Trapped Ashes (2006)

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.

Directors:

Sean S. Cunningham, Joe Dante,

Writer:

Dennis Bartok

Stars:

Jayce Bartok, Henry Gibson, Lara Harris

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jayce Bartok	...	Andy (story segments "Wraparound")
Henry Gibson	...	Tour Guide (story segments "Wraparound")
Lara Harris	...	Julia (story segments "Wraparound")
Scott Lowell	...	Henry (story segments "Wraparound")
Dick Miller	...	Max (story segments "Wraparound")
Michèle-Barbara Pelletier	...	Nathalie (story segments "Wraparound") / Martine (segment "My Twin, The Worm") (as Michele-Barbara Pelletier)
John Saxon	...	Leo (story segments "Stanley's Girlfriend")
Rachel Veltri	...	Phoebe (segment "The Girl with Golden Breasts")
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") (as Rob De Leeuw)
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")

Storyline

The actress Phoebe Kane and her boyfriend Andy, the architect Henry and his wife Julia, the former director Leo and Nathalie receive an invitation for a VIP Tour in the Ultra Studios. When they see the spooky house where the missing director Desmond Hacker filmed "Hysteria", they ask their tour guide to stop the car to visit the infamous house. In a moment, they find that they are trapped in a room without any exit and the guide suggests them to tell the scariest experience of each one like in "Hysteria". Each one tells a spooky tale until they finally discover the end of their stories.

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Plot Keywords:

tour guide | tapeworm | breast implant | anthology | suicide | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Country:

USA Japan

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 July 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Armadilha do Terror

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Independent Film Fund, Cinema Investment, Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

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.

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Connections

References Paths of Glory (1957)

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Soundtracks

"Man With A Horn"
Performed by John Hardee
Written by Robert Ellen (as R. Ellen)
Published by Molique (BMI)
©2006

User Reviews

Totally Fake and Terrifically Fun

The film keeps to the spirit of comic book erotic horror. The four stories are well matched and all good. It's a little bit sexy, but just a tease (yes guys, you get to see nipples, more than you want).

It's a little bit scary, but in a fun, carnival way. Each story had something in it that got somebody to leave the theatre for a different reason, so don't be afraid that it's totally lame and tame. And only one of the people who had to leave the theatre was obviously a plant to drum up publicity.

Keep an eye out for tributes to genre classics.

This is what the Tales From the Crypt movie could have been.