Across the Hall (2009)

A thriller about a standoff between a young man, his fiancée and his best friend who comes to his aide.

Director:

Alex Merkin

Writers:

Alex Merkin (story), Jesse Mittelstadt (screenplay),

Stars:

Mike Vogel, Danny Pino, Brittany Murphy

Cast

Cast overview:
Mike Vogel	...	Julian
Danny Pino	...	Terry
Brittany Murphy	...	June
Brad Greenquist	...	The Porter
Arie Verveen	...	Lucas
Natalie Smyka	...	Anna
Guillermo Díaz	...	The Cook
Dov Davidoff	...	The Bellhop
William Stanford Davis	...	Custodian
Erika Ringor	...	Detective
Mark Engelhardt	...	Officer
Chase Kim	...	Police Officer
Erika Seifred	...	Dominatrix

Storyline

The unbalanced Terry calls his best friend Julian that is having a bath telling that his beloved fiancée June is cheating him. Terry has followed her to the decadent Riverview Hotel, where she checked in to meet her lover in room 507. Terry explains to Julian that he brought a revolver to shoot her lover and is waiting for him in room 508, but his friend asks him to be calm that he will meet Terry in the hotel.

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Plot Keywords:

hotel | bellhop | betrayal | dominatrix | murder | 

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Taglines:

Revenge is only one door away.

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Genres:

Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language throughout

Details

Official Sites:

MySpace Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 December 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

A folyosó túloldalán

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Milk & Media, Insomnia Media Group, Godfather Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The interior of the Riverview Hotel was built on Universal's Stage 28, home to the still-standing original "Phantom of the Opera" set. The Riverview was built inside the massive opera house set. When the hotel's false elevator doors were removed for camera access, the view "across the hall" and through the 5th floor elevator shaft was of the gilded gold balconies of the old opera house.

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Goofs

Describing the hotel's early history, the porter tells June and Terry that the first guests included the conductor of the Chicago Philharmonic. The Chicago Philharmonic was established in 1989, far later than the hotel's apparent age.

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Connections

Remake of Across the Hall (2005)

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Soundtracks

"The Trouble With Mishki"
Written by Aaron Kaplan
Performed by Aaron Kaplan

User Reviews

kept me guessing !!!

there's only one thing i can say about this movie - "WATCH IT"!!

what a great story and great acting. i noticed some of the other reviewers labeled this movie as predictable and boorish. i completely disagree. this movie has great style and personality and a consistency that never changes.

the setting is an old (but once very nice) inner city hotel going to seed and it lends to the story just the level of character needed to support the background of our characters - Julian, Terry, and June. none of these characters come from a desperate or needy background and are most likely normal middle class people that find themselves in a desperate, needy, and dangerous situation. and they are unprepared for the consequences of their actions - maybe!

one more delightful element in this movie is the use of color! a great job in lighting and photography!