If a Tree Falls (2010)

Siblings, Brad and Lisa Carpenter, along with two lifelong family friends, Will and Vanessa, set out road-tripping to an annual family reunion. They make the decision to find a place to ... See full summary »

Director:

Gabriel Carrer

Writer:

Ry Barrett

Stars:

Breanne TeBoekhorst, Ry Barrett, Jennifer De Lucia

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Breanne TeBoekhorst	...	Vanessa Wilson
Ry Barrett	...	Brad Carpenter (as Ryan Barrett)
Jennifer De Lucia	...	Lisa Carpenter
Daniel Zuccala	...	Will Lerner
Emily Alatalo	...	Laurie
Kevin Lane	...	Michael
Reese Eveneshen	...	Zero
Gerrit Sepers	...	Black
Jay Justin	...	X
Jason Barrett	...	Red
Erin Stuart	...	Camo
Agnieszka Mlynarz	...	White
Paige Albrecht	...	Jordan
Ivana Stojanovic	...	Cara
Lauren Garrick	...	Waitress

Storyline

Siblings, Brad and Lisa Carpenter, along with two lifelong family friends, Will and Vanessa, set out road-tripping to an annual family reunion. They make the decision to find a place to stop and camp for the night. What ensues is a violent disturbance by six masked assailants, without motive or reason. The group find themselves living a night of psychological games and physical terror, and as morning dawns; the reality of what will come is more terrifying than anything the group could have ever imagined.

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Plot Keywords:

motive | carpenter | terror | canada | summer | 

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Taglines:

From Dawn to Dusk...Help is NOT Coming.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 October 2010 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Fergus, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Black Fawn Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

12-Track Digital Sound

Color:

Color (NTSC Color)

Did You Know?

Trivia

The scene at the beginning of the film where the character 'Laurie' wakes up bound and blindfolded, was shot on the day, and during an earthquake that was recorded at a 5.5 magnitude, which has been recorded to have been felt all the way from Ottawa to Toronto, and all the way to NY.

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Quotes

Zero: We find the ones who will never be found.

User Reviews

For low budget horror fans only

This is another of those super low budget horrors churned out ten to the dozen. The start is a little unsettling but unfortunately that's as good as it really gets. As per most low budget horrors the acting leaves a bit to be desired and you don't really get the chance to empathise with any of the intended victims.

The film doesn't offer anything new, young adults are terrorised on a camping trip. You pretty much know what to expect and it's an all round unpleasant viewing experience certainly not one you'd want to watch again.

The film is quite disturbing in places but I didn't really see much point in it, it almost seemed violence for violence's sake, unless the message is there are a lot of sick people out there. Yes I think we all know that. You don't get to know anything about the perpetrators which pretty much leaves you in the dark.

This isn't the worst film I've seen as it is quite unsettling and does at least hold your interest however it really is just film to be watched by fans of low budget horror. For anyone else this is just a waste of their time.