Autopsy (2008)

Director:

Adam Gierasch

Writers (WGA):

Adam Gierasch (written by) &
Jace Anderson (written by) ...
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Release Date:

25 June 2009 (Singapore)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Evil Cuts Both Ways

Plot:

A young woman tries to find her injured boyfriend in a bizzare and dangerous hospital.

Plot Keywords:

Hospital | Louisiana | Ambulance | Nurse | Stabbed In The Face

Cast

Michael Bowen	...	Travis
Robert Patrick	...	Dr. David Benway
Jessica Lowndes	...	Emily
Ashley Schneider	...	Clare
Ross Kohn	...	Bobby
Jenette Goldstein	...	Nurse Marian
Robert LaSardo	...	Scott
Arcadiy Golubovich	...	Dmitriy (as Arcady Golubovich)
Ross McCall	...	Jude
Gregg Brazzel	...	Man Under Car (as Greg Brazzel)
Elijah Hardy	...	Gregory
Kevin M. White	...	Man in Hallway
Tatyana Kanavka	...	Gretchen
Jeff L. Deist	...	Scarred Naked Man (as Jeff Deist)
Eric F. Adams	...	Officer Mike Jacobs
Janine Venable	...	Lisette
Marcus Morales	...	Skinny Kid on Hospital Bed
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
William Hope	...	Additional Zombie Voices (voice) (uncredited)
Ryan O'Quinn	...	Zombie Voices (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Adam Gierasch

Writing credits (WGA)
Adam Gierasch		(written by) &
Jace Anderson		(written by) &
E.L. Katz		(written by)

Produced by
Michael Arata	....	executive producer
Darrel Casalino	....	executive producer
Jerry Daigle	....	executive producer
Harmon Kaslow	....	executive producer
Ryan Lewis	....	associate producer
Jason Loughridge	....	producer: Los Angeles
Steve Markoff	....	producer
Raymond J. Markovich	....	executive producer
John Martin	....	executive producer
Mike Marvin	....	executive producer
Haven McCord	....	associate producer
Bruce McNall	....	producer
Olga Mirimskaya	....	executive producer
Christopher Pavlick	....	line producer: Los Angeles
Jessica Rhoades	....	producer (as Jessica Horowitz)
Robert Taleghany	....	co-producer: Los Angeles
Warren Zide	....	producer

Original Music by
Joseph Bishara

Cinematography by
Anthony B. Richmond

Film Editing by
Andrew Cohen

Casting by
Melissa Skoff

Production Design by
Dorian Vernacchio

Set Decoration by
Marina Abramyan

Costume Design by
Amanda Friedland

Makeup Department
Denise Baer	....	makeup effects crew
Ashley Benatar	....	assistant makeup artist
Brian Blair	....	makeup effects crew
Blake Bolger	....	makeup effects crew
Emily Burka	....	key makeup artist
Thom Cammer	....	makeup department head: additional photography Los Angeles
Kim Collea	....	makeup effects: additional photography: Los Angeles
Tommy Cyr	....	makeup artist: Los Angeles unit
Jeff L. Deist	....	makeup effects crew
Ayla Dew	....	hair stylist: Los Angeles unit
Ayla Dew	....	special makeup effects artist
Chris Dooley	....	makeup effects crew
Margeaux Fox	....	key hair stylist
Snowy Highfield	....	makeup effects sculptor
Mike J. Regan	....	special makeup effects artist
Gary J. Tunnicliffe	....	special makeup effects designer
Georgiana Pana Tunnicliffe	....	makeup effects crew

Production Management
Dennis T. Benatar	....	production supervisor
Jerrold W. Lambert	....	production manager
Sarah Regan	....	unit production manager: Los Angeles

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ben Ledoux	....	first assistant director
Dodd Loomis	....	second assistant director
Thomas E. Nicholson	....	first assistant director
Gary J. Tunnicliffe	....	second unit director

Art Department
Marina Abramyan	....	assistant property master: Los Angeles
Kd Amond	....	painter
Ryan Bust	....	lead man
Jocelyn Coffman	....	assistant property master
Kaley Daniel	....	set dresser
Stephanie Furr	....	property master: Los Angeles
John Gorman	....	set dresser
Justin Grizzle	....	carpenter: Los Angeles
Samson Kellman	....	art director: additional principal photography
Michael Kornuta	....	set dresser: Los Angeles
Shawn McKinney	....	carpenter: Los Angeles
Ken Perkins	....	storyboard artist
Janna Roach	....	assistant property master
Michelle Rolland	....	property master
Grant Widmer	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Lee Ascher	....	sound mixer: Los Angeles
Michael Brown	....	foley artist
Steven Huerstel	....	boom operator
Yagmur Kaplan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sylvain Loiseau	....	post-production audio manager
Brad Lokey	....	sound utility
Antonio Moncada	....	sound mixer
Phillip Perpich	....	adr mixer
Thomas Popp	....	sound mixer: Los Angeles
Sergio Reyes	....	sound re-recording mixer

Visual Effects by
David Van Woert	....	visual effects producer

Stunts
Eric F. Adams	....	stunt performer
Kevin Beard	....	stunt double: Robert Patrick
Gregg Brazzel	....	stunt coordinator
Gilles Conseil	....	stunt coordinator
Lex D. Geddings	....	stunt double
Holly O'Quin	....	stunts
Christie Sanders	....	stunt double: Jessica Lowndes

Camera and Electrical Department
Andy Anderson	....	electrician: Los Angeles
Corey Aucutt	....	second assistant camera
David F. Clark	....	first assistant camera: Los Angeles
Ryan Copland	....	grip: Los Angeles
Janos Csoma	....	gaffer: second unit
Nicholas Davidoff	....	Steadicam operator: Los Angeles
Mark Shane Davis	....	key grip
Mike DeGrazzio	....	digital imaging technician
Steve Dietl	....	still photographer
Sean P. Fickert	....	key rigging grip
Mike Foodman	....	grip: Los Angeles
Lewis Fowler	....	second assistant camera: Los Angeles
Imre Juhasz	....	camera operator: Los Angeles
Ty Landry	....	electrician
Michael Lemmon	....	best boy electric: Los Angeles
Yaron Levy	....	cinematographer: second unit
Dan Masciarelli	....	assistant camera: Los Angeles
David C. Negrin	....	camera operator
Amy Newman	....	lighting technician
Bridger Nielson	....	director of photography: Los Angeles
Max Pomerleau	....	gaffer
Nick Pomerleau	....	best boy electrician
Shawn Ramagos	....	lighting technician
R. Dustin Sanchez	....	electrician: Los Angeles
Mike Satrazemis	....	key camera operator
Eric 'The dude' Schmidt	....	electrician: Los Angeles
Joshua Stern	....	gaffer: Los Angeles (as Josh Stern)

Casting Department
Daniella Friedman	....	casting assistant
Susan Luner	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alexandra Eagle	....	set costumer
Brie Harris	....	costume designer: los angeles
Tracey Rogers	....	set costumer: Los Angeles
Leslie Schilling	....	key costumer
Caroline 'Kat' Tchamanian	....	assistant costume designer: Los Angeles

Editorial Department
Matthew Blackshear	....	on-line editor
Michael Cioni	....	digital intermediate supervisor
Steve La Ponsie	....	first assistant editor
M. Scott Smith	....	additional editor
Ryan Vega	....	machinist
Ian Vertovec	....	digital intermediate colorist

Music Department
Sean Lacefield	....	composer assistant

Transportation Department
Doug Dovichi	....	transportation coordinator
Vinny Dovichi	....	driver
Micah Haley	....	driver: cast
Ned LaGrotta	....	transportation coordinator: Los Angeles
Willie D. Partin	....	transportation captain
Larry Stelling	....	driver

Other crew
Renetta G. Amador	....	script supervisor
Edward Baney	....	production assistant: Los Angeles unit
Dennis T. Benatar	....	production supervisor
Justin B. Bourgeois	....	production assistant
Shelley Marie Brown	....	promotions
Andre James Champagne	....	production consultant
Lauren Clouatre	....	set production assistant
Delma Cupit	....	production assistant
Carol Dupuy	....	stand-in
Brooke Frost	....	stand-in
Annie Grimmis	....	production assistant: Los Angeles unit
Micah Haley	....	production assistant
Jerrold W. Lambert	....	key accountant
John Lavis	....	set medic
Robin McGee	....	assistant production coordinator
Eric Min	....	production executive
John A. Mmahat Jr.	....	assistant location manager
Melissa Perret	....	first assistant accountant payroll
Bruce Resnik	....	script supervisor: Los Angeles unit
Claire Schexnayder	....	production coordinator
Erik William Smith	....	production executive
Gareth Smith	....	title designer
A.J. Timmcke	....	assistant to executive producer
Kevin M. White	....	assistant: Mr. Gierasch
Scott M. King	....	office production intern (uncredited)

Thanks
Mike Mendez	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Project 8 Films (Los Angeles unit)
• Project 8 Films (additional photography)
• A-Mark Entertainment
• Autopsythemovie
• FlipZide Pictures
• Lion Share Productions
• Parallel Media
• Voodoo Production Services

Distributors

• Seven Arts Pictures (2008) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• After Dark Films (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Mirovision (2008) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Excesso Entertainment (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (double feature with "Tormented")
• Excesso Entertainment (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD) (double feature with "Tormented")
• I-On New Media (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
• Icon Film Distribution (2010) (Australia) (DVD)
• Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Parallel Media (in perpetuity) (Russia) (all media)

Other Companies

• Buzz Factory, The  promotions
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Clairmont Camera  camera equipment provided by
• Composite Effects  specialty props
• Departure Studios  sound post-production
• Hollywood Trucks  entertainment transportation
• NovaStar Digital  sound post-production
• Rockbottom Rentals  junxion box rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  walkie rentals
• Sound Satisfaction  foley recording facilities

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MPAA:

Rated R for strong bloody violence, grisly images, language and drug content

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | UK:18 | Singapore:R21 | Australia:R (2010) | New Zealand:R18 | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/18 | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Project 8 Films

Goofs:

Continuity: After Jude's death, Emily runs up a flight of stairs, seen with the sharp tool she used to stab Travis with. When she exits the stairs and enters the hallway, she is empty handed.

A decent effort, with good and bad points

I can't say I had much hope for this one and I must confess I mainly watched it thinking it might be amusingly bad. More fool me, for this is in many respects quite a gnarly film. The duo behind it, Adam Gierasch and Jace Anderson had previously worked on scripts for movies which didn't impress me much, but in the directors chair, Gierasch does very well, keeping a dark, edgy mood for much of the first half of the film and letting things go nuts in the latter. The story sees some young adults who have a road accident and land up in a freaky hospital, where as one might expect, things go very wrong. For b picture veteran Robert Patrick plays the head doctor and Jenette Goldstein is the head nurse, and anyone familiar with the former from such roles as T1000 in Terminator 2 or the latter as Diamondback from the great Near Dark can tell that this ain't no ordinary hospital. Without going into details, things get very nasty. There's grue and some sinister sights right from the get go, enhanced by the creepy setting and some Argento style lighting and direction tricks. Then things get pretty savage and there are some good tense moments as well as some pretty mean goings on. In theory this could have been really mighty but it's held back by the writing and characterisation. None of the good characters are very fleshed out or sympathetic beyond their plight, so whilst the actors do their best its hard to care about them. Plus the bad characters are caricatured and bar Jenette Goldstein's convincingly bossy, imperious nurse not too interesting. Robert Patrick's doctor could have been a great mad scientist (named Dr Benway in a cool Naked Lunch reference) but while his motive is clear, its never explained why the specific things he does will help him achieve his goal. Hence a lot of the time it seems like the gore scenes have no point beyond shocking the audience and this gets kinda obnoxious. Also, the tone wavers between sheer grimness and sick humour but the mixture is too much in favor of the grim for the humour to leave more than a bad taste and work against the overall effectiveness of the film. There are some funny lines but they don't work with the mean spiritedness. These issues come to the fore in the second half, which largely abandons the earlier chills in favor of going for brutality and by the end much of the entertainment value has seeped away. I don't have a total downer on this film, since it is impressively nasty, with ace gore effects and it is on the whole well directed. I'd recommend it to gore hounds and to an extent to fans of the aforementioned genre stars. Its as gruesome as any of the recent crop of Hostel/Saw type titles but I craved better characters and a more developed story, especially since the story and setting had tons of potential. Still, don't let me put you off, it went down a treat at the screening I saw so watch it if it seems like your kind of thing.