Cthulhu (2007)

A Seattle history professor, drawn back to his estranged family on the Oregon coast to execute his late mother's estate, is reaquainted with his best friend from childhood, with whom he has... See full summary »

Director:

Dan Gildark

Writers:

Grant Cogswell (screenplay), Grant Cogswell (story),

Stars:

Jason Cottle, Casey Curran, Ethan Atkinson

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Cottle	...	Russell Marsh
Casey Curran	...	Club Kid
Ethan Atkinson	...	SUV Driver
Patrick McKnight	...	SUV Passenger
Cara Buono	...	Dannie Marsh
Dennis Kleinsmith	...	Reverend Marsh
Joe Shapiro	...	Barnes
Ruby Wood	...	Girl on Stairs
Hunter Stroud	...	Teen Russ
Keifer Grimm	...	Teen Mike (as Kiefer Grimm)
Rob Hamm	...	Jake
Scott Patrick Green	...	Mike (as Scott Green)
Nancy Stark	...	Aunt Josie
Tom Prince	...	Bartender
Richard Garfield	...	Zadok

Storyline

A Seattle history professor, drawn back to his estranged family on the Oregon coast to execute his late mother's estate, is reaquainted with his best friend from childhood, with whom he has a long-awaited tryst. Caught in an accelerating series of events, he discovers aspects of his father's New Age cult which take on a dangerous and apocalyptic significance.

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Plot Keywords:

cult | dead body | motel | pacific northwest | non statutory female on male rape | 

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Taglines:

Welcome home...to the end of the world.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some sexuality, nudity and violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official MySpace Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 June 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Astoria, Oregon, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$750,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,438 (USA) (22 August 2008)

Gross:

$15,213 (USA) (21 November 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arkham Northwest Productions, Cascadia Film Collective

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

About 50 minutes into the film, when Russell is browsing through microfilms, the name of one of the persons on the news clippings is Howard Phillips - an obvious nod at Lovecraft.

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Crazy Credits

The end credits say "The Automobile Associaton of America (AAA) is Congress' and the states' largest and most powerful organization lobbying for roads and sprawl and against environmental protection, mass transit and auto safety. If you are a member of AAA they are using your money to pursue this agenda. The Better World Club provides roadside service, towing and insurance at rates which match Triple A's. They did not pay us to say so. www.betterworldclub.com

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Connections

Referenced in Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown (2008)

User Reviews

Disappointed

I was just at the "world premiere" of Cthulhu at the Seattle Int'l Film Festival tonight so this comment IS actually about the correct film. Someone connected to the film previously commented that some posts are not relevant or are about some other film - and gave a score of 10 while at it.

To be blunt: Cthulhu is not a good film. I had high hopes going in, as I do with all films shown at SIFF, but I was disappointed throughout and I know others were as well. From the mediocre-to-outright-horrible acting (except, ironically, for Tori Spelling who plays a sexy, baby-seeking blonde), to the lackluster script, to the 2 hour running time (note to director: you should be GLAD you were forced to reduce it to this length).... starting at the half-way point I could not wait for it to be over. Had the film been written and shot as a tongue-in-cheek comedic version of the story with intentional sarcasm, etc, it might have worked. But the combination of trying to make a serious film, plus the bad acting, makes Cthulhu not quite worth the celluloid it's printed on.

Kudos for Gildark for making ANY first film, especially because this one was made in my neck of the woods (and my neck of the woods needs more films made in it). But unfortunately it didn't work out - and Cthulhu likely doesn't have any chance of being commercially viable. If you're a Lovecraft fanatic you might have a different take altogether, but your numbers are probably too low to make much of a difference to help the film succeed. The rest of us just want/ed to be entertained by a good film. Will need to look elsewhere.