The Collector (I) (2009)

Desperate to repay his debt to his ex-wife, an ex-con plots a heist at his new employer's country home, unaware that a second criminal has also targeted the property, and rigged it with a series of deadly traps.

Director:

Marcus Dunstan

Writers:

Patrick Melton (screenplay), Marcus Dunstan (screenplay),

Stars:

Josh Stewart, Andrea Roth, Juan Fernández

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
William Prael	...	Larry Wharton
Diane Ayala Goldner	...	Gena Wharton
Juan Fernández	...	The Collector
Josh Stewart	...	Arkin
Michael Reilly Burke	...	Michael Chase
Andrea Roth	...	Victoria Chase
Karley Scott Collins	...	Hannah Chase
Madeline Zima	...	Jill Chase
Haley Pullos	...	Cindy (as Haley Alexis Pullos)
Daniella Alonso	...	Lisa
Patrick Rizzotti	...	Bowling Ball Cleaner
Jayme Suzonne Riser	...	Bar Dancer
Krystal Mayo	...	Bar Dancer (as Krystal Dawn Mayo)
Michele Diane Pate	...	Bar Dancer
Nicole Antranette Fisher	...	Bar Dancer

Storyline

When the Chase family moves to an isolated house in the middle of nowhere in Detroit, Arkin is hired to fix the windows and the doors. Later he meets his daughter and his wife that has a debt with dangerous sharks and needs money, but his week payment is not enough to pay her debts. Arkin plots to heist the safe of Michael Chase during the night to raise the necessary money. However, when he arrives in the house, he finds that a sadistic criminal has imprisoned the family and planted traps everywhere. Arkin seeks a way out of the deadly house to save his life.

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Plot Keywords:

debt | trap | first part | psychopathic killer | psychopath | 

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Taglines:

He always takes one

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

18A

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 July 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Le collectionneur sadique

Filming Locations:

Mobile, Alabama, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£109,519 (UK) (25 June 2010)

Gross:

£312,820 (UK) (2 July 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

LD Entertainment, Fortress Features, Imaginarium Entertainment Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The writers intended the movie to be a Saw prequel, but the idea was declined.

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Goofs

When The Collector's van crashed into the ambulance, that was taking Arkin to the hospital, the front of the van is completely undamaged.

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Crazy Credits

Thank you - That guy who kept taping his face

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Connections

References Se7en (1995)

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Soundtracks

Shut Up and Bleed
Written by Andy LaPlegua
Performed by Combichrist
Courtesy of Out of Line Music

User Reviews

Refreshing and intelligent

The Collector was made a few years ago, and it got people attention by advertising it was made by some of the people behind Saw. Being a big fan of the first movies of the clever puzzle franchise Saw, I immediately felt the urge to watch this film. Unlike most of the recent horror movies, the collector has an intelligent and sneaky main character, who has to outwit the villain, who also appears to be very smart. Without spoiling the movie too much, i can tell that this turns into a clever game of cat and mouse, it is very tense and the movie builds up quite a bit of suspense that will keep you buried deep under your blanket, until you can hear the beloved main character is still okay.

The movie does not spend a lot of time on the less important characters, which does unfortunately result in the viewer being annoyed with those characters, who does nothing but to burden the "hero" of the movie.

The movie is fast-phased and you get thrown into the action rather quickly, after about 10-15 minutes of being presented to the surroundings, characters and conflicts. The Collector keeps the phase up as it drags you into a house of traps, with only a few seconds to figure out a safe route.

This movie does not provide a lot of shocks to keep the adrenaline going, but instead it mixes gore, action and suspense, to let you know what is at stake, how easily it can go wrong and that anything can be coming next.

Why should you watch this movie?

If you are looking for a movie that will keep your mind on the film and make you forget about everything else for the duration of the movie. Then this is it. The movie will keep you staring at the screen like a dog waiting for food, and it only gets more and more tense as the movie progresses. If you however are not a fan of blood, or -let me warn you on this one!- if you are afraid of insect, you should probably look for entertainment elsewhere, as this movie will use some creepy torturing methods as the villain truly fancies insects.

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