Bloodwork (2011)

A couple of college students decide to sign up for pharmaceutical testing of a new allergy drug to make some extra cash for their spring break trip. They quickly discover their two week ... See full summary »

Director:

Eric Wostenberg

Writer:

David Nahmod

Stars:

Travis Van Winkle, Tricia Helfer, Stephen Bogaert

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Travis Van Winkle	...	Greg
Tricia Helfer	...	Dr. Wilcox
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stephen Bogaert	...	Ira
John Bregar	...	Rob Jeffries
Albert Chung	...	Huy
Anna Ferguson	...	Maggie
Yanna McIntosh	...	Patricia
Mircea Monroe	...	Stacey
Joe Pingue	...	Aaron
James Purcell	...	Taylor
Eric Roberts
Vas Saranga	...	Binal (as Vasanth Saranga)
Rik Young	...	Nigel Denton

Storyline

A couple of college students decide to sign up for pharmaceutical testing of a new allergy drug to make some extra cash for their spring break trip. They quickly discover their two week stay will not be as easy as they first believed and fight to save themselves from the grips of the facility.

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Taglines:

Before pharmaceutical companies introduce a drug to the public, they test it on human subjects in three phases.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody violence, disturbing images, language and some sexual content/nudity

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 May 2012 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Phase One

Filming Locations:

Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lightning Entertainment, Deco Entertainment, Encanto Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Solid horror effort

A bunch of people sign on for a clinical drug trial at a sealed facility. The test has some strange rules, and still stranger things happen as the test subjects begin to learn what the drug does.

The story relies fundamentally on what anyone who knows anything about anthropology will tell you is some pretty pretentious (ie. flawed) science, but this is only in your face for a short monologue towards the middle of the film.

I felt inclined to forgive that and other sub-par dramatic moments in favor of the quality sets, props, and cinematography, along with a multitude of nicely executed action/horror scenes sporting convincing gore and other effects that clearly were the focus of this endeavor (save for one decapitation scene that was very difficult to take seriously).

Eric Roberts just provides a prop cameo. Also note the IMDb cast list (as of this review) is missing some entries, notably Tamara Feldman.