Death Row (2006) (TV)

Director:

Kevin VanHook

Writers:

Kevin VanHook (story)
Kevin VanHook (written by)
(more)

Release Date:

14 October 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

An abandoned prison. A dark past. An evil that will not die.

Plot:

A documentary film crew gets trapped in an abandoned prison.

Plot Keywords:

Locked In A Cell | Hanging | Burned Alive | Lifting Someone Into The Air | Student Film

Cast

Jake Busey	...	Marco
Kyle Schmid	...	Keith
Stacy Keach	...	John Elias
Claire Coffee	...	Missy
Scott Whyte	...	Brian
Shanna Collins	...	Lisa
Jamie Elle Mann	...	Jasmine (as Jamie Mann)
Danny Arroyo	...	Angel
Reynaldo Gallegos	...	Hector (as Rey Gallegos)
James Leo Ryan	...	Vincent
Marco Rodríguez	...	Ron (as Marco Rodriguez)
Danny Trejo	...	Priest
Julienne Irons	...	Female Clerk
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Abra Chouinard	...	Hot Blonde
Russell Richardson	...	Anibal
Tony Flores	...	Straightjacket Ghost (uncredited)
Nick Principe	...	Sparky (uncredited)
Henry T. Yamada	...	Mr. Shiv (uncredited)

Directed by
Kevin VanHook

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Rick Glassman		written by
Kevin VanHook		story
Kevin VanHook		written by

Produced by
Jerry Adams	....	associate producer
Karen Bailey	....	producer
John W. Hyde	....	executive producer
Benjamin Sacks	....	line producer

Original Music by
Ludek Drizhal
Andrew Maz		(co-composer)

Cinematography by
Keith J. Duggan

Film Editing by
Matt Steinauer
Kevin VanHook		(addtional editing)

Casting by
Ivy Isenberg
Paul Weber

Production Design by
George Goodridge

Art Direction by
George Goodridge

Set Decoration by
Munish Asnani

Costume Design by
Kathryn L. Bucher

Makeup Department
Autumn Butler	....	makeup department head
Keith Christensen	....	lead hair stylist and designer
Jason Collins	....	special makeup effects designer: Autonomous F/X, Inc.
Ernesto Cornejo	....	sculptor
Mandi Crane	....	key makeup artist (as Mandi Maugh)
Brie Ford	....	special makeup effects artist: Autonomous FX
Jesse Gee	....	additional makeup artist
Denise Goldberg	....	assistant makeup artist
Brian Hicks	....	additional makeup artist
Elvis Jones	....	special makeup effects designer: Autonomous FX Inc.
Tim Phoenix	....	foam department
Chad Washam	....	mold maker
Liz Webster	....	assistant makeup artist
John Wrightson	....	fabrication department

Production Management
Stacey Jade Smart	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeff Coatney	....	assistant director
Jon Recher	....	second second assistant director
Joseph Suarez	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Munish Asnani	....	lead scenic
Munish Asnani	....	set dresser
Mark Bedell	....	additional art department
Danny Diamond	....	art swing
Anthony Eikner	....	property master
Christian Graham	....	swing
Jesse Hotchkiss	....	painter
Zack Istrin	....	swing
Adam Sumner	....	on-set dresser
Mark Weatherbe	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Patrick Giraudi	....	sound designer
Patrick Giraudi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jackie Johnson	....	dialogue editor
Francisco Koch	....	adr mixer
Michael Kreple	....	foley mixer
Sam Newton	....	boom operator
Rod O'Brien	....	sound effects editor
Jesse Pomeroy	....	supervising sound editor
James P. Slingluff	....	sound mixer
Xavier Sol	....	sound effects editor
Paul Stanley	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Mark Bedell	....	physical effects assistant
Michelle Deville	....	hair technician: Autonomous F/X
Anthony Eikner	....	physical effects coordinator
Elvis Jones	....	special effects makeup
Mark Weatherbe	....	physical effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Brent M. Bowen	....	modeler and texture artist
Chadd B. Cole	....	visual effects supervisor
Harry Eisenstein	....	digital compositor
Steven Fahey	....	visual effects
Peter Gend	....	visual effects
Adam Klein	....	visual effects artist
Carol VanHook	....	visual effects
Andrea Yomtob	....	visual effects

Stunts
Ben Bray	....	stunts
Brian Brown	....	stunts
Darrell Davis	....	stunts
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunt performer
Jason Gray	....	stunt performer
Toby Holguin	....	stunts
Chuck Hosack	....	stunts
Kim Kahana Jr.	....	stunts
Cassandra McCormick	....	stunt double: Jamie Mann
Jeffrey McDancer	....	stunts (as Jeff McDancer)
Mark Norby	....	stunts
Gloria O'Brien	....	stunts
Jim Palmer	....	stunts
Jason Rodriguez	....	stunts
Matthew Taylor	....	stunts (as Matt Taylor)

Camera and Electrical Department
Richard W. Botchlet	....	additional best boy electric
Melissa Di Meglio	....	still photographer
Brian Eastveld	....	grip
Meghan Firth	....	second assistant camera
Alex Gaynor	....	electrician (as Alex O. Gaynor)
Erik Gonzales	....	additional electrician
Thomas Holzer	....	additional camera loader
Craig Jennette	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Michael Kerr	....	dolly grip
Koji Kojima	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Elaine Lincourt	....	camera loader
Yuji Nakaza	....	electrician
Dustin Penrod	....	best boy electric
Robin Rudenberg	....	additional second assistant camera (as Robin Morton)
R. Dustin Sanchez	....	electrician
Matt Steinauer	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Travis Stewart	....	electrician
Chris Tonkovich	....	electrician
Aaron Uentillie	....	electrian

Casting Department
Carol Grant	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Vicki Cannizzaro	....	costume supervisor
Christina Hale	....	set costumer
Kelli Knack	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Melissa Jones Harper	....	post-production coordinator (as Melissa Jones)

Music Department
Andrew Maz	....	supervising score mixer

Transportation Department
Evan Fitzsimmons	....	driver
Robert Fulps	....	driver
Kelly Harkess	....	driver
Jay Norof	....	transportation captain
Tony Ruiz	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Ed Adams	....	fueler
Stephen Andrzejewski	....	location manager
Michael Angel	....	assistant production coordinator
Barry L. Caldwell	....	additional script supervisor
Michele Caylor	....	legal services
Genevieve Coleman	....	production coordinator
Dixon Q. Dern	....	legal services
Dorothy Duder	....	key production accountant
Ari Halpern	....	script supervisor
Katie Larsen	....	office assistant
David Paige	....	production assistant
Sean Whittaker	....	on-set medic

Production Companies

• IDT Entertainment

Distributors

• Splendid Film (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Starz Home Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Autonomous FX

Other Companies

• Complex Studio, The  sound post-production
• Media Distributors Film Source  motion picture film supplied by
• Mission Post  sound post-production

Also Known As:

"Haunted Prison" - USA (cable TV title)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:R (2007) | Germany:18

Company:

IDT Entertainment

Goofs:

Continuity: When Marco finds Angel dead and hanging on the wall, you can see him blink once.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Keith:Mr. Elias? Mr. Elias... Sorry to wake you, the nurse said we could come on in.
John Elias:[waking] What time is it?
Keith:It's um, 4:30.
Missy:We're here for the, uh...
John Elias:I know why you're here. The movie you're making. It's not like I got a list of people lined up to see me.

Movie Connections:

References Ghostbusters (1984)

Decent time-waster

About the worst aspect of Death Row is its cast; not because of the acting but because with half the characters being criminals, ones shown to be without qualms about killing, there's not much reason to invest in these guys.

Sure, Steven Monroe made similar characters somewhat sympathetic in Sasquatch Mountain, but Monroe's movies usually put more effort into the characters than most horror movie crews do today...

Anyways, we see these people's deaths coming from miles away. Fortunately, the writers managed to think of interesting methods of offing people, and there is occasional humor thrown in, keeping the inevitable entertaining.

Most importantly, it is fun horror. While watching people get offed one by one, without any atmosphere or investment in the characters, keeping it entertaining is important.