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| Hayden Christensen | ... | Luke | |
| John Leguizamo | ... | Paul | |
| Thandie Newton | ... | Rosemary | |
| Jacob Latimore | ... | James | |
| Taylor Groothuis | ... | Briana | |
| Jordan Trovillion | ... | Concession Girl (as Jordon Trovillion) | |
| Arthur Cartwright | ... | Security Guard | |
| Neal Huff | ... | Chicago Reporter | |
| Hugh Maguire | ... | Patient | |
| Erin Nicole | ... | Paige (as Erin Nicole Brolley) | |
| Stephen Clark | ... | Male TV Anchor | |
| Carolyn Taylor | ... | Female TV Anchor (as Carolyn Clifford-Taylor) | |
| Larry Fessenden | ... | Bike Messenger | |
| Nicholas Yu | ... | Chinese Reporter (as Nick Yu) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Arnold Agee | ... | Kid (uncredited) | |
| Christina Benjamin | ... | Movie Theater Patron (uncredited) | |
| Courtney Benjamin | ... | Movie Theater Patron (uncredited) | |
| Benjamin Brennan | ... | Movie Theater Patron (uncredited) | |
| Jennifer Lynn Bryant | ... | Movie Theater Patron (uncredited) | |
| Dennis Budziszewski | ... | Movie Theater Patron (uncredited) | |
| Ron Causey | ... | Movie Theater Patron (uncredited) | |
| Kyle Clarington | ... | Movie Theater Patron (uncredited) | |
| Will Clarke | ... | Movie Theater Patron (uncredited) | |
| Pamela Croydon | ... | Pedestrian (uncredited) | |
| Shawntay Dalon | ... | Vanished #2 (uncredited) | |
| Adam DeFilippi | ... | Movie Theater Patron (uncredited) | |
| P.J. Edwards | ... | AMC Employee (uncredited) | |
| Dave Kilgore | ... | Movie Theater Patron (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Brad Anderson | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Anthony Jaswinski | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Tove Christensen | .... | producer | |
| Peter D. Graves | .... | executive producer | |
| Elayne Herrick | .... | executive producer | |
| Evan Herrick | .... | associate producer | |
| Michael Herrick | .... | executive producer | |
| Norton Herrick | .... | producer | |
| Pamela Hirsch | .... | co-producer (as Pam Hirsch) | |
| Ken Hirsh | .... | executive producer | |
| Riva Marker | .... | co-producer | |
| Nic Marshall | .... | associate producer | |
| Lawrence Mattis | .... | executive producer | |
| Kelly McCormick | .... | executive producer | |
| Peter Pastorelli | .... | co-producer | |
| Nick Quested | .... | executive producer | |
| Celine Rattray | .... | producer | |
| Joe Surace | .... | associate producer (as Joseph Surace) | |
| Joy Goodwin | .... | co-producer (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Lucas Vidal | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Uta Briesewitz | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Jeffrey Wolf | |||
Casting by | |||
| Matthew Lessall | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Stephen Beatrice | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Scott Anderson | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Selina van den Brink | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Danielle Hollowell | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Colleen Callaghan | .... | department head hair stylist | |
| Jessica Y. Hernandez | .... | assistant makeup artist (as Jessica Hernandez) | |
| Persefone Karakosta | .... | makeup department head | |
| Jeannette Moriarty | .... | additional hair stylist | |
| Jennifer Syts | .... | assistant hair stylist | |
Production Management | |||
| Pamela Hirsch | .... | unit production manager | |
| Riva Marker | .... | post-production supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Thomas Fatone | .... | first assistant director | |
| Patrick Gibbons | .... | second assistant director (as Patrick D. Gibbons) | |
| Kim Thompson | .... | second second assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Ross Attard | .... | scenic painter | |
| Jason Baker | .... | carpenter | |
| Michael Barberi | .... | additional props | |
| Philip Beesley | .... | set dresser | |
| Rory Blanchard | .... | swing set dresser | |
| Adam Bogos | .... | set dresser | |
| Charles W. Brandt | .... | swing set dresser (as Charles Brandt) | |
| Lori Brooks | .... | swing set dresser | |
| Michele Campbell | .... | assistant art department coordinator | |
| Dan Collick | .... | swing set dresser (as Daniel Collick) | |
| James Corley | .... | construction coordinator | |
| Joseph Corvaia | .... | carpenter | |
| Jino Dinello | .... | carpenter | |
| Kim A. Fay | .... | scenic painter (as Kim Fay) | |
| Jeff Graham | .... | swing set dresser | |
| Dallas Griffin | .... | set dresser | |
| John Harrington | .... | carpenter | |
| Kemper Harris | .... | on-set dresser | |
| David Healy | .... | set dresser | |
| John Hickok | .... | scenic painter | |
| Ronald Hill | .... | charge scenic | |
| Phil Holman | .... | leadman (as Phillip 'Puk' Holman) | |
| Casey Kaufman | .... | buyer | |
| Doug Kolbicz | .... | additional props (as Douglas Kolbicz) | |
| Mary Ellen Murphy | .... | art department coordinator | |
| Justin Mutschler | .... | key set dresser | |
| Joseph Parise | .... | carpenter | |
| Michael Powsner | .... | property master | |
| Jeremy Runstadler | .... | scenic painter | |
| Nick Ryckert | .... | third props | |
| Jerry Sanders | .... | set dresser | |
| Thomas Scott | .... | carpenter | |
| John Tracy | .... | construction foreman | |
| Michael Trosper | .... | art department intern | |
| John Valkevich | .... | art department intern | |
| Ted van den Brink | .... | key set dresser | |
| Joshua Visser | .... | assistant property master (as Josh Visser) | |
| Dave Tell | .... | graphic designer (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Shaun Brennan | .... | foley artist | |
| David Briggs | .... | adr editor | |
| David Briggs | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Patrick Cicero | .... | background sound editor | |
| Rusty Dunn | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Anton Gold | .... | sound mixer | |
| Lewis Goldstein | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Lewis Goldstein | .... | supervising sound designer | |
| James Nichols | .... | dolby engineer | |
| Joel Reidy | .... | boom operator | |
| Tom Ryan | .... | assistant sound editor (as Thomas Ryan) | |
| Jeanne Sison | .... | audio producer | |
| Alex Soto | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Michael Suarez | .... | adr technician | |
| Sean Garnhart | .... | sound designer (uncredited) | |
| Nick Kray | .... | adr mixer (uncredited) | |
| Colin McLellan | .... | adr recordist (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Dennis Cnuddle | .... | special effects technician | |
| Dean Tyrrell | .... | special effects foreman | |
| Mark Tyrrell | .... | special effects technician | |
| Robert Tyrrell | .... | special effects coordinator | |
| Russell Tyrrell | .... | special effects supervisor | |
| Joseph André Jacir | .... | special effects (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| John Bair | .... | visual effects designer | |
| Renuka Ballal | .... | visual effects producer: Phosphene | |
| Victor Barroso | .... | visual effects: time re-mapping, World Away Productions | |
| Chris Connolly | .... | visual effects executive producer: Phosphene | |
| Vivian Connolly | .... | visual effects executive producer: Phosphene | |
| Brian Finney | .... | lead digital artist: Phosphene | |
| Ariel Frost | .... | digital artist: Phosphene | |
| Brian Haimes | .... | digital artist: Phosphene | |
| Marci Ichimura | .... | lead digital artist: Phosphene | |
| Christian Lowe | .... | 3d artist: Phosphene | |
| Thom Lynch | .... | digital artist: Phosphene | |
| Nathan Meier | .... | 3d artist: Phosphene | |
| Vance Miller | .... | 3d artist: Phosphene | |
| Thomas Panayiotou | .... | lead digital artist: Phosphene | |
| Aaron Raff | .... | lead digital artist: Phosphene | |
| Peter Richardson | .... | digital artist: Phosphene | |
| Tara Richardson | .... | digital artist: Phosphene | |
| Mark Rubbo | .... | lead digital artist: Phosphene | |
| Molly Schwartz | .... | digital artist: Phosphene | |
| Djuna Wahlrab | .... | digital artist: Phosphene | |
| Scott Winston | .... | digital artist: Phosphene | |
| Tara Marie Jacobson | .... | rotoscope artist (uncredited) | |
| Ciril Koshyk | .... | visual effects consultant (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Ele Bardha | .... | stunt double: Luke | |
| Peter Malota | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Danny Ray Cook | .... | stunts (as Danny Cook) | |
| Miles Robinson | .... | stunts | |
| Bobby Stuart | .... | stunts (as Bob Stuart) | |
Animation Department | |||
| Tom Matheu | .... | title animator: Click 3X | |
| Dave Rogers | .... | title animator: Click 3X | |
Casting Department | |||
| Mark Gerrard | .... | casting associate: New York | |
| Rose Gilpin | .... | extras casting | |
| Kathy Mooney | .... | local casting: Detroit | |
| Janet Pound | .... | local casting: Detroit | |
| Kathy Remski | .... | extras casting | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Ariel Gold | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Sarah Lapinski | .... | costume department intern | |
| Ryan Lennon | .... | on-set costumer | |
| Ronit Pinto | .... | costume department intern | |
| Jenna Ritter | .... | costume department intern | |
| Hilary Sahn | .... | costumer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Jesse Averna | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Jeremy Baumann | .... | editor: titles, Click 3X | |
| Anthony Brandonisio | .... | post-production consultant | |
| Marc Brown | .... | digital film services: Alpha Cine Labs | |
| John Dowdell | .... | digital intermediate colorist (as John J. Dowdell III) | |
| Alish Erman | .... | post production intern | |
| Jannat Gargi | .... | digital film producer: Alpha Cine Labs | |
| Lauren Grimshaw | .... | post production intern | |
| Peter Heady | .... | digital intermediate finishing artist | |
| Ben Lay | .... | digital intermediate video technician | |
| Aarika Patel | .... | post production intern | |
| Bill Scott | .... | senior color timer: Alpha Cine Labs | |
| Jeanne Sison | .... | digital intermediate producer | |
| Tim Spitzer | .... | supervising digital intermediate producer | |
| Monica Terry | .... | post production intern | |
| David Williams | .... | post production intern | |
Music Department | |||
| Phill Boucher | .... | score coordinator | |
| Steve Dzialowski | .... | executive score producer | |
| Liz Gallacher | .... | music supervisor | |
| Nicolas Godefroy | .... | score coordinator | |
| Howard Herrick | .... | executive music producer | |
| Steve Kempster | .... | music score mixer | |
| Jamie Lowry | .... | music editor | |
| Shinnosuke Miyazawa | .... | pro tools operator | |
| Jon Mooney | .... | music editor | |
| Tim Rodier | .... | orchestrator | |
| Reed Ruddy | .... | music score recordist | |
| David Sabee | .... | music contractor | |
| Lucas Vidal | .... | music producer: additional music | |
| Greg Vines | .... | music editor | |
| Nancy Allen | .... | music editor (uncredited) | |
| Kathleen Hasay | .... | music supervision assistant (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Edward Bockstahler | .... | driver: grip truck | |
| Mike Chisholm | .... | driver: electric/production truck | |
| Al Claramunt | .... | driver: shuttle van #1 | |
| Tim Fuzi | .... | driver: hair/makeup trailer | |
| Paul Goodpaster | .... | provider: picture cars | |
| Kurt Knudsen | .... | provider: picture cars | |
| Kurt Knudsen | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Thomas Koenig | .... | driver: fueler/generator | |
| Ronald P. Kudzia | .... | teamster captain | |
| Richard Lindahl | .... | driver: wardrobe trailer | |
| Patrick Meehan | .... | driver: prop trailer | |
| Franco Rea | .... | transportation captain | |
| Victor Venegas | .... | driver: shuttle van #2 (as Vic Venegas) | |
| Kevin Weakley | .... | driver: cast | |
| Keith Welch | .... | driver: camera/sound trailer | |
Other crew | |||
| Cindy Anderson | .... | assistant accountant | |
| Sara Andrews | .... | office production assistant | |
| Christopher Antone-Young | .... | assistant: Mr. Anderson (as Christopher Young) | |
| Kathryn Arnold | .... | office production assistant | |
| Andrea M. Asaro | .... | firstassistant accountant | |
| Todd Baize | .... | set production assistant | |
| Alix Bannon | .... | post production accountant (as Alix Large) | |
| Jodi Gabrielle Beals | .... | set production assistant | |
| Roze Berisaj | .... | office production assistant (as Roze Uka-Berisaj) | |
| Vicky Blevins | .... | assistant: Mr. Herrick | |
| Allen Brioc | .... | caterer wait staff: Lakeland Banquette Event Centre | |
| Mackie Burt | .... | assistant: Mr. Herrick | |
| Yatta Calhoun | .... | office production assistant | |
| Eric Carlson | .... | head chef | |
| Lela Castellanos | .... | assistant: Mr. Herrick | |
| Cheryl Cromie | .... | craft service: Lakeland Banquette Event Centre | |
| Donna Damiano | .... | accounting clerk (as Donna L. Damiano) | |
| Russell DeVriendt | .... | key assistant location manager (as Russell R. DeVriendt) | |
| Aaron Dimick | .... | set production assistant | |
| Mary Dixon | .... | animal wrangler | |
| David Edelstein | .... | titles managing producer: Click 3X | |
| Kelly Engel | .... | catering coordinator: Lakeland Banquette Event Centre | |
| Sherri Ettore-Carlson | .... | catering coordinator: Michigan Crafty and Film Production Catering | |
| Sandy Evanski | .... | set medic | |
| Mary Jane Faris | .... | production accountant | |
| Anthony Foster | .... | office production intern (as Anthony 'Tony' Foster II) | |
| Tairon Gaffney | .... | craft service: Lakeland Banquette Event Centre | |
| Kevin Garlitz | .... | legal counsel: Herrick Entertainment, Loeb and Loeb | |
| Keith Gibbons | .... | head chef: Lakeland Banquette Event Centre | |
| Sarah Goller | .... | key assistant location manager | |
| Ders Hallgren | .... | titles designer: Click 3X | |
| Jenny Halper | .... | junior development executive: Manfalay Vision | |
| Thanh Hoang | .... | set production assistant | |
| Paul Isakson | .... | set production assistant | |
| Scott Jiminey | .... | caterer wait staff: Lakeland Banquette Event Centre | |
| Hardy Justice | .... | senior vice president: Mandalay Vision | |
| Nick Kermalli | .... | accountant: Herrick Entertainment | |
| J. Timothy Krusko | .... | production secretary | |
| John Lewis | .... | set medic | |
| Nic Marshall | .... | production executive: Mandalay Vision | |
| Peter Martorano | .... | location manager | |
| Mickey Mayerson | .... | legal counsel: Herrick Entertainment, Loeb and Loeb | |
| Tim McClure | .... | unit set production assistant | |
| Ashor Art McDonald | .... | set production assistant (as Ashor 'Art' McDonald) | |
| Courtney McFadden | .... | set production assistant | |
| Sharon Medford | .... | set production assistant | |
| SuAnn Mitchell | .... | set production assistant | |
| Ken Ochalek | .... | set production assistant | |
| Susan T. Parsons | .... | production coordinator | |
| Mary Plato | .... | tutor | |
| Irwin M. Rappaport | .... | production counsel | |
| Thomas Record | .... | set production assistant | |
| Emily Rice | .... | post production accountant | |
| Cale Schultz | .... | set production assistant | |
| Rich Simmons | .... | set production assistant | |
| David Sniderman | .... | set production assistant | |
| Jeff Solano | .... | key set production assistant | |
| Gary Swartz | .... | caterer wait staff: Lakeland Banquette Event Centre | |
| Steven Sweet | .... | set production assistant | |
| Jil Szewski | .... | set production assistant | |
| Bridget Thomas | .... | office production assistant | |
| Steve Tozzi | .... | titles creative producer: Click 3X | |
| Paula McKinney Tucker | .... | script supervisor | |
| Phil VanSpronsen | .... | set production assistant | |
| Vince Vettese | .... | on-set craft service: Sopranos Catering | |
| Katherine Warnock | .... | assistant: Ms. Newton (as Katherine W. Warnock) | |
| Geoff Wehner | .... | set production assistant | |
| Dana Wilkey | .... | product placement: Adwil Agency | |
| Brian Wooten | .... | set production assistant | |
| Maddy Yasner | .... | titles producer: Click 3X | |
| Jon Zube | .... | caterer prep cook: Lakeland Banquette Event Centre | |
| Charles Irving Beale | .... | photo double: John Leguizamo (uncredited) | |
| Steve Berman | .... | completion bond (uncredited) | |
| Angie Conners | .... | international marketing (uncredited) | |
| Jonathan Gray | .... | financial counsel (uncredited) | |
| Scott Hervey | .... | business affairs/legal (uncredited) | |
| Matthew Martini | .... | photo double: Hayden Christensen (uncredited) | |
| Daryl M. Simpson | .... | set production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Joe Tinpan | .... | stand-in: John Leguizamo (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| Chris Donnelly | .... | special thanks | |
| Matt Garner | .... | special thanks | |
| Paul Goodpaster | .... | special thanks | |
| Dana Wilkey | .... | special thanks | |
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This movie was at the box office? Yep. It opened on 1 screen. The next week it was in 6 theaters across the U.S. Then down to 5, then down to 4 and then gone completely after only 28 days of release. I don't know the story behind why it only opened on 1 screen but I sure as hell would love to hear it. Why does a studio do that? Tax write-off? Poor test screenings? Riots at the theater because it was so bad? The latter can't be the case because it doesn't start off bad.... funny enough, it starts out excellent....
We meet Paul (Leguizamo) at an AMC movie theater (nice plug, btw) hitting on the concession clerk (Jordan Trovillion). We meet Luke (Christensen) at his female colleague's (Erin Nicole) house. We meet Rosemary (Newton) at the clinic. These three don't know each other yet, but they're going to be thrust together by circumstance. Everyone in their immediate area for blocks and blocks disappear (nothing but clothes left in their place -- rapture?). If that's not mystery enough for you, then maybe this is: daylight seems to be gradually disappearing... every day gets shorter and shorter... until finally, there's nothing but darkness. And whatever that is in the darkness itself.
What a way to start a movie. Don't worry, there's no spoilers here... all of this happens in the first 5 minutes, people. It instantly got my attention (hook, line and sinker) and made my mind to start unraveling the mystery of what the hell is going on here. Why didn't these people get taken? Why is it pitch black outside when it is 11 o'clock in the morning? What is that evil force that seems to be living in the dark? Why does the light push the dark away? Why won't any of their electronics work? How are these three people going to get out of this situation and survive? Unfortunately, that's all this movie has -- questions. Not a single damn question is answered either. Not one! It's like the screenwriter wrote the first half of the script and then took a vacation somewhere nice and sunny and when he returned home, he seen how many messages he got from his agent asking him where the hell his new script is and quickly wrote the second half because he forgot all about it! I haven't been this mad at a movie since I saw "Signs" (since water kills them, they invade Earth, which is 75% water, yeah, that's extremely logical) or "Castaway" (hey, Chuck Nolan, you've just survived a deserted island, what are you going to do now....hey, where ya going.... at least tell us where you're headed!!).
The acting between the three leads are just okay, to boot. No stand alone performances in the film and you would think that being stuck in this situation, a good director would be able to get some real raw emotions from his cast. The movie does have some fine creepy moments and the "beings" in the dark even gave me some chills sometimes... but it doesn't mean anything if nothing is answered! I was surprised that Ashton Kutcher didn't come out on screen after the end credits to inform me that I had just been punk'd...because I certainly fell for it (hook, line, STINKER). See more reviews at www.soveryterry.com Final Grade: D+