Curse of the Forty-Niner (2002)

A group of friends discover gold deep inside an old mine. But by taking the gold and think they've hit it big, they awaken a long dead miner who's Hell Bent on protecting his treasure.

Director:

John Carl Buechler

Writer:

Antonio Olivas (screenplay)

Stars:

Karen Black, John Phillip Law, Richard Lynch

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Karen Black	...	Aunt Nelly
John Phillip Law	...	Sheriff Murphy
Richard Lynch	...	Old Man Prichard
Vernon Wells	...	Jeremiah Stone
Martin Kove	...	Caleb
Jeff Conaway	...	Reverend Sutter
Brad H. Arden	...	Forty-Niner
Sean Hines	...	Nick Berman
Carrie Bradac	...	Claire Berman
Stephen Wastell	...	Axl (as Steve Wastell)
Sangie	...	Tori
Rick Majeske	...	Hayden (as Rich Majeske)
Elina Madison	...	Rox Ann
Alexandra Ford	...	Eve
Shadrach Smith	...	Jared

Storyline

A group of friends discover gold deep inside an old mine. But by taking the gold and think they've hit it big, they awaken a long dead miner who's Hell Bent on protecting his treasure.

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Plot Keywords:

person on fire | severed hand | pick axe | slasher | curse | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for horror violence, sexuality and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

October 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Curse of the 49er

Filming Locations:

Agua Dulce Movie Ranch - 34855 Petersen Road, Agua Dulce, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wanted Entertainment LLC

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

As Haydn is shown driving away the shot changes back to Nick and Clare watching him. The shadow of the camera man is visible on Clare's left side right before the Miner jumps on Haydn's car.

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Connections

References Deliverance (1972)

User Reviews

Not an atrocious horror film, just a generic one

"Curse of the Forty-Niner" doesn't really deserve a long and detailed review, so I'll just make some random observations about it:

• Cool opening credits.



• No plot.



• Is there anyone who's ever seen a horror film before and can't guess,

within the first 20 minutes, who will survive and who will not among this group of walking stereotypes?

• Hey, that newcomer (Alexandra Ford) is pretty hot!



• Richard Lynch (made-up to look about 100 years old) and John Phillip

Law have fun, tongue-in-cheek cameos.

• Karen Black has a bigger role, but she's not fun - she's rather

embarrassing.

• Martin Kove is on-screen for about 40 seconds, but still got his name

on the video cover. Did they pay him for this appearance or was it the other way around?

• I hate cheap computer-generated effects in horror films.

*1/2 out of 4.