Trapped Ashes (2006)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Directors:

Sean S. Cunningham
Joe Dante

Writer (WGA):

Dennis Bartok (written by)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

Seven strangers on a Hollywood movie studio tour are trapped inside an infamous House of Horror and forced to tell their most terrifying stories to get out alive. |

Plot Keywords:

Sex Scene | Cave | Doctor | Wraparound Story | Vampire

Cast

Jayce Bartok	...	Andy
Henry Gibson	...	Tour Guide
Lara Harris	...	Julia
Scott Lowell	...	Henry
Dick Miller	...	Max
Michèle-Barbara Pelletier	...	Nathalie / Martine (segment "My Twin - The Worm")
John Saxon	...	Leo
Rachel Veltri	...	Phoebe
Richard Ian Cox	...	Doug (segment "The Girl with Golden Breasts")
Glynis Davies	...	Nurse (segment "The Girl with Golden Breasts")
Scott Heindl	...	Zack (segment "The Girl with Golden Breasts")
Rob deLeeuw	...	Ben (segment "The Girl with Golden Breasts")
Mina E. Mina	...	Dr. Judith (segment "The Girl with Golden Breasts")
Winston Rekert	...	Dr. Larry (segment "The Girl with Golden Breasts")
Ken Russell	...	Dr. Lucy (segment "The Girl with Golden Breasts")

Also Known As:

Death Room (Japan: English title) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content, nudity, violence, disturbing images and language.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA | Japan | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:16 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

11:11 Mediaworks

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the first sequence, where the girl is about to have surgery, they hold the gas mask several inches from her face and never place it against her face.

Movie Connections:

References The Killer Is Loose (1956)

"Tales From the Crypt" never looked so good

Why would a smart and creative guy like Dennis Bartok come up with an embarrassing, insipid, boring, unfunny and revolting piece of pseudo-porn like "Trapped Ashes"?

If this is his tribute to "Tales From the Crypt," "Creepshow" and "The Vault of Horror," Bartok has seriously lost his way... and Freddie Francis is probably rolling over in his grave about now. Maybe Bartok should have made that story instead: clueless wannabe screenwriter desecrates legacy of legendary British director of "Tales From the Crypt," causing famed director to rise from dead and turn idiot writer-producer into Hamburger Helper.

So why did Bartok do it? Maybe he thought by rounding up a few veteran directors, his picture was in the bag -- no matter how awful the writing was. Or maybe he had an unconscious desire to destroy his chances of ever making it in this business. Hard to say. His therapist is probably the only one who knows for sure

But one thing's for sure: Bartok can kiss his Hollywood career goodbye!