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Session 9

  • 2001
  • R
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
61K
YOUR RATING
Session 9 (2001)
Home Video Trailer from USA Films
Play trailer1:52
3 Videos
99+ Photos
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Tensions rise within an asbestos cleaning crew as they work in an abandoned mental hospital with a horrific past that seems to be coming back.Tensions rise within an asbestos cleaning crew as they work in an abandoned mental hospital with a horrific past that seems to be coming back.Tensions rise within an asbestos cleaning crew as they work in an abandoned mental hospital with a horrific past that seems to be coming back.

  • Director
    • Brad Anderson
  • Writers
    • Brad Anderson
    • Stephen Gevedon
  • Stars
    • David Caruso
    • Stephen Gevedon
    • Paul Guilfoyle
  • See production, box office & company info
    • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    61K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Brad Anderson
    • Writers
      • Brad Anderson
      • Stephen Gevedon
    • Stars
      • David Caruso
      • Stephen Gevedon
      • Paul Guilfoyle
    • 616User reviews
    • 157Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations

    Videos3

    Session 9
    Trailer 1:52
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    Session 9: The Tape Recorder
    Clip 3:07
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    Session 9: Creating The Asylum
    Featurette 2:27
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    Photos118

    Session 9 (2001)
    Session 9 (2001)
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    David Caruso, Paul Guilfoyle, and Peter Mullan in Session 9 (2001)
    David Caruso in Session 9 (2001)
    Peter Mullan in Session 9 (2001)
    David Caruso in Session 9 (2001)
    Stephen Gevedon, Peter Mullan, and Brendan Sexton III in Session 9 (2001)
    David Caruso, Paul Guilfoyle, and Peter Mullan in Session 9 (2001)
    Session 9 (2001)
    Peter Mullan in Session 9 (2001)

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    David Caruso
    David Caruso
    • Phil
    Stephen Gevedon
    Stephen Gevedon
    • Mike
    Paul Guilfoyle
    Paul Guilfoyle
    • Bill Griggs
    Josh Lucas
    Josh Lucas
    • Hank
    Peter Mullan
    Peter Mullan
    • Gordon Fleming
    Brendan Sexton III
    Brendan Sexton III
    • Jeff
    Charley Broderick
    • Security Guard
    • (as Charles Broderick)
    Lonnie Farmer
    Lonnie Farmer
    • Doctor
    • (voice)
    Larry Fessenden
    Larry Fessenden
    • Craig McManus
    Jurian Hughes
    • Mary Hobbes
    • (voice)
    Sheila Stasack
    Sheila Stasack
    • Wendy
    • (voice)
    Linda Carmichael
    • Wendy
    • (uncredited)
    Sean Daly
    • Vision
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Brad Anderson
    • Writers
      • Brad Anderson
      • Stephen Gevedon
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Only 3 rooms had additions outside of the natural setting for atmosphere, the kitchen had meat hooks hung, the tunnel had plastic surgical gloves hung up, and the hydrotherapy room had a metal tub added. Almost everything else related to the asylum setting was found on site as the crew scoured the building for set dressing to keep things authentic. The filmmakers even reported finding old patient tissue and blood samples on the premises, which they did not film out of fear.
    • Goofs
      At the very end of this movie there's a typo in the copyright notice. The word motion, as in motion picture, is spelled "motin".
    • Quotes

      Gordon: You!

      [points at Phil]

      Gordon: You come with *me.*

      Phil: Hey!

      [points back at Gordon]

      Phil: Fuck *youuuu.*

    • Alternate versions
      The US DVD contains an additional subplot that was removed from the final cut of the film. A homeless woman resides in Danvers State Hospital, and watches the crew go about their business. Initially presented as a menacing "being", shown as collecting objects (rubbish, leaves, insects) in threes in a room, she then becomes more and more human through the film. The crew observe things to give her presence away. She witnesses their murders, and becomes scared. She then kills Gordon at the end in retribution. Unfortunately, it is badly cut, and shows at several points during the film.
    • Connections
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    User reviews616

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    You won't know what hit you
    No point in mincing words: Brad Anderson's Session 9 is the best horror movie I've seen in a long time. It's intelligent, well-written, it's completely unpredictable, it looks great (I didn't really notice until the second viewing how well the editing and the photography work together), and the soundtrack is downright creepy. Until recently only two films had managed to make me lie awake at night: Dario Argento's "Opera" and Tobe Hooper's "Texas Chain Saw Massacre". Well, now the list includes three films. Honestly, there is no excuse not to see this one, folks. Horror doesn't get any better than this.
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    • larsgorzelak
    • Aug 24, 2003

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 14, 2001 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Son Seans
    • Filming locations
      • Danvers State Hospital - 450 Maple Street, Danvers, Massachusetts, USA(Danvers State Hospital)
    • Production companies
      • USA Films
      • Scout Productions
      • October Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $378,176
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $76,493
      • Aug 12, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,612,259
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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