Walled In (2009)

Director:

Gilles Paquet-Brenner

Writers:

Serge Brussolo (novel)
Rodolphe Tissot (written by) ...
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Release Date:

19 June 2009 (Mexico)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Some secrets are left buried.

Plot:

A demolition company agent uncovers the horrifying secrets held within a building she's having razed.

Plot Keywords:

Building | Demolition | Caretaker | Architect | Cement

Cast

Tim Allen	...	Police Officer (as Timothy Allen)
Mischa Barton	...	Sam
Darla Biccum	...	Liz Walczak
Cameron Bright	...	Jimmy
Eugene Clark	...	Burnett
Mark D. Claxton	...	Richard (as Mark Claxton)
Pascal Greggory	...	Malestrazza
Shannon Jardine	...	Store Clerk
Noam Jenkins	...	Peter
Sophi Knight	...	Julie
Taylor Leslie	...	Lucy Walczak
Emily McAfee	...	Young Sam
Jane Redlyon	...	Denise
Rob Roy	...	Charles Walczak
Josh Strait	...	Vincent Walczak
Deborah Kara Unger	...	Mary
Rob van Meenen	...	Patrick Walczak (as Rob Van Meenen)

Directed by
Gilles Paquet-Brenner

Writing credits
Serge Brussolo		(novel "Les Emmurés")
Rodolphe Tissot		(written by) and
Olivier Volpi		(written by) and
Sylvain White		(written by) and
Gilles Paquet-Brenner		(written by)

Produced by
Bader Alwazzan	....	executive producer
Kevin DeWalt	....	producer
Jean-Charles Levy	....	producer (as Jean-Charles Lévy)
Nicolas Manuel	....	associate producer
Stéphane Marsil	....	producer
Michael Mihalke	....	executive producer
Clément Miserez	....	producer
Olivier Piasentin	....	associate producer
Janine Stener	....	executive producer
Dieter Vollkammer	....	executive producer
Ingo Vollkammer	....	producer
Scott Einbinder	....	executive producer (uncredited)
Philip Fier	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Greg Biribauer		(as Gregory Biribauer)

Cinematography by
Karim Hussain

Film Editing by
Jackie Dzuba

Casting by
Carmen Kotyk

Production Design by
Bertrand Seitz

Art Direction by
Sara McCudden

Set Decoration by
Andrea Spakowski

Costume Design by
Cathy McComb

Makeup Department
Lisa Campbell	....	first assistant hair stylist: second unit (as Lisa Campbell-Buteau)
Jennifer Forberg	....	assistant makeup artist
Tracy George	....	key makeup artist
Tamara Harrod	....	key hair stylist
Amber Herbach	....	assistant hair stylist
Kaitlyn Rae	....	second assistant makeup artist
Emersen Ziffle	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Rhonda Baker	....	production manager
Heather Malek	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kenny Chaplin	....	second assistant director
Sheree Fondeur	....	third assistant director (as Sheree Betker)
Alfie Kiernan	....	first assistant director
Rob W. King	....	second unit director (as Rob King)
Danny Samchyk	....	trainee assistant director
Terry Mialkowsky	....	first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department
Mathilde Abraham	....	first assistant art director
Josh Allen	....	labourer
Dianne Anderson	....	carpenter assistant
Leonard Ayotte	....	carpenter foreman (as Leomard Ayotte)
Sylvain Buteau	....	set dresser
Joel Cherry	....	plasterer
Robin Cheston	....	paint assistant
Dan Cooke	....	set dresser
Norm Daschle	....	property master
Johanna de Vries	....	scenic artist (as Johanna Devries)
Marcelle Deschenes	....	scenic artist
Keith Dobranski	....	set dresser trainee
Dwain Dupley	....	props assistant
Rylan Faul	....	greens head
Gerry Filby	....	carpenter
Justin Fisher	....	set dresser (as Jastina Fisher)
Bruce Fountain	....	carpenter
Kelli Friesen	....	labourer
Julia Fullerton	....	paint assistant
Sophie Grenier	....	graphic designer
Kerry Hanley	....	labourer
Michael Hardy	....	labourer
Jim Harle	....	carpenter
Carolyn Harris	....	on-set dresser
Shannon Hayashi	....	labourer
Steven Hearn	....	labourer (as Steve Hearn)
Steven Hearn	....	set dresser (as Steve Hearn)
Megan Hicke	....	set dresser (as Meghan Hickie)
Bradley Horner	....	set dresser
Les Hruszka	....	labourer
Morgan Hughes	....	key scenic painter
Troy Jessop	....	scenic artist (as Troy Jessup)
Christopher Johnstone	....	set dresser
Shawn Karkulowski	....	carpenter
Brentyn Krekoski	....	carpenter
Leigh Krekoski	....	carpenter
Marianna Kyriakoulias	....	art department coordinator
Richard Lambert	....	carpenter
Raymond Larose	....	set designer (as Raymond LaRose)
Jim Lindsay	....	carpenter assistant
Jefferson Little	....	scenic artist
Marc Loiselle	....	carpenter
Sara Longfellow	....	assistant set decorator
Daniel McKay	....	scenic artist
Mélanie McNicoll	....	head painter
Bryan McWhirter	....	shop foreman
Will Moffatt	....	scenic artist
Bob Nett	....	lead scenic artist
Steve Pilon	....	lead carpenter
Gerland Potvin	....	scenic artist
Danny Scavuzzo	....	construction coordinator
Dean Schatz	....	carpenter
Brennan Schramm	....	greens head
David Schultz	....	carpenter
Stephan Schumann	....	labourer
Tom Strelow	....	set dresser
Lief Thorseth	....	set dresser
Adrian Traquair	....	lead set dresser
Les Turcotte	....	scenic artist
Johann Wessels	....	scenic artist
Johann Wessels	....	storyboard artist
Mark Whitbread	....	carpenter
Brent Williams	....	carpenter assistant
Laura Wolfe	....	set buyer
Adrienne Conley	....	set designer (uncredited)
Mark Montague	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Kimberley Phaneuf	....	painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Mike Albers	....	sound mixer: second unit
Hildy W. Bowen	....	audio post-production coordinator (as Hildy Bowen)
Rob Bryanton	....	audio post supervisor
Daniel Canfield	....	boom operator trainee
Adam Ennis	....	cableperson
Douglas Ganton	....	production sound mixer
Jeff Hamon	....	sound effects editor
Jeff Hamon	....	sound re-recording mixer
Cal Harle	....	foley artist
Steve Hasiak	....	assistant dialogue editor
Steve Hasiak	....	audio post supervisor
Roger Roscoe	....	boom operator: second unit
Dane Roy	....	sound trainee
Evan Rust	....	dialogue editor
Evan Rust	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ed Seneshen	....	sound mixer: second unit
Al Sherbin	....	sound effects editor
Jeff Smulan	....	foley editor
Jeff Smulan	....	foley recordist
Warren St. Onge	....	sound mixer: second unit
J. David Taylor	....	foley artist (as David J. Taylor)
J. David Taylor	....	foley editor (as David J. Taylor)
J. David Taylor	....	foley recordist (as David J. Taylor)
Leon Wiegers	....	boom operator
Jeff Hamon	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Paul Compton	....	special effects trainee
Ross Herne	....	special effects second assistant
Paul Noël	....	special effects supervisor
Joel Passmore	....	special effects assistant
Kirk Storms	....	special effects fabricator
Patrick Murphy	....	special effects gaffer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Brent Braaten	....	visual effects intern
Stephen Brown	....	dustbuster
Paul Dion	....	visual effects co-supervisor
Colin Hubick	....	visual effects co-supervisor
Ahmad Ismail	....	digital opticals
Mila Patriki	....	digital intermediate colourist
Trevor Pickard	....	dustbuster
Alison Schouten	....	dustbuster
Motassem Younes	....	digital opticals
Brayden Klein	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)
Chad R. Stephens	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)

Stunts
T.J. Bews	....	stunt coordinator
Chyanne Hodgson	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Chad Biesenthal	....	grip
Mark Dobrescu	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Mark Dobrescu	....	director of photography: second unit
Allan Feildel	....	still photographer (as Allan Fieldel)
Dean Frank	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Shawn Fulton	....	rigging gaffer
Andrew Gordon	....	gaffer
Matt Greenhough	....	dolly grip
Michael Kowbel Harvey	....	electric trainee
Michael Kowbel Harvey	....	grip
Gord Hearn	....	best boy grip
Steven Hearn	....	grip (as Steve Hearn)
Rob Hillstead	....	lamp operator
Todd Irving	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Aaron Jacobs	....	grip
Gabe Kinistino	....	lamp operator
Nick Lamb	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Kyle Mrazek	....	lamp operator
Rob Parrell	....	key grip
Michael Pavlovsky	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Ryan Schmidt	....	grip
Ryan Scott	....	generator operator
Chuck Taylor	....	camera trainee
Daniel Way	....	best boy electric (as Dan Way)
John Rhode	....	cinematographer: special effects (uncredited)

Casting Department
Karina Davis	....	casting: Los Angeles
Trenna Keating	....	casting: Saskatchewan
Kate Plantin	....	casting: UK
Shauna Tocchet	....	casting: Los Angeles

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Myk Brazier	....	costumer
Sonja Clifton-Remple	....	costumer
Kerri La Londe	....	costume set supervisor (as Kerri LaLonde)
Joanna Vollhoffer	....	assistant costume designer
Diane Will	....	truck costumer

Editorial Department
Peter Armstrong	....	digital intermediate producer
JuliAnne Bonnett	....	post-production coordinator: dailies
Jason Britski	....	assistant: editor
Scott Cole	....	dailies project manager
Lee Hughes	....	digital intermediate coordinator
Trevor Lewis	....	digital intermediate scanner and recorder
Heather Malek	....	first assistant editor
Tom Mayclim	....	digital intermediate scanner and recorder
Dave Muscat	....	digital intermediate editor
Sandy Parr	....	colorist: dailies
Nick Paulozza	....	imaging supervisor

Transportation Department
Gavin Dargin	....	driver
Rachele Deagnon	....	driver
Arnold Deis	....	unit driver
Anthony Demorest	....	unit driver
Leroy Demorest	....	driver
Wesley Erickson	....	unit driver
Gerry Frei	....	unit driver
Ken Frei	....	unit driver
Gary Gables	....	unit driver
Herbert Harrison	....	unit driver
Al Hildebrand	....	unit driver (as Allen Hildebrand)
Kyle Huffman	....	unit driver
Morley Johnson	....	unit driver
Rod Johnson	....	unit driver
Glen Kerr	....	driver: honeywagon
Larry Klein	....	unit driver
Lawrence Malawski	....	unit driver
Alan Moffat	....	unit driver (as Allan Moffat)
Sheldon Moffatt	....	unit driver
J.R. Richards	....	driver
Percy Richards	....	unit driver
Sheila Richards	....	transportation coordinator
Eric Scales	....	unit driver
Arnold Schick	....	unit driver
Danine Schlosser	....	unit driver
Dion Schlosser	....	unit driver
James Schlosser	....	unit driver
Ryan Smiley	....	transportation captain
Jim Wilson	....	unit driver
Stacey Wolfe	....	driver
Jeff Zaporzan	....	driver (as Jeffrey Zaporzan)

Other crew
Travis Barzan	....	craft service
Richelle Bourgoin	....	unit publicist
Shelly Bowes-Cherry	....	assistant production coordinator (as Shelly Bowes)
Jason Bryant	....	stand-in
Cheryl Caza	....	finance manager: Minds Eye Entertainment
Nigel Crook	....	production accountant
Simon Edery	....	executive consultant
Nicale Fiset	....	sous chef
Kari Fonkalsrud	....	first assistant accountant
Wanda Fraser	....	assistant: Kevin DeWalt
David Geiss	....	extras wrangler
Natasha Getz	....	producer intern
Ingrid Guzmán	....	second assistant accountant
Catherine Haines	....	talent coodinator
Chyanne Hodgson	....	wrangler assistant
Colin Hubick	....	technical director: Minds Eye Entertainment
Glenda Huynink	....	tutor
Flo Krisko	....	animal wrangler
Lauren 'Fluff' Lindsay	....	craft service
Lauren 'Fluff' Lindsay	....	first aid
Tricia Martin	....	publicity assistant
Karen McDonald	....	wrangler assistant
Mark Montague	....	publicist
Sharai Mustatia	....	craft service
Melanie Nicklas	....	trainee production coordinator
Tiffany Palmer	....	script supervisor trainee
Janice Petersen	....	accountant: Minds Eye Entertainment
Jeffrey Quinn	....	accountant: Minds Eye Entertainment
Elaine Schaeffer	....	production secretary: Minds Eye Entertainment
Ryan Schmidt	....	locations production assistant
Shane B. Scott	....	script supervisor (as Shane Scott)
Pam Simons	....	production coordinator
William B. Smith	....	production assistant (as Will Smith)
Jillian Walchuck	....	stand-in (as Jillian Walchuk)
Patricia J.F. Warsaba	....	legal services (as Patricia Warsaba)
Leigh White	....	kitchen team
Moneca Wollis	....	assistant: Kevin DeWalt (as Moneca Wallis)
Claude Forest	....	insurance broker (uncredited)
Jennifer Gay	....	translator (uncredited)
Kalin Jensen	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Dana Lesiuk	....	script supervisor (segments) (uncredited)
Terry Mialkowsky	....	location manager (uncredited)
Nathan Mosewich	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Nathan Mosewich	....	location scout (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Experiences Films
• Forecast Pictures
• Leomax Productions
• Minds Eye Entertainment
• Walled In Productions

Distributors

• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Albania) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Bulgaria) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Croatia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Hungary) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Kosovo) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Republic of Macedonia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Montenegro) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Poland) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Romania) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Serbia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Slovakia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Slovenia) (all media)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Canal+ (2009) (France) (TV)
• Gativideo (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• La Petite Reine (2009) (France) (all media)
• Leomax Entertainment (2009) (USA) (all media)
• Sunfilm Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Entertainment Partners Canada  payroll
• Film Finances Canada  completion guarantor
• Multimedia Risk Consultants and Insurance Brokers  insurance (as Multimedia Risk)
• PS Productions Vancouver  grip and lighting equipment (as PS Productions)
• Squared Foot Productions  financing
• Talking Dog Post & Sound Studios  audio post facility (as Talking Dog Studios)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence

Runtime:

Argentina:91 min | Germany:100 min (European Film Market)

Country:

USA | France | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Germany:16 | Mexico:B15 | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | New Zealand:R18 | Canada:14A (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Canada Saskatchewan Production Studios, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Company:

Experiences Films

Trivia:

The glowing symbol in the building lobby, made up of solid and broken lines, is the I Ching hexagram for Persevering. It is made by combining the symbols for Thunder and Wind.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jimmy and Mary are talking in their kitchen he is facing the camera and passes her the can opener. The camera shows a closeup of Jimmy and he doesn't appear to move but when the view changes back to the two of them, he has turned to face Mary.

Quotes:

Julie:[first lines - wakes up in narrow space] Dad?
[starting to panic]
Julie:Dad. Dad. Daddy! Dad!

Movie Connections:

References Psycho (1960)

Unpleasant and pretentious

"Walled In" definitely looked like a horror movie with massive potential and several aspects about the synopsis immediately appealed to me, like the guaranteed horrific theme of claustrophobic death, isolated buildings with a macabre past, lunatic architects and a slowly unfolding serial killer plot. I became even more convinced of the potential after witnessing the terrifically uncanny opening sequence in which a small child is trapped between four walls and screaming her lungs out whilst cement slowly filling up the concrete grave. This is a harsh and nightmarish sequence that you don't expect to see in modern day horror movie, so I started to feel very confident this could become a gem of a film. Unfortunately I shouted victory way too early again, as the walls of the productions literally come crashing down promptly after the opening credits. The screenplay is adapted from a graphic novel written by Canadian writer Serge Brussolo, and I certainly don't doubt the idea makes an absorbing book, but the film version is unstructured, confusing, preposterous and utterly implausible. Furthermore, the film itself is extremely unpleasant to look at what with its grainy photography, grim ambiance and vile characterizations. "Walled In" is one of those movies that make you nervous and uncomfortable without actually scaring anyone, so I was really glad when it was over. Sam Walczak is a freshly graduated engineer and the heiress of her family's destruction company. Her father offers her the opportunity to be in charge of her very own project: organizing and supervising the demolition of a remote and sinister apartment building, originally designed by the notoriously eccentric architect Joseph Malestrazza. The building has a dark past, as reputedly over 15 previous tenants were entombed in the walls, and Sam quickly experiences there's truth in the rumors. Together with the slightly offbeat teenage son of the evicted caretaker, she develops a theory that the mysteriously vanished architect might still be entrenched in the building. Pretentious and lethargic, "Walled In" is basically a totally absurd movie with an overload of transparent red herring and atmosphere building elements that are boldly stolen from other (and much better) genre classics. The ending is downright pathetic and actually a direct insult on the viewer's intelligence. Don't expect any gore or bloodshed, neither, just a whole lot of wannabe shocking undertones leading absolutely nowhere. The performances are very much below par and the overall conclusion regarding the film is, simply put, embarrassing. If these walls could talk … they would advise us to throw all copies of this movie in a hole in the basement and subsequently blow up the building.