The Black Waters of Echo's Pond (2009)

Nine friends take a holiday at a Victorian home on a private island and uncover a game that when played brings out the worst in each of them. Jealously, greed, hatred, lust, all of the things they keep buried deep inside themselves rise to the surface and come to a boil.

Director:

Gabriel Bologna

Writers:

Michael Berenson, Gabriel Bologna,

Stars:

Robert Patrick, Danielle Harris, Sean Lawlor

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Patrick	...	Pete
Danielle Harris	...	Kathy
Sean Lawlor	...	Charles
James Duval	...	Rick
Nick Mennell	...	Josh
Mircea Monroe	...	Veronique
Arcadiy Golubovich	...	Anton
Electra Avellan	...	Renee
Elise Avellan	...	Erica
Walker Howard	...	Trent
M.D. Walton	...	Robert
Declan Joyce	...	Danny
Nitsa Benchetrit	...	Florence
Adamo Palladino	...	Niegel
Jason Loughridge	...	Clint

Storyline

Nine friends take a holiday at a Victorian home on a private island and uncover a game that when played brings out the worst in each of them. Jealously, greed, hatred, lust, all of the things they keep buried deep inside themselves rise to the surface and come to a boil. The Black Waters of Echo's Pond shows those who look into it what they want to see... but what you want to see isn't always the truth.

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Plot Keywords:

board game

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody horror violence and gore, language, drug use and some sexuality/nudity

Details

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 October 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hades

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Parallel Media, Project 8 Films, Golden Ring International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

During the end credits, Richard Tyson is correctly listed as playing the character of Nicholas. However, on the very next screen he is listed again, but this time incorrectly as playing the character of Charles.

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Connections

References Friday the 13th (1980)

User Reviews

Echo Pond was... well... watery.

I had the honor, I suppose, of seeing this as a convention last year. After a meet and greet with some of the cast and crew, the theater went dark and this movie flickered up on the screen. Roughly 7 minutes in, I turned to my friend and told him every plot twist we were going to see, the order the characters would die in, and how the movie would end. I was about 94% dead-on, and the row behind me started laughing out loud every time one of my predictions came true. The film looked alright and had a decent score, but the characters were not well written and the plot was so by-the-numbers it killed any chance for suspense to build. What we do get is some long slooow character development of several unlikable people and when the horror does kick in, it makes little sense and doesn't seem to fit the tone that led up to it. I hate to say it, because the cast/crew were very supportive and proud of their work, but I've essentially seen this movie before, and seen it done better. The only recommendations I can give are for James Duval and Robert Patrick, both of whom give inspired performances with pretty bare roles.