Penny Dreadful (2006)

Director:

Richard Brandes

Writers:

Richard Brandes (screenplay)
Diane Doniol-Valcroze (screenplay)

Release Date:

3 January 2008 (Singapore)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Don't forget to breathe...

Plot:

Young Penny goes on a retreat with her psychologist; the intention is to help her overcome her phobia, an intense fear of cars. Unexpected events find her in a nightmarish situation where her worst fears come true. |

Plot Keywords:

Cold | Trapped | Phobia | Torture | After Dark Horrorfest

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Rachel Miner	...	Penny Deerborn
Mimi Rogers	...	Orianna Volkes
Chad Todhunter	...	Alvin
Mickey Jones	...	Eddie
Liz Davies	...	The Hitchhiker
Michael Berryman	...	Gas Station Attendant
Lucy Rogers-Ciaffa	...	Young Penny
Elyse Mirto	...	Penny's Mother (as Elyse Marie Mirto)
Tammy Filor	...	Mary Saunders
Casey Sander	...	Truck Driver

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/terror, some sexuality and language.

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | USA:R | Malaysia:18PL

Filming Locations:

Big Bear, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA

Company:

Brandes Films International

Trivia:

Plagued with horrible weather, the cast and crew had to work through a sandstorm and several inches of snow in order to finish production.

Goofs:

Factual errors: During the entire movie at specific points, the girl looks at a digital clock on the car. Yet we are also shown that there is no key in the car (which is why the car would not start), and in those cars digital clocks would not operate without a key in the transmission so the time could not have been showing at all times.

Horro happens

Horror happens always at night, in abandoned places, when no one is around to help, to see, to witness. Horror happens to only a few of us, the ones who are innocent already, the ones who are weak, the ones who are helpless. It seems that evil is a coward-entity, chickens out on places with many people and strong people and real adversaries. Evil is simply afraid, mushy, and has no integrity whatsoever. May that be how it is, Penny Dreadful is a film where this happens exactly by the book. By this I don't mean to put the film down. In the contrary. PD is an awesome story about to helpless women caught in the darkness, alone, and exposed to evil, or en evil entity. I had a great time watching this film and it scared the crap out of me. I love Mimi Rogers and felt the whole cast was doing a great job. I recommend this film to anyone and hopefully it will come out on DVD and I'll get me a copy of it. Go see it, it is scary!