Intermedio (2005)

Director:

Andrew Lauer

Writer:

Kraig Wenman (screenplay)

Release Date:

29 March 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

In the caves of Mexico...There is something worse than death.

Plot:

A group of four teenage friends become trapped in a Mexican border tunnel where they fall prey, one-by one, to tortured ghosts who haunt it.

Plot Keywords:

Ghost | Zombie | Gore | Blood | Sliced In Two

Cast

Edward Furlong	...	Malik
Steve Railsback	...	Old Man
Cerina Vincent	...	Gen
Amber Benson	...	Barbie
Callard Harris	...	Wes
Paul Cram	...	Zee
Alejandro Samaniego	...	Jorge
Dean N. Arevalo	...	Al (as Dean Arevalo)
Eric Caselton	...	Billy
Josef Geiger	...	Dayton
Richard Miranda	...	Uncle Carlos
Michael Latt	...	Young Malik
Serina Latt	...	Young Gen
Adam Gobble	...	Young Wes
Dominic Ceci	...	Acid Burned Intermedio

Also Known As:

Dead and Dying (UK) (DVD title)
The In Between (USA) (alternative title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/gore, language and drug content.

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Canada:18A | Argentina:16 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Acton, California, USA

Company:

Asylum, The

Trivia:

Edward Furlong's pants didn't fit at first because the waist and inseam sizes were accidentally switched. The pants were too long, and too tight at the waist. However, they fit Paul Cram perfectly.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After Gen runs outside to greet Wes, the image is reversed. You can tell, as the name on Gen's shirt is reversed and the logo on Malik's shirt is reversed. This appears to have been intentional, to maintain the continuity of the vehicle being on the right and the house on the left.

Quotes:

Malik: Tell me why, why would somebody board up a door from the inside?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Intermedio: Behind the Scenes (2005) (V)

Typical teens in jeopardy horror quickie

This is a standard teens-against-monsters horror quickie, and you know what that means. There is not one iota of originality in this movie; you've seen every one of these recycled plot devices a hundred times before.

Stock teen character personality types: check. Stupidly going somewhere they shouldn't be: check. In the middle of nowhere: check. Grotesque, vicious ghosts/creatures of some kind that get a kick out of killing teens: check. Teens turning into monsters too, and trying to croak the remaining survivors: check. Weird old man who has a history with the evil: check. Incessant screaming, futile banging on doors to escape, arguing about how to kill the creatures, running around in caves, characters "calming down" each other, lots of red paint on stomachs and necks, surprise attacks from supposed allies on each other, cars that don't run, monsters that just keep on chasing you etc etc etc. Check.

The acting and scripting are even below the established low level for this kind of movie. This one is only good for background noise while you're doing chores; or to laugh at it MST3K style. As for a story? Nope.