The Dark Hours (2005)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Paul Fox

Writer:

Wil Zmak (writer)

Release Date:

11 November 2005 (Canada)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

She spent years getting into the mind of a monster... Now he's getting into hers

Plot:

The thirty and something years old psychiatrist Dr. Samantha Goodman has an incurable brain tumor that has just started to grow...

Plot Keywords:

Psychiatrist | Winter | Dream | Tied To Chair | Snowmobile

Awards:

10 wins

Cast

Kate Greenhouse	...	Samantha Goodman
Aidan Devine	...	Harlan Pyne
Gordon Currie	...	David Goodman
Iris Graham	...	Melody
Dov Tiefenbach	...	Adrian
David Calderisi	...	Dr. Lew Lanigan
Jeff Seymour	...	Radiologist
Trevor Hayes	...	Doctor
Bruce McFee	...	Donald Wegman
Kathryn Haggis	...	Waitress

Directed by
Paul Fox

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Wil Zmak		writer

Produced by
Brent Barclay	....	producer

Original Music by
E.C. Woodley

Cinematography by
Steve Cosens

Film Editing by
Marlo Miazga

Casting by
Robin D. Cook
Sara Kay

Production Design by
Aidan Leroux

Set Decoration by
Karen Justl
Sue Yuzwak

Costume Design by
Joanna Syrokomla

Makeup Department
Sandy Sokolowski	....	hair stylist
Arthur Spiggot	....	makeup artist

Production Management
James Mou	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vicki Henton	....	third assistant director
George Jeffery	....	first assistant director
David Manion	....	first assistant director
J. Elizabeth Marsh	....	trainee assistant director
Neil Winemaker	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Stephen Appleby-Barr	....	illustrator
Heidi Böhme	....	set dresser
Tori Ellis	....	property master
Habib Hooshiarian	....	art department apprentice
Rhona Kellman	....	art department production assistant
Martha Sparrow	....	assistant art director
Jack St. John	....	head carpenter
Paul Vernon	....	construction coordinator
Paul Vernon	....	on-set props
Farrah Yip	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Eric Apps	....	adr mixer
Fred Brennan	....	dialogue and adr editor
Stefan Fraticelli	....	foley artist
Mark Gingras	....	sound effects editor
Matthew Hussey	....	first assistant sound editor
Michael Kearns	....	boom operator
Rudy Michael	....	re-recording assistant
Brian Newby	....	sound mixer
Daniel Pellerin	....	sound designer
James Mark Stewart	....	sound designer

Special Effects by
Paul Jones	....	special makeup effects designer
John LaForet	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Alison Reid	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Mara Ambrose	....	still photographer
John Atkinson	....	generator operator
Blayne Badge	....	electrician
Terry Banting	....	gaffer
David Bradshaw	....	best boy grip
Mark Cassidy	....	grip
Steve Cosens	....	camera operator
Guy Godfree	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Andy Gondek	....	best boy electric
Adrian Hodgson	....	best boy grip
Jacob Jackson	....	camera trainee
Michael LeBlanc	....	second assistant camera
Kaelin McCowan	....	first assistant camera
Roger Noke	....	swing grip
Carol Racicot	....	still photographer
Kiarash Sadigh	....	camera trainee
Jason Sissons	....	key grip
Ralph Swaby	....	electrician
Peter Wong	....	second assistant camera

Casting Department
Krista Fraser	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kelsey Hart	....	wardrobe mistress

Editorial Department
Louis Casado	....	film timer
Jessica Joy Wise	....	assistant editor

Music Department
John Rowley	....	music consultant
E.C. Woodley	....	music score producer
E.C. Woodley	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
John G. Jinks	....	driver
Mark Scanlon	....	transportation coordinator
Minon White	....	driver

Other crew
Chad Barclay	....	location manager
Anuta Bondarenko	....	script supervisor
Erin Burke	....	project manager
Adam Cassidy	....	location production assistant
Suzanne Cheriton	....	publicist
Kristal Cooper	....	administrative coordinator
Peter Edmonds	....	gun wrangler
Earl Fligg	....	security officer
Nicholas Haraszty	....	food stylist
Zara Hemmings	....	production assistant
Susan R. Jones	....	production coordinator
McAuley Kahlen	....	production assistant (as Kathleen McAuley)
Stephen Le Trung	....	location production assistant
Mary Robbie	....	assistant accountant
Mike van Beurden	....	production assistant
Madeleine Wazana	....	accountant

Production Companies

• Calder Road Films
• The Feature Film Project
• C.F.C.

Distributors

• Freestyle Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Capri Films (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• 21st Century Pictures (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
• Capri Releasing (2005) (Canada) (all media)
• Fabrication Films (2005) (non-USA) (all media)
• VideoFilmes (2005) (Brazil) (VHS) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Roberson Public Relations  publicity

Also Known As:

Head Games (Canada: English title) (working title) (USA) (working title)
The Dark Hours (Canada: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for terror/violence, a scene of self mutilation, language and sexual content.

Runtime:

USA:80 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) | USA:R | Germany:16 | UK:18 | Singapore:R21 | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Calder Road Films

Goofs:

Continuity: After Donald Wegman launches his attack at Doctor Goodman, across the desk, he is bound at his wrists and ankles. As he's carried out in the next shot, his wrists are free.

Ooooh Scary…

The Dark Hours is an unbelievably brisk psychological scary movie that packs a lot of thrills into it's 80 minute running time. Although it's not generally the type of horror movie I like, it requires the audience to think a bit about what is going on, something which I'd rather not do in movies like this) Dark Hours is great because the lead actress, Kate Greenhouse, is great as the doctor who gets more then she bargained for when she makes a surprise visit to her ex and her sister. An ex-patient of hers also pays a visit, and he decides they're going to play some mind games, just like he endured in the clinic which he came from. Only the games have slightly sinister overtones..

All the acting is very good here. What a pleasure to see Dov Tiefenbach again. Loved him in The Delicate Art of Parking, so it was quite a surprise to see him play something nastier in this movie. Again Greenhouse is great, and all the cast pull together to make this movie a dynamite sit through.