First Born (2007)

Laura's expecting. Her husband, Steven's a loving guy but has little time for her. Her mom lives thousands of miles away. Forced to give up on her dreams, she's always been a bit edgy. A ... See full summary »

Director:

Isaac Webb

Writer:

Isaac Webb

Stars:

Elisabeth Shue, Steven Mackintosh, Kathleen Chalfant

Cast

Credited cast:
Elisabeth Shue	...	Laura
Steven Mackintosh	...	Steven
Kathleen Chalfant	...	Mrs. Kasperian
Khandi Alexander	...	Dierdre
Anne Wolf	...	Samantha Lee
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Blair Brown	...	Laura's Mother
Phillip V. Caruso	...	Dr.Caputo, Anesthesiologist
Matt Dickinson	...	Party Guest #1
Mia Dillon	...	Party Guest #2
Julian Gamble	...	Exterminator
Carolyn Gilroy	...	Jenny (voice)
Jared Grimes	...	Stock Boy
Marilyn Harris	...	Party Goer #3
Tim Hopper	...	Officer White
Lisby Larson	...	Party Guest #4

Storyline

Laura's expecting. Her husband, Steven's a loving guy but has little time for her. Her mom lives thousands of miles away. Forced to give up on her dreams, she's always been a bit edgy. A C-section drives her over the edge, making her see things in a different light. A creepy babysitter doesn't make things any better. She begins seeing things, trusts no one, as she goes into self-destruct mode.

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence/terror

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 March 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Diavolikos episkeptis

Filming Locations:

Briarcliff Manor, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blueprint Films, Elevation Filmworks, Initial Entertainment Group (IEG)

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The book about curses/witchcraft used in the movie is "Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft" by Raymond Buckland.

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Goofs

When she is in the subway car, it is not moving. We hear sounds and see light flash in the background. The subway car in an old non-air conditioned car. The last of these cars were retired several years ago. This car is most likely located at the Brooklyn Transit Museum.

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Quotes

[last lines]
Steven: [as he comes into the bedroom] Morning sweetheart.
Laura: Good morning.
Steven: Where's Jessica?
Laura: [a beat] Who's Jessica?
Steven: [he laughs, thinking she is joking] Where's the baby?
Laura: [another beat]
[she looks confused]
Laura: What baby?
Steven: [realizes the truth and bolts from the room] Jessica? Jessica? JESSICA?
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User Reviews

A movie actually worse than Wickerman................

Elisabeth Shue's voice mail:

"Hey Elisabeth, this is Nick. Remember when we made "Leaving Las Vegas", and we promised each other that we'd each try and make the worst film ever just for kicks? Well I just did an incredibly awful remake of "Wickerman"! So you're up...."

Nicolas Cage's voice mail:

"Hey it's me, two words - First Born! I win, you loser!"

Something has gone wrong, horribly wrong with movies lately. I can't even stay awake sometimes for the ending. The problem here is I really do like both Cage and Shue but the scripts and supporting cast that they got on these movies was awful. As far as First Born goes there is not one thing RIGHT with the movie. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME WATCHING THIS. I suffer so you don't have to.