Cube Zero (Video 2004)

A young man whose job is to watch over the Cube endeavours to rescue an innocent woman trapped in one of its rooms.

Director:

Ernie Barbarash

Writer:

Ernie Barbarash

Stars:

Zachary Bennett, Stephanie Moore, Martin Roach

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Zachary Bennett	...	Eric Wynn
David Huband	...	Dodd
Stephanie Moore	...	Cassandra Rains
Martin Roach	...	Robert P. Haskell
Terri Hawkes	...	Jellico
Richard McMillan	...	Bartok
Mike 'Nug' Nahrgang	...	Meyerhold
Tony Munch	...	Owen
Michael Riley	...	Jax
Joshua Peace	...	Finn (as Josh Peace)
Diego Klattenhoff	...	Quigley
Alexia Filippeos	...	Anna
Jasmin Geljo	...	Ryjkin
Fernando Cursione	...	Doctor (as Fernando Curcione)
Flossie McKnight	...	Female Doctor (as Araxi Arslanian)

Storyline

A young man whose job is to watch over the Cube endeavours to rescue an innocent woman trapped in one of its rooms.

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Plot Keywords:

rescue | room | sequel with unusual number | little girl | elevator | 

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Taglines:

Isolation - Panic - Terror

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Genres:

Sci-Fi | Horror | Drama | Thriller | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence/gore and some language

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English French Spanish

Release Date:

22 February 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cube Ø

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 1,200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mad Circus Films, Lions Gate Entertainment, Mr. X

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the monitor room at the beginning of the movie, there is a blurred shot of a controller for an Atari 2600 as the CD of Ryjkin's demise is being collected.

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Goofs

When Wynn looks at Rains' file, the drawer her file is in is slightly open before he finds it. The shot cuts to Dodd reading the paper, then back to Wynn, and her drawer is shut.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Ryjkin: I hate this place.

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Crazy Credits

Zero the fish as himself

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Connections

Referenced in Re-Entering the Nightmare (2005)

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Soundtracks

"Message From Buddha"
Performed by Norman Orenstein
Written by Norman Orenstein
Published by Norman Orenstein Music (Socan)

User Reviews

Much, much better than I expected! (10/10)

Summary: Cube Zero is all about going back to basics. Gore is back together with much darker atmosphere and (at least apparently) gone is all ambiguous silliness about alternative universes from Cube 2. (I did appreciate the idea but did someone really think it worked?)

Someone complained that this does nothing but recycle ideas of Cube 1 & 2. This couldn't be further from truth: I think the movie goes into a very interesting direction. The fact that the beginning is identical to Cube 1 is just a homage: I guess it tries to say that you should forget about Cube 2 at this point -- this is no PG ride. It "ignores" Cube 2 completely ("why" should be obvious after seeing the ending) and goes back to what worked in the original.

It would've been easy for this movie to be a complete disaster. The trailer certainly did not look as good as the movie ended up being. Sure, some performances aren't that great (but then again, look at Cube 1!) and some cgi seems to be recycled from Cube 1 (but then again, look at the budget!).

However, I think "Cube Zero" expands the "Cubeverse" in an interesting way and still keeps a lot of mysteries. ("Who *are* these people?") The ending itself is so great that if you liked Cube 1 at all, you should watch this movie.

Cube 2 certainly didn't give the viewer anything new except a silly ending that could mean anything. This one, on the other hand, is consistent with the premise of Cube 1 and just lays out some new rules.

A great ride with a very nice payoff! [10/10]