Asylum Blackout (I) (2011)
"The Incident" (original title)

A group of cooks at an asylum for the criminally insane get locked in with the inmates during a massive thunderstorm.

Director:

Alexandre Courtès

Writers:

S. Craig Zahler, Jérôme Fansten (additional dialogue and material)

Stars:

Rupert Evans, Kenny Doughty, Anna Skellern

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Rupert Evans	...	George
Kenny Doughty	...	Max
Anna Skellern	...	Lynn
Dave Legeno	...	J.B.
Richard Brake	...	Harry
Eric Godon	...	The Pill Inmate
Joseph Kennedy	...	Ricky
Darren Kent	...	Pete
Marcus Garvey	...	William
Ian Lyons	...	Police Lieutenant
Martin Swabey	...	Underwear Inmate
Sandro Mastronardi	...	Ambulance Man
Biondolillo Pascal	...	James harper
Dan Sluijzer	...	Carter
Nina Newman	...	Jennifer

Storyline

In 1989, in Washington, the friends George, Max and Ricky are aspirant musicians that play in a band in their leisure time. They work as cooks in the Sans Asylum to earn money to pay their bills, including renting a studio to record their songs. The asylum is located in an isolated area and is monitored by a team led by the security guard J.B. The deranged inmates are criminals and they take pills to stay calm. One day, George has a concert during the night but J.B. asks him to arrive early in the morning to receive the supplies for the kitchen. George leaves his girlfriend Lynn without sleeping and heads to the asylum. While he is preparing the meals for the insane inmates with his colleagues, there is a storm and a power outage in the area and the monitoring system fails. With the mental hospital in the darkness, the inmates led by the cruel Harry Green attack the guards and staff. George and the other kitchen workers hide from the horde of violent madmen. Will they survive?

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Plot Keywords:

inmate | cook | kitchen | criminally insane | security guard | 

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA France Belgium

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 May 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Asylum Blackout

Filming Locations:

Brussels, Brussels-Capital, Belgium

Box Office

Budget:

$500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Artémis Productions, Marquis Productions, Vertigo Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Two people fainted during the premiere screening at the Toronto International Film Festival.

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Soundtracks

"Come Back"
Written by Bobby Harlow
Performed by "The GO"
Courtesy of The GO Detroit, LLC
Published by Peacock Angel Publishing (ASCAP) and Rhythm King Music (PRS)

User Reviews

Only 5 out of 10 stars?!?!

You guys are way too critical.

I was watching this expecting it to be another run of the mill low budget flick, especially with the rating which almost convinced me not to watch it at all.

Any movie that has you really thinking about it after its over is way better than the fluff I have seen come out recently and this one had me pondering the ending over and over.

IMDb should start having some categories based on genre that can be rated so the ratings are not so lump sum weighted.

Anyway anybody looking for a good weekend movie this one is worth a watch.