Curse of Alcatraz (2007)

A curse borne of torture and isolation comes to life and terrorizes a group of scientists who travel to the Alcatraz Prison to investigate a series of unsolved murders... See full synopsis »

Director:

Daniel Zirilli

Writers:

D. Glase Lomond, Doyle Sigerson (story),

Stars:

Alex A. Quinn, Jessie Camacho, Candise Lakota

Cast

Credited cast:
Alex A. Quinn	...	Kurt Polsky
Jessie Camacho	...	Alissa Deerhorn
Candise Lakota	...	Tiffany Lynch
José Solano	...	Andrew Tay
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Phil Austin	...	Dr. Stanovitch
Tom Gander	...	CSI Photographer
Jeremy Gilchrist	...	Ranger Tyler
Joe Jones	...	Dr. Michael Hauser
Jason Melling	...	Worker #2
Mario Montes	...	Ranger Carlos
Sara Jane Nash	...	Lana Campbell
Joe Paganelli	...	Worker #1
Ava Perez	...	Double for Ms. Camacho
Eddy Robinson	...	Alcatraz Guard #2
William Van Noland	...	Ranger Vince

Storyline

A curse borne of torture and isolation comes to life and terrorizes a group of scientists who travel to the Alcatraz Prison to investigate a series of unsolved murders... See full synopsis »

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and some drug use

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 September 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Oakland, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$150,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pop Art Film Factory

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 87 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When the guy in the wheelchair is talking and says "jackass", a crew member wearing a headset can be seen reflected in the glass behind him.

User Reviews

Potentially great, but an overall mixed effort

After finding a strange Indian relic boarded up on Alcatraz, the research team studying the remains find themselves under attack by a strange curse affecting the others on the island and force them to battle it off to survive.

A pretty unimpressive offering, especially since this one had a ton of opportunities to be really great. The usage of history mixed into the storyline and the ramifications in the present is pretty chilling, and the infamous prison location where it all takes place is pretty unnerving. That said, there's not a lot else that it gets right. The quick pace means that it slowly builds up the excavation and research into the strange object that there's hardly anything happening, with all the stalking and killed crammed into the last half-hour of the film. The kills aren't that spectacular either, whenever we can see them, and the creepiness of the location isn't taken to it's most extreme here as the prison could've been utilized far better. These here hold it back quite a bit.

Rated R: Graphic Language, Graphic Violence, Brief Nudity and drug use