The Unknown Trilogy (Video 2008)

Somewhere, between the boundaries of life and death, lays the darkest places in the human heart. In these dimly lit recesses crouch fears older than mankind itself. Yet only by visiting ... See full summary »

Directors:

Brian Cavallaro, Sal Mazzotta

Writers:

Brian Cavallaro (screenplay), Sal Mazzotta (story),

Stars:

Sal Mazzotta, David Proval, Anne McDaniels

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sal Mazzotta	...	Frankie 'The Squirrel' Salerno / James Patullo
David Proval	...	Lucky Smith
Anne McDaniels	...	Misty
Abe Vigoda	...	Uncle Morty
Johnny Williams	...	Tanner (as Johnny 'Roast Beef' Williams)
Chuck Astoria	...	Rocco
Linda Axelrod	...	Belle
William DaRuffa	...	Nicky
Kelly Dansky	...	Kaye
Tony Devon	...	Chuck
Richard Hidlebird	...	Reggie
Matt Storm	...	Bruno
Justin Guarini	...	Keith
Michelle Gracie	...	Woman at Roulette Table (as Michelle Graci)
L.K. Brown	...	Man at Roulette Table

Storyline

Somewhere, between the boundaries of life and death, lays the darkest places in the human heart. In these dimly lit recesses crouch fears older than mankind itself. Yet only by visiting this netherworld from time to time can we hope to unearth what lurks just beyond the grasp of our imaginations. The Unknown Trilogy dares to navigate these shadowy passages in three chilling tales that will make you glad you decided to come along for the ride...

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Taglines:

Luck never gives. It only lends.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some disturbing thematic material, violence, sexuality and preteen drinking

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 January 2008 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Actually, not nearly so bad as some reviews made it out to be.

I know truly crappy movie quality when I see it, and I have to say that based on many of the other reviews, here, I was fully expecting this to be among that ilk of film. It's the strangest thing I've ever seen - the reviews are either glowing wonderful or glowing with damnation, no in- between. But really, it's just your average very-low-budget indie type film. I really rather enjoyed it. Granted, there were so many ways it could've been improved, but I think the creators and actors did about as good as they could with what they had been given. It has a sort of Twilight Zone/Alfred Hitchcock tone to it. But all in all, and especially for all the horrid reviews, I was very pleasantly surprised. Just watch the first 15-20 minutes if you're not sure, that should be enough to tell you whether or not you can stand to watch the rest of it. As low-budget as it was, it at least seems to have had some people behind it who actually tried doing a good job - I didn't get a sense of any of this as having been "tossed to the wind" or just carelessly, haphazardly thrown together. It can actually be a bit touching if you let yourself get carried down that route with it. Not the greatest, but certainly worth watching. The three stories are just right so that if you'd prefer it, you could technically watch them in separate viewings and not really miss a thing. So if you don't think you don't want to spend an entire hour-and-a-half on it all at once, don't - I think the 2nd & 3rd story will keep well until you're in the mood. This review would be so much more positive if not for feeling like I have to try to find some way to explain the rancor & bile - I just don't see what the justification is for some of the remarks. Granted, I -do- think some of the rave reviews early on were probably faked, but that doesn't automatically mean it's a horrible film - I don't approve of faked reviews, but even believing that to be the case, I can't really trash the movie over it. It's not a bad little set of flicks. Whimsical, basic, very simple story-telling.