Drag Me to Hell (2009)

Director:

Sam Raimi

Writers (WGA):

Sam Raimi (written by) &
Ivan Raimi (written by)

Release Date:

29 May 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Christine Brown has a good job, a great boyfriend, and a bright future. But in three days, she's going to hell.

Plot:

A loan officer ordered to evict an old woman from her home finds herself the recipient of a supernatural curse, which turns her life into a living hell. Desperate, she turns to a seer to try and save her soul, while evil forces work to push her to a breaking point.

Plot Keywords:

Bank | Button | Curse | Fortune Teller | Shame

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Alison Lohman	...	Christine Brown
Justin Long	...	Clay Dalton
Lorna Raver	...	Sylvia Ganush
Dileep Rao	...	Rham Jas
David Paymer	...	Mr. Jacks
Adriana Barraza	...	Shaun San Dena
Chelcie Ross	...	Leonard Dalton
Reggie Lee	...	Stu Rubin
Molly Cheek	...	Trudy Dalton
Bojana Novakovic	...	Ilenka Ganush
Kevin Foster	...	Milos
Alexis Cruz	...	Farm Worker
Ruth Livier	...	Farm Worker’s Wife
Shiloh Selassie	...	Farm Worker's Son
Flor de Maria Chahua	...	Young Shaun San Dena

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sequences of horror violence, terror, disturbing images and language.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish | Hungarian | Czech

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #45266) | UK:15 | Australia:MA | Ireland:15A | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | France:-12 | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-15 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Singapore:PG | Germany:16 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | New Zealand:R16 | Iceland:16 | South Africa:16LV | Hong Kong:IIB | Hungary:18 | Argentina:13 | Mexico:B | Japan:G

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Sam Raimi named David Paymer's character after his long time friend producer James Jacks.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the final scene, we can see that Christine wears a ring on her finger. By the end of the scene, in the closeup of her hand, we can that the ring disappearing and appearing multiple times between frames.

Quotes:

Shaun San Dena: [possessed by the Lamia] I desire the SOUL of Christine Brown. We will FEAST upon it while she festers in the grave!

Movie Connections:

References Poltergeist (1982)

Soundtrack:

Non Rimane Piu Nessuno

a masterpiece in horror

For those of you old enough to recall watching "The Evil dead" when you were a cub, you might remember what a scary and traumatic experience that might have been. I could not sleep for days and when I did, I slept with the door open with a clear path into my parents room if something out of the normal approached. Drag me to hell, drags us all back to the good old days of horror where true impactful scares are made yet the film takes you on a roller coaster ride where you just don't know where or when it will end. With a flawless story and well crafted, sound design was outstanding and therefore helped deliver the chills, this film will feel like going to a very expensive restaurant and eating meal where you feel so satisfied, you bask in the experience. You will feel the same after seeing this movie. A definite triumphant return to cinema by Raimi to a well elaborate masterpiece