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:

William Prael, Juan Fernández, Josh Stewart

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
William Prael	...	Larry Wharton
Diane Ayala Goldner	...	Gena Wharton
Juan Fernández	...	The Collector (as Juan Fernandez)
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 | burglar | teeth knocked out | psychopath | 

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Taglines:

He always takes one

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Genres:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive sadistic bloody violence, language and some sexuality/nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 July 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Midnight Man

Filming Locations:

Mansfield, Louisiana, 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

Arkin is wearing black sneakers when he enters the house, then as he's walking through, he comes across a trip wire and it shows the boot of the Collector. Then when Arkin is walking down the stairs into the basement he is wearing some worn brown boots - a total of three different pairs of shoes within 5 minutes.

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Crazy Credits

Special No Thanks - The guy who tried to blow up Joe's bar and whoever stole Karlak's watch

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Connections

Edited into The Collection (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Dead Bodies Everywhere"
Written by Fieldy (as Reginald Arvizu), Jonathan Davis, James 'Munky' Shaffer (as James Shaffer), David Silveria and Brian 'Head' Welch (as Brian Welch)
Performed by Korn
Courtesy of Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Pure Crap

All I can really say is that this film takes cinema to new lows repeatedly. You'll see something that will absolutely stun you for its stupidity and willingness to pander to the most moronic, violent idiots out there and then, a few minutes later, it'll take it even further. Down, down, down it goes...and it tries to take you along for the ride. "Plot?" What's that? "Credibili-huh?" Can't hear you. There is nothing even remotely compelling about this film, just a bunch of disconnected, contrived violence. I don't mind carefully placed violence if it's relevant to a moving story, but that is not what this is about. If you play shoot-em-up video games for eight hours or more a day, you might find this movie tolerable. The rest of us should check out something else.