"Criminal Minds" Children of the Dark (2007)

Director:

Guy Norman Bee

Writers:

Jeff Davis (creator)
Dan Dworkin (written by) ...

TV Series:

"Criminal Minds" (2005)

Original Air Date:

17 October 2007 (Season 3, Episode 4)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

The BAU travels to Denver, Colorado, where they investigate a series of home invasions that end in the murders of entire families. However, the case takes a turn when they begin to suspect that the killers were once-abused children.

Plot Keywords:

FBI Profiler | Serial Killer

Cast

  (Episode Cast overview, first billed only)

Thomas Gibson	...	Aaron 'Hotch' Hotchner
Paget Brewster	...	Emily Prentiss
Shemar Moore	...	Derek Morgan
Matthew Gray Gubler	...	Dr. Spencer Reid
A.J. Cook	...	Jennifer 'JJ' Jareau
Kirsten Vangsness	...	Penelope Garcia
William Lee Scott	...	Gary
Francis Capra	...	Ervin
Jhoanna Flores	...	Carrie Ortiz (as Joanna Flores)
Stephanie Erb	...	Dina
Christine Healy	...	Mrs. Manwaring
Tom Kiesche	...	Lt. Nellis
Mark Doerr	...	Tom
Bob Rumnock	...	Supervisor
Masam Holden	...	Tyler

Runtime:

Germany:42 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Cantonese | Spanish

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Netherlands:12

Company:

Mark Gordon Company, The

Trivia:

The plot of this episode is very similar to that of the film Funny Games (1997) in that two young men talk their way into a house to kill the unsuspecting families inside.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Escalators are constantly shown throughout the mall, however Potomac Mills has only one level.

Movie Connections:

References "Leave It to Beaver" (1957)

Criminal minds investigates a 1997 Michael Haneke film??

It's a basic rip/spin off of funny games. (Delete as appropriate) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119167/ or US version.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808279/ Similarities too many to mention. No mention of Michael Haneke in credits.

What's going on??? Is there a tie in with the American release of Funny Games?? I have just watched the episode on television and am interested the lack of internet debate revolving around this seemingly obvious plagiarism or collaboration. If you feel like you have opinion on this matter then please respond to this post.

Yours Sincerely, Sir Nosey Englishman.