Nailbiter (2013)

The Maguire family is forced to take sudden refuge in a seemingly abandoned storm cellar from a deadly tornado.

Director:

Patrick Rea

Writers:

Patrick Rea, Kendal Sinn

Stars:

Joicie Appell, Emily Boresow, Jason Coffman

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Joicie Appell	...	Mrs. Shurman
Emily Boresow	...	Alice Maguire
Jason Coffman	...	Creature
Tom Conroy	...	Bartender
Anita Cordell	...	Traveler at airport
Michelle Davidson	...	Dina
Ian Dempsey	...	Sean
Ben Jeffrey	...	Deputy Carr
Aaron Laue	...	Lt. Maguire
Allen Lowman	...	Tom
Zane Martin	...	Little monster
Erin McGrane	...	Janet Maguire
Mark Ridgway	...	Sheriff
Meg Saricks	...	Jennifer Maguire
Matt Sayers	...	Weatherman

Storyline

This movie is about a mother (Alice Maguire) and her three daughters who are trying to get to the airport to pick up Mr Maguire, the daughter's father. But on the way there is a tornado warning and the trip starts to get too dangerous so they stop on the highway and run to a house to take shelter. Nobody answers the door so they all get in to the cellar to wait out the storm. But then they discover that there is somebody in the house above them, and then they become trapped in the cellar. But there's more to worry about than the impending storm, and their lives become endangered, by something that's not normal.

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Taglines:

Fear will surface

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 May 2013 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ministry Machine Productions, SenoReality Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

The shot through the windshield of Deputy Carr driving his patrol car, show that the windshield wipers are having a difficult time keeping up with the massive amount of rain coming down, yet the shots from inside the car as he pulls up to the girls car sitting in the ditch shows almost no rain coming down at all. In fact the road barely even looks wet.

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Connections

Referenced in Terror Film Festival Promotional Video 2012 (2012)

User Reviews

Keep away from this movie!

What to say about this movie... well, it was a total let down. The idea was a good one but it didn't come out well in the movie. It lacked substance and it kind of lacked a good plot too. There were some laughable scenes and the effects were almost laughable also. I've seen better student made movies than this. The story doesn't explain how or why these things have evolved the way they have, and it has some cliché horror movie plot prompts (eg. finding newspaper clippings telling you what's happened in the past). Yet again it's one of those horror films that could have been a better film in the right hands. In the end I couldn't wait until it was over so I could write this review to warn people to keep away from this movie. So I give it a 1 out of 10.