Playback (II) (2012)

A cop investigates the case of a missing local teen, though he discovers a dark secret that has been unleashed in his town, and an evil spirit that will stop at nothing to find its heir.

Director:

Michael A. Nickles

Writer:

Michael A. Nickles

Stars:

Toby Hemingway, Ambyr Childers, Jonathan Keltz

Cast

Credited cast:
Johnny Pacar	...	Julian Miller
Toby Hemingway	...	Quinn
Ambyr Childers	...	Riley
Jennifer Missoni	...	DeeDee Baker
Jonathan Keltz	...	Nate
Alessandra Torresani	...	Brianna Baker
Christian Slater	...	Frank Lyons
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Luke Bonczyk	...	Harlan Diehl
Matt Braaten	...	Detective
Dorien Davies	...	Ms. Milton
Brian Erickson	...	Keg Stand Assistant #2
Bernard McConnell	...	Cop
Mark Metcalf	...	Chris Safford
Daryl Mitchell	...	Wylie (as Daryl 'Chill' Mitchell)
Kenny Stevenson	...	Co-Worker

Storyline

When a group of high school students dig into their town's infamous past they unwittingly unlock an Evil that corrupts and destroys them. Possessing its victims through video playback and using them for malevolent purposes, it closes in on one specific soul, threatening to expose the town's deepest, darkest secret.

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Plot Keywords:

one word title | tied feet

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Taglines:

Picture. Evil.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody violence, sexual content/nudity and some teen partying

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 March 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Playback: Bloodline

Filming Locations:

Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$7,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$252 (USA) (16 March 2012)

Gross:

$252 (USA) (16 March 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fontenay Films Ltd., Bennett-Robbins Productions, Emmett/Furla Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Quinn films himself at the end, the camera pans down from the house to his face. When Julien watches the video, the camera pans up from the ground to Quinn's face.

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Connections

References Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Forever and a Day"
Written by Johnny Pacar
Performed by Forever the Day

User Reviews

Lame, exceptionally weak possession killer

When a group of film students attempt to document the brutal history of their town's past, they unleash the evil spirit which inspired the rampage and must stop it's current rampage before it exposes the secret behind it's existence.

This is overall a pretty lame and barely worthwhile effort. The only true sense of credit that this one really has is it's plot line about the body-hopping spirit that can only be transfered through video, which is pretty creepy and doesn't get used often-enough as a concept since it generates some really impressive moments here and there of the possessed beings out and about with their unknowing victims. Otherwise, this here is a gory, low-budget boring mess that seems to fling itself around in ten different directions without any sort of inner compass to determine what it wants to do, a low-budget feel that never lets it's full scope become apparent despite the feel it's going for and a laid-back pace that rarely lets on it's a horror film and never really goes for any sort of excitement or enjoyability. A true let-down and not really worth it.

Rated R: Graphic Language, Graphic Violence, Nudity and underage drinking.