Feardotcom (2002)

A New York City detective investigates mysterious deaths occurring 48 hours after users log onto a site named feardotcom.

Director:

William Malone

Writers:

Moshe Diamant (story), Josephine Coyle

Stars:

Stephen Dorff, Natascha McElhone, Stephen Rea

Bottom Rated Movies #62 | 3 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stephen Dorff	...	Mike
Natascha McElhone	...	Terry
Stephen Rea	...	Alistair
Udo Kier	...	Polidori
Amelia Curtis	...	Denise
Jeffrey Combs	...	Styles
Nigel Terry	...	Turnbull
Gesine Cukrowski	...	Jeannine
Michael Sarrazin	...	Frank Bryant
Jana Güttgemanns	...	Little Girl
Anna Thalbach	...	Kate
Siobhan Flynn	...	Thana Brinkman
Evie Garratt	...	Albino Woman
Lex Kreps	...	Tenant
Joan McBride	...	Mrs. Richardson

Storyline

Four bodies are found in New York City. Why, why, why? The coincidence? They all died 48 hours after logging on to a site named feardotcom.com. Tough detective Mike Reilly collaborates with Department of Health associate Terry Huston to research these mysterious deaths. The only way to find out though what really happened is to enter the site itself...

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Plot Keywords:

snuff film | vengeful ghost | bound and gagged | website | torture | 

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Taglines:

The last site you'll ever see.

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Genres:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence including grisly images of torture, nudity and language

Details

Official Sites:

Media 8 Entertainment Warner Bros. [United States]

Country:

UK Germany Luxembourg USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 August 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fear Dot Com

Filming Locations:

Québec, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,710,128, 1 September 2002

Gross USA:

$13,258,249

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$18,902,015

Company Credits

Production Co:

MDP Worldwide, ApolloMedia Distribution, Fear.Com Productions Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Polidori, the doctor played by Udo Kier, shares his name with the surgeon to Lord Byron who was present on the night that Mary Shelley came up with the idea for "Frankenstein". Dr. Polidori was also a character in "Frankenstein the True Story" - 1973... also starring Michael Sarrazin. Sarrazin refers to the Polidori character in both films as "Polly Dolly", and in both films Polidori was killed by electricity.

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Goofs

As Terry's boss is walking to his car, he takes out a cigarette and shots skip randomly between him putting the cigarette to his mouth, the cigarette being in his mouth, and there being no cigarette at all.

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Quotes

Alistair: How enticing the smell of cheap perfume can be... or is that fear?

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Connections

References Frankenstein: The True Story (1973)

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Soundtracks

Badlands
Written by James Hosley and Van Decker
Performed by The Plagues

User Reviews

Worst Movie Ever

I would estimate that I've seen over a thousand movies in my lifetime. FeardotCom may very well be the worst of those films. The acting is bad, the dialogue is worse, and the editing is terrible. The film lacks coherence, cohesiveness, and, in some parts, comprehensiveness. The film manages to maintain its unwatchability for over an hour, but by that point the viewer will probably have already logged onto www.feardotcom.com in hopes of ending the misery. If I had been able to give this movie less than a star, I would have done so in a heartbeat. Do not make the mistake of renting this movie; there's a small chance it may scare you, but the odds of that happening are not worth sitting through 90 minutes of some of the worst examples of film-making.