Urchin (2007)

Director:

John Harlacher

Writer:

John Harlacher (writer)

Release Date:

26 June 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Plot:

In a tunnel deep under Manhattan, the Old Man rules the citizens of Scum-City. He swears to lead them...

Plot Keywords:

Tunnel | Agharta | Subway

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Sebastian Montoya	...	The Kid
Rick Poli	...	Goliath
Larry Swansen	...	The Old Man
Donald Silva	...	Tom
Gates Leonard	...	Julia of Scum City
Norm Golden	...	Dr. Ken
Barbara King	...	Angela who knits
Jennifer Boutell	...	Tom's Wife Dana
Brian King	...	Meathead
Will Brunson	...	Sweeny Of Scum City
Rudy Costa	...	Filthy
Jennifer Jurek	...	Odessa of Scum City
Jesus Martinez	...	Zed of Scum City
Millicent Martin	...	Fish Girl of Scum City
Rebecca McBee	...	Kirby of Scum City

Runtime:

USA:105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Enemy, The

Goofs:

Continuity: When The Kid carries Julia and the bag across the street near the end of the movie, he is no longer limping - he walks normally. In the previous scene, Julia was walking and he was holding her hand; he was limping along, dragging the bag along the ground one step at a time. The next time we see him walking, he is limping again.

Has anyone ever heard of an editor?

I suspect that the other three glowing reviews listed for this particular example of what not to do to make a movie are friends, or relations, of the producer/director/scriptwriter.

For one thing, this movie has TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, AWFUL pacing. To be honest, had anyone other than the author had a chance to take the scissors to this, it would have been vastly improved. There is nothing arty about boring the hell out of your audience. Twenty minutes could have easily been left on the cutting room floor.

Secondly, you need to pay to hire an honest-to-god director of photography. It will most certainly increase the budget required to make the film, but it will make for a vast improvement. The subway scenes, in particular, could have had, well, anything done to them; raw footage, spliced together with the briefest of transitions, is sloppy, and not to be confused with a finished product.

It was a noble effort, but somebody's ego really needs to be checked at the door.