Mold! (2012)

Set in 1984, when the war on drugs was at its height, the story concerns a strain of mold developed by the government to wipe out Colombian coca fields. Unfortunately, during a ... See full summary »

Director:

Neil Meschino

Writers:

Dave Fogerson, Neil Meschino

Stars:

Ardis Campbell, Robert Fattorini, Chris Gentile

Cast

Credited cast:
Ardis Campbell	...	Dr. Julia Young
Robert Fattorini	...	Meter
Chris Gentile	...	Dr. Dave Hardy
Lawrence George	...	Dr. Roger Bolton
Rick Haymes	...	Dr. Matthew Kane
Mike Keller	...	Sargeant Brisco
Neil Meschino	...	Dr. Gary
James Murphy	...	Congressman Stu Blankenship
Luke Pendley	...	Flamethrower
Derrick Peterson	...	Dr. Scott Peterson
David Pringle	...	Edison Carter
Nicholas Russo	...	Rhodes
Julia Salka	...	Nurse
Nathan Willis	...	Reynolds Baxter
Edward X. Young	...	Colonel

Storyline

Set in 1984, when the war on drugs was at its height, the story concerns a strain of mold developed by the government to wipe out Colombian coca fields. Unfortunately, during a demonstration, the mold gets out of control and proves to be deadly to more than just vegetation.

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Taglines:

You Breathe. You Die.

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Myspage page Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 May 2013 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Arizona, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mentally ill Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mike Keller did all of his own stunts.

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Goofs

Dr. Bolton threatens Dave Hardy with a knife that is supposed to still be in Hardy's leg. It has no blood on it either

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Connections

References Get Carter (1971)

User Reviews

one for old school horror buffs

Neil Meschino's first attempt as a director to make a full feature. First of all, this isn't a straight horror with gore and blood like the old slashers, neither can it be compared with the horrors of nowadays. This is clearly a throwback to the low budget horrors from way back when effects were done without CGI.

By doing that and not giving us the nudity we expect from a horror or not seen a drip of gore or an amount of blood this isn't one to recommend to newcomers. this is really one for the old school B-movie buffs.

One thing that the production had in mind must have been, okay, we don't have the big dollars, how are we going to attract viewers. Luckily they made the right choice by putting their cash into the effects and let take it all place in a simple setting. On the other hand they let some characters doing over the top acting which luckily worked out fine. By doing so I even had to laugh a few times because it sometimes had a bit of humour in it.

Still, the effects are very simple and do refer to the old school horrors like the melting of a head or eyes being melted. I wont go into titles but there are so many to mention. The score used is also a throwback to the early eighties. But as I said, I never had any problem with Mold! but I can understand that some buffs will miss nudity and gore. The female do get out of her clothes but sadly the underwear she is wearing is a real let down.

Gore 2/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 3/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 1/5