The Ridges (2011)

Four college students at Ohio University set out to make a documentary proving that spirits and the paranormal are not real. In order to do this, they plan to film their investigation of an... See full summary »

Director:

Brandon Landers

Writer:

Brandon Landers

Stars:

Robbie Barnes, Robert Grant, Alana Kaniewski

4 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Robbie Barnes	...	Roberta
Robert Grant	...	Robert
Alana Kaniewski	...	Alana
Ryan Dunk	...	Ryan
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Leslie Dunk	...	Leslie
Ron Dunk	...	The Caretaker
Olivia Ann Flinn	...	Olivia
Ralphael Heard	...	Ralph
Michael Karan	...	Michael
Brandon Landers	...	Brandon
Amanda Sabo	...	Amanda
Eugene Tareshawty	...	Dr.Eugene Tareshawty
Rebecca Tareshawty	...	Adminstrative Assistant
Joseph Turner	...	Joey

Storyline

Four college students at Ohio University set out to make a documentary proving that spirits and the paranormal are not real. In order to do this, they plan to film their investigation of an old lunatic asylum in Athens, OH. Their investigation proves more than they could have anticipated.

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Plot Keywords:

university | college | paranormal phenomena | tron | witch | 

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Taglines:

This is actual footage of a sad true story caught on camera.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Details

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 October 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die Kämme

Filming Locations:

Athens, Ohio, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$17,350 (estimated)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min 143 min (special edition)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ron Dunk did his scenes in one take.

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Connections

References The Ritual (2000)

User Reviews

A Lesson in Why IMDb Scores Can Be Misleading

The lead up to actually watching this, left me giddy in anticipation - a score of 6+ on IMDb surely meant that this movie was going to "do it" for me in my quest to find the best Found Footage genre film.

Reality struck however, less than one minute into it - though the prerequisite for a first person movie are all there - shaky cam, dodgy cut aways, even dodgier fade outs - all check check check. The problem was though, that the actors who clearly improvised their way through the entire shoot, just didn't seem to want to make their minds up whether they were ad libbing, or, reading their script.

Chopping and changing as such, means the movie is very disjointed, and very uncomfortable to watch - it's easy to see the takes where the director (Landers) was actually holding the camera, and which were left to the cast to film.

As the story revolves around the alleged haunting in an insane asylum (The Ridges) - it would have been better to film more at that location, instead of limiting it to the short sequences and then filling the rest of the movie out with shots that appear to have been filmed in a local furniture store.

Again, as is the want with this genre - a movie with lots of potential, is let down badly by the direction and cast - had they spent more time on the story, then the quick fills and rapid story lines would not have been necessary - for a great example of how to make this kind of film work - look at Grave Encounters.

Don't be fooled by the high IMDb score - this movie will leave you disappointed and quite frankly, embarrassed.

Avoid.

1/10