The Loved Ones (2009)

When Brent turns down his classmate Lola's invitation to the prom, she concocts a wildly violent plan for revenge.

Director:

Sean Byrne

Writer:

Sean Byrne

Stars:

Xavier Samuel, Robin McLeavy, Victoria Thaine

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Xavier Samuel	...	Brent
Robin McLeavy	...	Lola 'Princess'
Victoria Thaine	...	Holly
Jessica McNamee	...	Mia
Richard Wilson	...	Jamie
John Brumpton	...	Daddy
Andrew S. Gilbert	...	Paul
Suzi Dougherty	...	Carla
Victoria Eagger	...	Judith
Anne Scott-Pendlebury	...	Bright Eyes
Fred Whitlock	...	Dan
Leo Taylor	...	Teacher
Brandon Burns	...	Takeaway Shop Attendant
Stephen Walden	...	Timmy Valentine
Igor Savin	...	Rhys Agnew

Storyline

In order to avoid a ghostly figure in the road, high school senior Brent Mitchell wraps his car around a tree, killing his father. Constantly confronted by his mother's emotional collapse after the accident, Brent escapes into a marijuana fueled world of loud metal music to block the pain and guilt. Dejected and out of sorts, he has a shot at happiness with his girlfriend Holly, a grounded, caring girl with drop dead good looks, a dream date for the high school prom. But his plans are thwarted by a disturbing series of events that take place under a mirrored disco ball, involving pink satin, glitter, syringes, nails, power drills and a secret admirer. Brent has become the prom king at a macabre, sadistic event where he is the entertainment.

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Plot Keywords:

prom | high school | killing | escape | high school prom | 

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Taglines:

Prom night can be torture

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence and torture, sexuality, some language, teen drug and alcohol use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [jp]

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 November 2010 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Agapimenos

Filming Locations:

Hobsons Bay, Victoria, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Australia, Omnilab Media, Ambience Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Under the instructions of director Sean Byrne, Robin McLeavy prepared for the role of Lola by researching the serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, as well as watching Misery, Natural Born Killers and the works of Quentin Tarantino.

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Goofs

In the scene where Mia and Jamie are in the car at the school dance and they are smoking pot, the cigarette in Mia's hand changes positions along with her hand in between shots.

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Quotes

Lola: You've got 10 seconds to go or Daddy's gonna nail it to the chair.

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Connections

Featured in Welshy Reviews: The Loved Ones (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Not Pretty Enough"
Performed by Kasey Chambers
Written by Kasey Chambers

User Reviews

Unbelievable inhebriated, wow!

During this rather surprisingly intense film, i kept saying to myself at least three times, this can't be happening. The story starts like a teen romance during a lead up to an end of year dance spectacular, however, it isn't long until it gets down and dirty before you know it. Lola likes Brent, but Brent who has issues turns Lola down to be her date to the prom in favour of his girlfriend Holly, as you would. The following things that happen, include kidnapping, cannibalism, almost incest and a shattered mirror-ball are just mind blowing. Little budget, so what, the acting and intensity is on the money, big time. See this asap before anybody gives away the Toxic Advenger style finale.