The Maze (2010)

Five friends break into a closed corn maze in the middle of the night and decide to play a harmless game of tag. Little do they know that a psychopathic killer has decided to play along. As... See full summary »

Director:

Stephen Shimek

Writers:

Katy Baldwin, Timothy Gutierrez

Stars:

Shalaina Castle, Brandon Sean Pearson, Clare Niederpruem

Cast

Credited cast:
Shalaina Castle	...	Jordan
Brandon Sean Pearson	...	Cole
Clare Niederpruem	...	Alison
Kyle Paul	...	Will
Tye Nelson	...	Collin
Luke Drake	...	Officer Eric Schroeder
Richard Dutcher	...	Sheriff Ben
Allan Groves	...	Officer Marcus Larsen
Marty Steinberg	...	Farmer
Adam Johnson	...	Jeff
Sarah Kent	...	Sarah
Joseph Reidhead	...	Lab Technician
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tracy Nystrom	...	Killer

Storyline

Five friends break into a closed corn maze in the middle of the night and decide to play a harmless game of tag. Little do they know that a psychopathic killer has decided to play along. As they wander aimlessly through the maze the murderer follows closely behind, taunting them and watching their every move. The game turns deadly when the kids decide to separate and weaken their chances of survival. When the mutilated body of the maze owner is found they realize that something is terribly wrong. As they race to find the entrance of the maze, the murderer cleverly forces them to follow the path that he wants. Manipulating everyone to his vicious will, the killer taunts his victims and leads them further into the depths of the maze. After succumbing to hours of torture will anyone make it out of the maze...alive?

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Plot Keywords:

maze | game | killer | corn | b horror | 

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Taglines:

This is no field of dreams!

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and bloody images

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 October 2010 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Provo, Utah, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ground Glass Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Pretty Lame Stuff

Even by the standards of no-budget direct-to-DVD fare, this is pretty bad. I can live with the amateurish lighting and questionable acting, such are the pitfalls of limited finances, but creativity and originality don't cost a penny and 'The Maze' is sorely lacking in both. The entire blame for this fiasco can be laid at the feet of the two writers who don't so much craft a screenplay as string together a series of loosely connected genre clichés. We're used to our horror characters behaving stupidly, but few are as stupid as those depicted here. Grown adults playing tag in a corn field in the middle of the night? Really? Grown adults who don't seem to realize that corn rows do not constitute an impenetrable barrier? And shouldn't the psycho killer be just a little bit scary? Or at least intimidating? Not a skinny kid who could, in reality, be immobilized by a girl scout with her hands tied? And why so squeamish about blood and violence? Sheesh.

Not even bad-in-a-good-way. Just plain bad.