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Overview
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Writers:
Steve Klausner (writer)
Troy McCombs (story)
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Evil Has Many Faces. more
Plot:
25-year-old Alex Borden is handsome, charming, and intelligent. In fact, he may be too smart for his... more | add synopsis
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Interview with Andrew van den Houten
(From SoundOnSight. 27 October 2009, 11:37 AM, PDT)
Fresh Release: Ryan Shore's Rex Steele (and other short scores)
(From Daily Film Music Blog. 3 October 2009, 2:07 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
Strange But Watchable Indie Monster Movie. more (35 total)
Cast
(Credited cast)| Olivia Hussey | ... | Dr. Karen Murphy | |
| William Atherton | ... | Dr. Ira Gold | |
| Sean Young | ... | Mother | |
| Mark Margolis | ... | Boris Pavlovsky | |
| Larry Fessenden | ... | Father | |
| Erick Kastel | ... | Harry Jellenik | |
| Dee Wallace | ... | Dr. Denise Bell (as Dee Wallace-Stone) | |
| Udo Kier | ... | Rev. Karl Hartman | |
| Christopher Denham | ... | Alex Borden | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Karen Anderson | ... | Desk Nurse | |
| Jeanette Arnone | ... | Mother (KGB Lab) | |
| David Austin | ... | Female Creature | |
| Elwaldo Baptiste | ... | Highwater, Guard #1 | |
| Teodorina Bello | ... | Hospital Cleaning Lady | |
| Stephen Benson | ... | Social Worker | |
| Matthew Biancaniello | ... | Creature | |
| Richard Blauvelt | ... | Slattery, Guard #2 | |
| Paul Boritzer | ... | Police Officer #1 | |
| Dr. R.D. Bowers | ... | Doctor #1 | |
| Agata Bowman | ... | Wheel Chair Patient | |
| John Bradford | ... | CT Scan Operator | |
| Guiseppe Cataldo | ... | Guard #1 (KGB Lab) | |
| Sigmund Cranmore | ... | Additional Park Background | |
| Eli de Mir | ... | Scientist | |
| David Denham | ... | Orderly | |
| Alexander Drake | ... | Additional Park Background | |
| Johnny Egan | ... | Additional Park Background (as John J. Egan III) | |
| David Glen Eisley | ... | Janitor (as David Eisley) | |
| India Eisley | ... | Martha | |
| Nat Gelfinbein | ... | Additional Park Background | |
| Raymond Gutierrez | ... | Boat Basin Witness | |
| Morris Katz | ... | Street Artist | |
| Paula Kelly | ... | Alice, Ambulance Driver | |
| Alexandra Klausner | ... | Additional Park Background | |
| Steve Klausner | ... | Additional Park Background | |
| Vassily Kolganov | ... | Additional Park Background | |
| Paul Kurzeja | ... | Patient #1 | |
| Tamas Lassu | ... | Link #1 | |
| Michael Locascio | ... | Jason's Father | |
| Quinn Lujan | ... | Young Alex | |
| Daniel Manche | ... | Young Harry | |
| Romy Marqvardt | ... | Nurse | |
| Troy McCombs | ... | Homeless Outside Church | |
| Pollyanna McIntosh | ... | Stacy | |
| Jennifer Mekalonis | ... | Nude Model In Painting | |
| Laura Minch | ... | Homeless Outside Church | |
| James Morance | ... | Additional Park Background | |
| Irwin Nayman | ... | Additional Park Background | |
| Carl Peters | ... | Patient #2 | |
| Mercedes Renard | ... | Reporter Connie Sanchez | |
| Regis Schultis Jr. | ... | Man In Church | |
| Abe Shainberg | ... | Game Spectator | |
| Josh Shainberg | ... | Chess Player in park | |
| Leo Shvedsky | ... | Guard #2 (KGB Lab) | |
| Santo Silvestro | ... | Game Spectator | |
| Paul Sparks | ... | Jason | |
| James Spruill | ... | Lloyd Carter | |
| Cornelia Szustka | ... | Lab Technician | |
| Marc A. Thomas | ... | Doctor #2 | |
| Craig Tollin | ... | Additional Park Background | |
| Robert Tollin | ... | Additional Park Background | |
| Robert Tonino | ... | Stacy's Boss | |
| Andrew van den Houten | ... | Charlie, Ambulance EMS | |
| Carola van den Houten | ... | Bag Lady (scenes deleted) | |
| Tatiana Vidus | ... | Model | |
| Yan Vizinberg | ... | Link #2 | |
| Mark von Kreuter | ... | Mark, Ambulance Orderly | |
| Todd Walker | ... | Game Spectator | |
| Todd Walker | ... | Obsever | |
| Patrick Wang | ... | Sammy Chung | |
| Justin Wheeler | ... | Police Officer #2 | |
| Timo Wild | ... | Resident | |
| Holly Wilson Miller | ... | Attending Nurse (scenes deleted) | |
| Matthew Wolinski | ... | Guard #3 (KGB Lab) | |
| Brandon Xuereb | ... | Additional Park Background | |
Additional Details
MPAA:
Rated R for strong horror violence/gore, sexuality and language.
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Runtime:
89 min | 95 min (International version)
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Australia:MA | Germany:18 (unrated version) | USA:R (cut)
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: At the main characters first visit to the "artist's apartment", he stands and looks at a painting (the one of the naked woman lying on the couch). He stands still to look at it and as the camera shifts from right to left around him, in the background the TV, (which is turned off) picks up the legs of someone walking, yet both characters are standing perfectly still. more
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DIALYSIS DAZE more
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"Headspace" is a strange little creature feature that I decided to give a rent when I saw it at the video store. The film centers around Alex Borden, a normal guy in his mid-twenties living in New York City. While Alex may appear to be normal, but his life is slowly spiraling out of control. After meeting a mysterious artist/chess-master, Alex begins to gain more and more knowledge and becomes smarter and smarter, to the point where it's no longer for his own good. Something is causing him to tap into a different region of his brain, and he suffers from horrible headaches and night terrors because of it. After being referred by Dr. Bell (Dee Wallace-Stone, of "The Hills Have Eyes" and "E.T".), Alex visits a psychologist, Karen (the lovely Olivia Hussey, of "Black Christmas" and "Romeo and Juliet"), who studies patients similar to Alex. But soon after, people around Alex begin to die in horrible ways, all murdered by a savage, unseen beast. Is any of it related to Alex's troubled childhood? Or what really is happening to him?
I mainly decided to rent this film because, 1) the cover art was creepy, and the back of the box had nothing but praise for the film, and 2) Olivia Hussey and Dee Wallace-Stone were listed in the cast. While the film wasn't a complete waste, it wasn't wonderful either. The storyline to the film may sound interesting, and I thought it did myself. While it is interesting, it's also a little bit cloudy and some things are far too unclear, left without any explanation at all. The problem with this is that these elements in the story need some type of explaining, because otherwise they make little to no sense. The plot is a little convoluted, but this film does have some good offerings too. The cinematography is nice and stylish, and the creature in the film is presented realistically. It's normally difficult to make a monster movie where the monster itself is presented in a way that doesn't throw all logic out the window, and this film succeeds at that. The monster isn't too overdone and it's believable enough.
There is quite a good amount of gore in the film as well, there's more than plenty of monster mutilations to please all of those gore hounds. The film boasts a mildly impressive cast, including two well-known actresses in the horror genre. The lead, Christopher Denham, who plays Alex is convincing in his role as the troubled young adult. Dee Wallace-Stone has a fairly small role as a doctor, and is also excellent in her short on screen time. And Olivia Hussey, who starred as the lead in my favorite horror film of all time, "Black Christmas", plays Alex's doctor/friend. She is given very little to work with, but she is also wonderful in all of her scenes (which also wasn't a whole lot, I would have liked to see her a little more often). The film's surprise ending caught me off guard, and while it took me a minute to understand what had happened, it was a fitting way to conclude the story.
All in all, "Headspace" is a just about average monster movie. It's not too overdone and is far from being corny, but the plot becomes a little cloudy at times and is hard to follow on some occasions. It does boast some very good actors though, and plenty of monster-murders for anyone who enjoys a good creature feature. I'd say it's about average, but I have to admit it was better than I was expecting. Trust me, there's much worse out there. Worth a rent if you're into this kind of stuff. 5/10.