all the hell breaks loose. He meets a blond chick who out of all creatures most resembles a cow both in facial expressions and in brain functioning and at once falls in love with her. But there is a tiny handicap, she is already married to a very small-time drug dealer who in a minute gets himself shot pitifully not dead. To know what has come out of all this you should watch the movie for yourself. I'll just tell you that it's slightly reminiscent of U Turn by Oliver Stone but is a way down in all artistic properties.