Don't Look Up (2009)

Evil spirits released from old celluloid causes a film crew to slowly go insane while in production on a new project.

Director:

Fruit Chan

Writers:

Brian Cox (screenplay), Hiroshi Takahashi (screenplay),

Stars:

Rachael Murphy, Reshad Strik, Eli Roth

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rachael Murphy	...	Lila Kis
Reshad Strik	...	Marcus Reed
Eli Roth	...	Béla Olt
Henry Thomas	...	Josh Petri
Carmen Chaplin	...	Romy Bardoc
Ben DiGregorio	...	Olt's Cameraman
Kevin Corrigan	...	Davis
Alyssa Sutherland	...	Claire
Lothaire Bluteau	...	Grigore
Robert Towers	...	Beng
Jack Dimich	...	Romanian Grip
Daniela Sea	...	Tami
Elena Satine	...	Anca
Zelda Williams	...	Matya
Brian Henderson	...	Peter

Storyline

In the Dark Ages, a gypsy woman made a pact with Beng, the gypsy devil, to marry a powerful man. In return, Beng asked for her first born child. Her daughter Matya had the mark of the devil and was killed by the villagers. In 1928, the Hungarian director Bela Olt decides to shoot Matya's story with the lead gypsy actress Lila Kis. However, the director, the cast and the crew vanished with the film that had never been seen. Back to the present and the discredited medium director Marcus Reed and his producer Josh Petri head to Romania to make a film about Matya's story...

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Plot Keywords:

gypsy | actress | romania | torture | fly the insect | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for horror violence and gore

Details

Country:

USA Japan South Africa

Language:

English Romanian

Release Date:

8 January 2011 (Japan)

Also Known As:

A Semente do Mal

Filming Locations:

Lacy Street Production Center - 2630 Lacy Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Distant Horizon, Action 5, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The name of the director of the original film is Bela Olt. One of Bela Lugosi's early stage names was Arisztid Olt.

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Connections

References Frankenstein (1931)

User Reviews

Horror fans, don't listen to these NLB's (negative little bitches)

Sure, it's not a GREAT movie, but it's far from bad. It's a Japanese director's attempt at making a more western-oriented horror film. It DOES have some gore (though no nudity, but who gives a shite about nudity unless they can't get laid? Most of us can see real nudity whenever we want it, so that shouldn't be an issue to most Americans). This is actually a quite decent interpretation of Asian horror. The script is certainly no more lame than other 'revered' Asian horror films like The Ring or The Grudge or The Eye. Give it a chance and an open mind and you'll see that it's not a classic, but still quite good compared to most horror films produced nowadays.