The Cellar Door (2007)

Director:

Matt Zettell

Writer:

Christopher Nelson

Release Date:

2007 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

The girl next door isn't there anymore.

Plot:

The girl next door, having coffee, lunch with a friend, shopping, unaware she is becoming an obsession...

Plot Keywords:

Cage | Escape | Cellar | Blood | Nail

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

James DuMont	...	Herman
Michelle Tomlinson	...	Rudy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Melina Bielefelt	...	Missionary #1
Annie Coffey	...	Cashier Wendy
Algernon D'Ammassa	...	Missionary #2
Christina Reynolds	...	Jennifer
Heather Sconyers	...	Christa

Directed by
Matt Zettell

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Christopher Nelson

Produced by
Ami Artzi	....	executive producer
Keith Dixon	....	co-producer
James DuMont	....	co-producer
Marcy Levitas Hamilton	....	executive producer
Strathford Hamilton	....	executive producer
Christopher Nelson	....	executive producer
Hilary Six	....	executive producer
Hilary Six	....	producer
Matt Zettell	....	producer

Cinematography by
Skye Borgman

Film Editing by
Franklin Peterson

Production Design by
Jack Millard

Costume Design by
Laura Cresswell

Makeup Department
Laci Hill	....	assistant makeup artist
Lisa Lash	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Colleen Cortes	....	unit production manager

Sound Department
Peter Chu	....	sound
Brett Hinton	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ethan Holzman	....	dialogue editor
Clayton Weber	....	foley artist
Clayton Weber	....	sound designer
Clayton Weber	....	sound re-recording mixer
Clayton Weber	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Lisa Lash	....	special effects makeup

Camera and Electrical Department
Kevin Huie	....	grip
Kyle Morgan	....	assistant camera
Jeff Siljenberg	....	gaffer (as Jeffrey Siljenberg)

Other crew
Laura Kobzeff	....	production assistant
Tim Phillips	....	dialogue coach

Thanks
Suren M. Seron	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Six Sense Productions
• Six Sense

Distributors

• TriCoast Studios (2007) (worldwide) (all media)
• Six Sense (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Monterey Media (2007) (USA) (all media)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (video) (VOD)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (DVD)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong bloody violence and terror, and language

Runtime:

Netherlands:85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Germany:18 | UK:18 | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Six Sense Productions

Quotes:

[first lines]
Herman:[poking his knife alternately at two names] Eeny - meeny - miny - moe. / Catch a - tiger - by his - toe. / If he - hollers - let him - go. / Eeny - meeny - miny - *moe*.
[ends on Rudy]

nothing to do with Broken but stated as Broken 2

As noted in my Broken review this one was in the Broken box too stated as Broken 2. In fact the storyline is a bit of the same, girl get kidnapped, locked up in a , euh, cellar, tries to get befriended with the killer, tries to escape. So far so good but it never works. It never is creepy or really bloody let even say gory. It started of really well with the begin credits. What we see is okay, that part is bloody and gory and you are immediately into the movie but when that girl is killed the movie change into a blah blah kind of movie, never convincing. Both the killer and the victim are doing their best but something is missing. She just stays in her cage and he just talks, never doing her really harm and she's never afraid, that annoyed me too, if you are locked up with a psycho you should be afraid or you are sick minded too. Only the last 15 minutes are bloody but it's too late, the movie failed to deliver horror. It's a pity but again it proofs that you have to be careful with franchises. Would have given it a 3 out of 10, it's the last 15 minutes that gave it 4 out of 10.