Cornered! (2009)

Director:

Daniel Maze

Writers:

Darrin Grimwood (screenplay)
Daniel Maze (story)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

During their nightly poker game a group of lowlifes are terrorized in their own convenience store by a masked killer.

Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | Reward | Donut | Phone Sex | Poker

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Steve Guttenberg	...	Morty
James Duval	...	Jimmy
Peter Story	...	Donny
Elizabeth Nicole	...	Jess
Eduardo Antonio Garcia	...	Steve
Ellia English	...	Mona
David Basila	...	Teddy
David Jean Thomas	...	Jacko
Annie McKnight	...	Female Customer
Josiah Trager	...	Male Customer
Alexander Yurchikov	...	Store Owner
Jod Soraci	...	Detective Jod
Roger C. Ambrose	...	Coroner #1
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Saskia Boedt	...	Detective Calimera
Rolando Boyce	...	TJ
Mary Jeannette Corona	...	Suspicious woman
Mark Laing	...	Suspicious Man
Stephanie Paris	...	Piano wire girl
Dave Rundell	...	Club Goer
Renee Taglia
Caroline Timm	...	Panicky Woman
Alan Noel Vega	...	Coroner #2

Directed by
Daniel Maze

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Darrin Grimwood		screenplay
Daniel Maze		story

Produced by
Saskia Boedt	....	executive producer
Kelly Koskella	....	associate producer
Daniel Maze	....	producer
Alan Noel Vega	....	producer

Original Music by
Konstantinos Zacharopoulos

Cinematography by
Keith Dunkerley

Film Editing by
Bart Winckers

Casting by
Marie Rowe

Production Design by
Roger C. Ambrose

Art Direction by
Ketren Tolbert

Costume Design by
Erika Howard

Makeup Department
Kate Gnetetsky	....	key makeup artist
Dania Simental	....	key makeup artist
Miranda Lawson	....	hairdresser (uncredited)

Production Management
Kristen Kent	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ben Bywater	....	second assistant director
Alan Noel Vega	....	second unit director
Alexander Yurchikov	....	first assistant director

Art Department
W.E. Baker	....	art department coordinator
Mike Beamer	....	carpenter
Burak Duvenci	....	head carpenter
Casey Dzierlenga	....	carpenter
Kathryn Dzierlenga	....	carpenter
Rashid Eley	....	laborer
Chris Gomes	....	carpenter
Carrie Hargett	....	scenic painter
Carrie Hargett	....	set dresser
Aaron Haynes	....	storyboard artist
Lou Klein	....	props
Luke Leffingwell	....	carpenter
José Samuel Martínez Méndez	....	carpenter
Brendan McDonald	....	lead carpenter
Alex Michalski	....	carpenter
Carolyn Pender	....	scenic artist
Ben Record	....	property master
Chris Rivera	....	art department assistant
Marvin Tate	....	laborer
Lee Trujillo	....	co-leadman
Jeremiah Vaughn	....	leadman
Vanessa Velez Boswell	....	scenic painting
Bing Yeh	....	carpenter

Sound Department
Nick Aniello	....	sound editor
J.M. Davey	....	sound editor
Mike Hostettler	....	boom operator
Nathan Lantaff	....	sound editor
Maciek Malish	....	foley supervisor
Jared Neal	....	sound editor
Zach Seivers	....	sound designer
Zach Seivers	....	sound re-recording mixer
Zach Seivers	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Anthony Grow	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
William Mings	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Ben Azoulay	....	utility stunts
Orlando McGuire	....	utility stunts
Shaun Paul Piccinino	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Shaun Paul Piccinino	....	stunt double
Alan Noel Vega	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
David Adams	....	best boy grip
Tyler Andrews	....	additional grip
Travis Belgard	....	key grip
Chris DeLaGarza	....	additional grip
Luis Gomez	....	second assistant camera
Jesse Jaraczewski	....	gaffer
Craig Jennette	....	assistant camera
Matt Kelly	....	second assistant camera
Nick Kirsten	....	grip
Beau Lambert	....	electrician
Jean-Baptiste LeConte	....	lighting technician
Bryant Lemelle	....	additional first assistant camera
Diego Mariscal	....	additional key grip
Jason Matt	....	grip
Scott McCleary	....	additional grip
Andrea Miraglia	....	additional key grip
Andrea Miraglia	....	dolly grip
Kevin Perry	....	electrician
Jeremiah Spinney	....	additional grip
Joshua Stern	....	best boy electric
Joshua Stern	....	second camera operator
Shawn Stoddard	....	additional grip
Michael Ursetta	....	additional grip
Mitchell Ursetta	....	electrician
Fredi Vazquez	....	loader
Wouter Vekeman	....	still photographer
Jason Webster	....	additional grip
Ken Woodbury	....	grip
Gavin Wynn	....	second assistant camera

Casting Department
James Gibler	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kristin Adams Achtmeyer	....	assistant costume designer
Rebecca Fenton Brezovec	....	wardrobe assistant (as Rebecca Fenton)
Ashley Marie Parker	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Richard E. Flores	....	negative cutter (as Richard Flores)
Jod Soraci	....	telecine transfer
Bart Verraest	....	colorist
Alexander Yurchikov	....	additional editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Tommy Coster	....	composer: additional music
J.M. Davey	....	composer: additional music
Mark Derksen	....	score recording & mixing
Frank Sauter	....	music recording supervisor
Zach Seivers	....	composer: additional music
Gilberto Vera	....	music consultant

Transportation Department
Jesus Marquez	....	driver

Other crew
Paul Camacho	....	security
Adam Davis	....	assistant: Mr. Maze
Made Sutra Dewi	....	production bookkeeper
Kenneth Dewinstancey	....	security
Evan Johnson	....	key set production assistant
Kristen Kent	....	script supervisor
Lesli Lytle	....	additional script supervisor
George S. McQuade III	....	publicist
Jeffrey Pallotta	....	production assistant
Stephanie Paris	....	assistant to producers
Shaun Paul Piccinino	....	b.t.s.
Stephanie A. Purdy	....	animal trainer
Stephanie A. Purdy	....	animal wrangler (as Stephanie Purdy)
Sean Ridgway	....	production assistant
Tonnell Rodriguez	....	stage manager
Steve Solomon	....	animal wrangler
Liz Tom	....	production coordinator

Thanks
Nick Falzon	....	special thanks
David Markus	....	special thanks
Dov Simens	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• MAZEfilms

Distributors

• MAZEfilms (2010) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• AQS (2010) (Czechoslovakia) (all media)
• Aventi (2011) (France) (video)
• BVIP Norway (2010) (Denmark) (all media)
• BVIP Norway (2010) (Finland) (all media)
• BVIP Norway (2010) (Iceland) (all media)
• BVIP Norway (2010) (Norway) (all media)
• BVIP Norway (2010) (Sweden) (all media)
• Cinemax (2009) (Hungary) (TV)
• Eagle Films (2010) (India) (all media)
• HBO Hungary (2010) (Bulgaria) (all media)
• HBO Hungary (2010) (Hungary) (all media)
• HBO (2010) (Romania) (all media)
• Hollywood Entertainment (2010) (Greece) (all media)
• IPA (2010) (Vietnam) (all media)
• Intergroove Media (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
• Lightning Media (II) (2010) (USA) (all media)
• Lizard Cinema Trade (2010) (Russia) (all media)
• MAZEfilms (2010) (Luxembourg) (all media)
• MAZEfilms (2010) (Netherlands) (all media)
• MAZEfilms (2011) (France) (all media)
• MIG Film (2010) (Austria) (all media)
• MIG Film (2010) (Germany) (all media)
• MIG Film (2010) (Switzerland) (all media)
• Melimedias (2011) (Belgium) (video)
• Movie Partners, The (2010) (UK) (all media)
• Movie Partnership (2010) (UK) (all media)
• Peacock Films (2010) (Australia) (all media)
• Phase 4 Films (2010) (Canada) (DVD)

Special Effects

• MAZEfx

Other Companies

• ABS Payroll & Production Accounting Services  payroll services
• Cinema Music Consulting  music services
• Creative Clearance  title search and script clearance
• Hollywood Rentals Productions Services  grip and lighting equipment
• Otto Nemenz International  camera dollies
• Snap Sound  post-production sound services
• Wow & Flutter  sound post-production

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for bloody violence, sexual content and pervasive language

Runtime:

USA:87 min

Country:

USA | Belgium

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45895) | Australia:MA (2010) | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Belgium

Company:

MAZEfilms

Trivia:

When the killer is looking over the ice cream bars displayed on the lid of the freezer, one of them is a "Vega" bar - named after producer Alan Noel Vega.

Movie Connections:

References "Pimp My Ride" (2004)

Mediocre, low-budget and somewhat disappointing Slasher movie..

Low-budget horror movies can be surprisingly good (a lot of classics are in fact low-budget films) or just extremely bad. "Cornered" isn't awfully bad, but it is certainly below average. It starts off OK, with opening credits that let you believe this is a serial-killer film like "Se7en" or "Resurrection". But soon you realize this is a very average by-the-numbers 'slasher' with a shoe-string budget.

There are only 7 actors and 1 location. The slow story takes place in a grocery\liquor store where the owner and some friends play poker while there is killer in the shop. One by one they check it out and never come back.

The story reminds you a little of the classic slasher "Intruder" by Scott Spiegel. But "Intruder" was creepy and claustrophobic. "Intruder" had amazing special effects (KNB group) and brutal killings. It also had a surprising ending. "Cornered" fails on all counts. The story gets boring and it really stretches to fill the 82 minutes of running time. There was no money for real special effects or gore. The killings are disappointing. Even the 'highlight' kill, where one of them is hanging upside down and is gutted with an circle saw, is shown in a very cheap way to hide the fact that there was no real special-effects team present during the shooting.

To conclude with the 'surprise' ending: yeah, right; like we didn't see that one coming ! (well, there were not much choices to begin with). First credited is Steve Guttenberg (Mahoney from the "Police Academy" films) but his role is kind of minimum.

"Cornered" is not a very good movie. It really shows on screen that this is a very low-budget picture. It also never gets interesting and the motives of the killer are not really explained here. If you haven't seen "Intruder" (one of the best slashers ever made) than you can better check that one out and forget about this one.