Hangman's Curse (2003)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Rafal Zielinski

Writers (WGA):

Frank Peretti (novel)
Kathy Mackel (screenplay) ...

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Watch your locker. Watch your back. Watch your soul.

Plot:

Bullying students are becoming deathly ill after screaming the name of a legendary ghost. What's to blame...

Plot Keywords:

Undercover | High School | Bullying | Hallucinogen | Bully

Cast

David Keith	...	Nate Springfield
Mel Harris	...	Sarah Springfield
Leighton Meester	...	Elisha Springfield
Douglas Smith	...	Elijah Springfield
Jake Richardson	...	Ian Snyder
Bobby Brewer	...	Leonard Baynes
Daniel Farber	...	Norman Bloom
Edwin Hodge	...	Blake Hornsby
Andrea Morris	...	Crystal Sparks
William R. Moses	...	Coach Marquardt
Margaret Travolta	...	Debi Wyrthen
Tom Wright	...	Dan Carillo
Frank Peretti	...	Dr. Algernon Wheeling
Liz Schilling	...	Shawna Miller
Teresa Suter	...	Julie

Also Known As:

The Veritas Project: Hangman's Curse (USA)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for elements of violence/terror and for brief drug material.

Runtime:

USA:106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Hungary:16 | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | USA:PG-13 | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Riverside State Park - 9711 W. Charles Road, Nine Mile Falls, Washington, USA

Company:

Namesake Entertainment

Goofs:

Continuity: The keys to the school that Nate give Elisha in the RV switch from his left hand to his right.

Quotes:

Elisha Springfield: Hey, how come I don't have any honours classes?
Elijah Springfield: Your turn to play dumb.

Movie Connections:

References Ghost Busters (1984)

Watchable

The movie starts up rather haphazardly and one is left wondering what is happening especially with a drug bust. The movie attempts a twist and turn but gives quite a number of clues away.

Great story of how students relate to each other - the bullies and the sports group. A few die violently due to strange causes; but all with a hangman graphic drawn in their locker. Police and security is unable to solve the case.

Enter a family of private investigators who live in a RV (recreational vehicle - a high end caravan) and take over the case. The sinister plot is unveiled complete with pentagrams and devil worship/voodoo stuff. A clear explanation to all this as the plot is unveiled.

If you watch the trailer, it gives away almost everything there. So don't watch the trailer on the DVD before the movie.

Watchable on that Sunday afternoon if you are not doing anything else. It's rated M 15+ here in Australia, probably because of a few scary, creepy scenes.