The Devil Inside (2012)

Director:

William Brent Bell

Writers:

William Brent Bell (written by)
Matthew Peterman (written by)

Release Date:

6 January 2012 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

No soul is safe.

Plot:

In Italy, a woman becomes involved in a series of unauthorized exorcisms during her mission to discover what happened to her mother, who allegedly murdered three people during her own exorcism.

Plot Keywords:

Exorcism | Priest | Mental Hospital | Nun | Church

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Fernanda Andrade	...	Isabella Rossi
Simon Quarterman	...	Father Ben Rawlings
Evan Helmuth	...	Father David Keane
Ionut Grama	...	Michael Schaefer
Suzan Crowley	...	Maria Rossi
Bonnie Morgan	...	Rosa Sorlini
Brian Johnson	...	Lieutenant Dreyfus
Jeff Victoroff	...	Himself (as Dr. Jeff Victoroff)
Pamela Davis	...	Herself
John Prosky	...	Father Christopher Aimes
Claudiu Istodor	...	Doctor Antonio Costa (as Claudiu Isotodor)
Toma Danila	...	Marco
Claudiu Trandafir	...	Father Robert Gallo
Maria Junghetu	...	Mrs. Sorlini (as Maria Junghietu)
Ilinca Harnut	...	Italian Nurse
Corneliu Ulici	...	Romanian Priest
Andrei Araditz	...	Hopper (as Andrei Aradits)
Sorin Cocis	...	Italian Doctor
Lelia Goldoni	...	Susan Meadows
Suzanne Freeman	...	Female Reporter
Greg Wolf	...	Male News Anchor
Kana Kashimoto	...	Asian Student
Ed Zabel	...	Dead Priest
Jonathan Salkind	...	Dead Assisting Priest
Cole Godvin	...	Dead Nun
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Maude Bonanni	...	Aunt Sorlini (uncredited)
Luca Bovelli	...	Marco Sorlini (uncredited)
D.T. Carney	...	Detective (uncredited)
Marvin Duerkholz	...	Luke Castagna (uncredited)
Marius Florian	...	Serbian Pimp (uncredited)
Preston James Hillier	...	Male Reporter (uncredited)
Les Mahoney	...	Coroner (uncredited)
Talyan Wright	...	Young Isabella (uncredited)

Directed by
William Brent Bell

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
William Brent Bell		written by
Matthew Peterman		written by

Produced by
Lorenzo di Bonaventura	....	executive producer
Katie Mustard	....	line produce: additional photography, Romania
Morris Paulson	....	producer
Matthew Peterman	....	producer
Steven Schneider	....	executive producer
Mark Vahradian	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Brett Detar
Ben Romans

Cinematography by
Gonzalo Amat

Film Editing by
William Brent Bell
Tim Mirkovich

Casting by
Dominika Posserén
Kelly Wagner

Production Design by
Tony DeMille

Set Decoration by
Andrei Stefanescu

Costume Design by
Terri Prescott

Makeup Department
Andreea Dardea	....	makeup artist
Leigh Hudgens	....	key makeup artist and special effects makeup artist
Alex Noble	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Jennifer Scudder Trent	....	post-production supervisor
Mihai Toderiuc	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Adriana Itu	....	first assistant director
Mihaela Mihai	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Justin Allen	....	unit production designer: additional photography, Los Angeles
Jason Ray	....	property master: Los Angeles

Sound Department
Steven Avila	....	sound designer
Kyle Billingsley	....	foley mixer
Tara Blume	....	foley artist
Trip Brock	....	supervising sound editor
Mirel Cristea	....	sound mixer
Richard Dwan Jr.	....	sound editor
Joe Dzuban	....	sound re-recording mixer
Peter D. Lago	....	sound designer
Peter D. Lago	....	supervising sound effects editor
Craig Mann	....	sound re-recording mixer
Greg Mauer	....	foley mixer
Trevor Metz	....	sound editor
Irene Montero	....	foley editor
Owen Peterson	....	foley editor
Owen Peterson	....	sound recordist
Alexander Pugh	....	sound effects editor
Perry Robertson	....	supervising sound editor
Scott Sanders	....	supervising sound designer
Florian Stoica	....	boom operator
Steven Utt	....	sound recordist
Kelly Vandever	....	sound re-recording mixer
Noel Vought	....	foley artist
Brian S.M. Wroth	....	adr editor
Brian S.M. Wroth	....	dialogue editor
Brian S.M. Wroth	....	dialogue supervisor
Kevin Zimmerman	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Nick Allder	....	special effects supervisor
Adrian Popescu	....	special effects coordinator (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Tegan Arnold	....	flame artist/colorist
Paul Fedor	....	senior texture artist
Nicholas Kim	....	digital compositor
Adam Lima	....	digital effects artist
Marc Massicotte	....	flame compositor
Brett Novak	....	visual effects artist
Tom Piedmont	....	roto/paint artist
Adam Smith	....	digital compositor
David B. Wilson	....	digital effects artist
Culley Bunker	....	visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
Rif Dagher	....	visual effects supervisor: Cgfluids Inc (uncredited)
Sean Andrew Faden	....	visual effects supervisor: Method (uncredited)
Efram Potelle	....	visual effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Ciprian Dumitrascu	....	stunt coordinator
Marius Florian	....	stunt performer
Pixie Le Knot	....	stunt double: Fernanda Andrade
Hugh Aodh O'Brien	....	utility stunts
Doru Raceala	....	stunt cars coordinator
Nicolae Stoica	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Gonzalo Amat	....	camera operator
Suzanne Houchin	....	still photographer (as Suzanne Seagrave-Houchin)
Doru Nica	....	electrician
Florin Niculae	....	gaffer (as Florin Nicolae)
Dumitru Dragut	....	key grip (uncredited)

Animation Department
Aaron Schultz	....	animator: Method Studios

Casting Department
Valentin Dragan	....	extras casting
Gabriel Matei	....	extras casting
Nicole Arbusto	....	additional casting (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Hunter Carter	....	associate editor
Adam Hawkey	....	digital intermediate colorist
Gilbert Carreras	....	color timer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Andrei Sendrea	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Teo Bostanica	....	set production assistant
Matthew Chevlen	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Sorina Dumitru	....	location manager
Scott Ennis	....	creative marketing
Hartford Haffenreffer	....	key set production assistant: additional photography
Rachel Lax	....	production accountant: add'l photography
Razvan Lazarescu	....	assistant accountant
Ilie Nico	....	production assistant
Floriana Sandu	....	production assistant
Rachel Tanenbaum	....	studio teacher: Los Angeles
Emilia Vlad	....	production coordinator

Thanks
Anna Mastro	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Prototype
• Room 101 (uncredited)

Distributors

• Forum Cinemas (2011) (Lithuania) (theatrical)
• Insurge Pictures (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
• Paramount Insurge (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures Entertainment (2012) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures (2012) (France) (theatrical)
• Solar Entertainment (2012) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2012) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2012) (Greece) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2012) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2012) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2012) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Film1 (2013) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Odeon (2012) (Greece) (DVD) (blu-ray)
• Paramount Japan (2012) (Japan) (DVD)
• Paramount Japan (2012) (Japan) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2012) (Portugal) (all media)

Special Effects

• Skulley Effects

Other Companies

• Alternative Rentals  camera equipment provided by
• BLT Communications  poster design (uncredited)
• Digital Media Services (DMS)  digital marketing asset management
• Digital Media Services (DMS)  on-line promotional material creation
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Ear Candy Post  post-production sound services
• EarCandy  post-production sound services
• Intelligent Media  international monitoring agency
• Monkeyland Audio  post-production sound services
• Monkeyland Audio  sound re-recording
• Raza Studio  location sound recording
• Skulley Effects  post-production
• Twist Media Casting  extras casting

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for disturbing violent content and grisly images, and for language including some sexual references

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | Dolby SR | SDDS | Datasat

Certification:

Ireland:16 | USA:R (certificate #47302) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Canada:18A (Manitoba) | UK:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Philippines:R-13 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA15+ | Peru:14 | Argentina:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Malaysia:18 | Italy:VM14 | Hong Kong:IIB | Spain:18 | South Korea:18 | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Prototype

Trivia:

Matthew Peterman and Brent Bell first came up with the idea for the movie when they read an article about the Vatican starting a school for exorcism.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the characters speak Italian they all do so with heavy American accents. The list includes: (1) Guard at the Centrino Assylum (2) Possessed girl on the Vatican tape (3) Police officers who go into Ben's and Michael's apartment

Quotes:

Isabella Rossi:Let my mother go.
Maria Rossi:You'll burn.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Bad Movie Beatdown: Review of 2012 (#4.29)" (2013)

Entertaining of its type

There was a time when low budget B-movies could catch you by surprise. A decent script, a new twist on an old idea, some inspired acting . . . a low-budget need not doom a film. Unfortunately, that's all that some reviewers and audiences can see. If you go into The Devil Inside understanding that the budget was low, the actors unknowns, etc., then you'll be able to evaluate it on its own merits. I, for one, thought it was a nifty, if lean, take on two genres -- the fake documentary and the demonic possession/exorcism film. The writing is good, the characters (especially of the two young priests) interesting, and the acting solid. It is genuinely creepy/scary in places. Fernanda Andrade's attractive presence only helps, especially when she addresses the "documentary" camera with those lovely brown eyes of hers.

This film is not big-budget blockbuster entertainment. It does not have a conventional ending. Its not having a conventional ending is for me a plus. It is, however, a lean take on the demonic possession/exorcism genre. If you're into that, you may very well find this to be creepy and entertaining.