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:

evil | high school | baby | police officer | high school student | 

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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 XII (2008)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Very poor.

First - with regards to the previous reviews. Lets try and get one thing straight. The Christian is Christian Slater - not Bale. Mel Gibson was in PAYBACK not this film. Robert Downey Junior was not in this film. Some of the reviews seem to have their films mixed up. JJ Abrams had nothing to do with this film. If you are going to leave a review at least get the film right, the actors right and the story line right! There is no gay janitor!

Now - for this film. Well, it's slow, only one true jump moment, very little killing, poor storyline, weird random storyline involving Christian Slater and generally bad acting. I've seen scarier adverts than this film. There are so many scenes which added nothing to the storyline and were pointless. The camera action was lazy and thoughtless. Character development was non existent, no relationship or connection was created. You just don't care about the characters. Overall don't waste your time - there really is nothing going for this!