Dood eind (2006)

Director:

Erwin van den Eshof

Writers:

Nick Jongerius (idea)
Erwin van den Eshof (writer)

Release Date:

3 August 2006 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

This house is angry

Plot:

A group of young people head off on a vacation. When the car breaks down they're forced to find help...

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Everon Jackson Hooi	...	Chris
Anniek Pheifer	...	Barbara
Alwien Tulner	...	Marie Mc Baine
Mads Wittermans	...	Sidney
Aram van de Rest	...	Ben
Victoria Koblenko	...	Laura
Micha Hulshof	...	Tim
Terence Schreurs	...	Joline
Perla Thissen	...	Joline's mother
Han Peekel	...	Han Peekel
Noah MacIntosh	...	Chris' son
Amber Teterissa	...	Chris' wife
Kimberley Kleczka	...	May Mc Baine (voice)
Régis Marquerink	...	Sidney's bandmember
Jeroen Schippers	...	Sidney's bandmember

Also Known As:

Dead End (Europe: English title)

Runtime:

Netherlands:90 min | Japan:94 min (DVD version)

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR (RCA Sound System) | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:16 | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands

Company:

Icuri Productions

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the movie, Chris is in a hallway trying to find a way out. He tries to open a door by pushing his body into it. But if you look closely at the bolts you see that the door opens as a pull door instead as a push door, that's why it won't even move a little.

dead end? dead movie!

OK, let me start off by saying something nice: 1: some of the special effects were quite good. (some weren't) 2: the lighting was very well done.

now, because I don't want to get too upset about it I will keep it short.

it sucked...it really did. there was no suspense at all. You'll almost fall asleep while waiting for something scary to happen.

The scenario and the director are most to blame. I can't believe he won an award for this! the acting is quite bad but mainly because of the dialog. I'm sure this is the best they could do with it.

the fact that it all happens in Scotland is just ridiculous! and the dutch woman trying to speak Scottish is just pathetic. I mean - they used Scottish kids in the movie so why couldn't they use a Scottish actress? trés horrible! (horror in the wrong kind of way.)

yet what disturbs me the most is the ending. that's probably why it's called dead end. because there is no. It's like they couldn't come up with a good ending so they let the actors improvise or something like that...hell, I don't know.

What I do understand is Tarantino's companies' interest in it because with the humor and real horror I'm sure Tarantino is able to bring in it can make it a good movie. (if he uses different actors and changes the script.) - but that's why they said they were interested in making a remake and not having it released in America.

so, I gave it 2 stars for the effects and lighting. and that's the most I can give to this piece of dogpoo. horror at its worst!