Oculus: Chapter 3 - The Man with the Plan (2006)

Director:

Mike Flanagan

Writers:

Mike Flanagan (writer)
Jeff Seidman (writer)

Release Date:

March 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Short | Horror

Tagline:

No one knows who created it. No one knows what possesses it. But Tim Russel knows what it can do... and he's going to prove it.

Plot:

A man sets out to prove an antique mirror is haunted.

Awards:

9 wins

Cast

Scott Graham	...	Tim Russel
Matthew Reynolds	...	Alan Russel
Joe Wicker	...	Delivery Man
Brandyn Feldman	...	Delivery Man
Dave Levine	...	Steve (voice)

Also Known As:

Oculus: The Man with the Plan (USA) (DVD title)

Runtime:

32 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Filming Locations:

Venice Beach, Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Back 2 One Productions

Trivia:

Production was halted on the final day of production because a shoot-out erupted between police and several armed occupants of the house across the street from the location.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: Boom mic and operator visible in Scott Graham's glasses during the entire "history" section of the film.

Quotes:

Tim Russel: I have met my demons and they are many... I have seen the devil and he is me.

Movie Connections:

References The Grudge (2004)

Outstanding short film!

My wife and I were lucky enough to happen upon a showing of this film at the Dragoncon film festival recently. I have been a huge fan of horror films and fiction since I was a young kid, and so did not expect to be remotely frightened by anything in the horror portion of the festival. I was almost right.

Mike Flanagan's outstanding film scared me more than anything that Hollywood has offered in many years. At the end of the 32 minutes that it ran, the audience let out an audible gasp because so many of us were holding out breaths. Any fright film fan will be thrilled to see that there are still truly gifted film makers out there who can scare the Hell out of you.

If you get a chance, see it. And when it becomes available on an anthology, buy it. You won't be disappointed.