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

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:

tied to a table | tied to a chair | hung by one's wrists | bondage gear | bound and gagged | 

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Taglines:

Abandon all hope.....Access all evil......Enter Feardot.com

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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:

$42,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,087,457, 1 September 2002, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$13,208,023, 27 October 2002

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

One of the three films that received an "F" CinemaScore from audiences upon their release in 2002, along with Solaris (2002) and Darkness (2002).

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Goofs

When Terry is looking at the papers and her nose bleeds there is a spot of blood below her nostril, in the next shot there is no blood at all.

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Quotes

Mike: I hate germs, and... diseases.
Terry: What about bugs?
Mike: Pretty much hate them too.
Terry: You know you sleep with bugs?
Mike: What?
Terry: You - sleep - with - bugs.
Mike: No, I, I-I-I don't, actually.
Terry: Yeah, you do. Everyone does. Dust mites. They're in your carpets, in your bed. They look like little lobsters. You know, in fact, they're distant relatives.
Mike: You're enjoying this, aren't you?
Terry: I, I just don't get out much.

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Connections

References Kill, Baby... Kill! (1966)

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Soundtracks

Cajun Waltz
Cajun/Zydeco
Carlin Production Music 284/22

User Reviews

Watching this is honestly similar to being brutally bludgeoned with a hard object

I do not really remember how I came upon this movie, but I do know that somewhere along the way it has made it's way into my DVD collection. I do not know if I blindly bought it, was given it as a "gift", or if someone lent it to me and I just forgot to return it, but whatever way, it is in there now. I watched it quite some time ago, expecting it to be decent enough, entertaining at least, because I really liked the tagline and the premise seemed fun, though I have learned to stay away from a lot of "technology killing" horrors over the past few years now, and I remembered before I watched it again recently that I hated it the first time I watched it, a lot, and it was very negatively reviewed as well. Watching it again confirmed my feelings.

The film itself is just entirely ridiculous and absurd from beginning to end with a horrible storyline and lame performances and "thrills". There is zero to none interesting scenes that make the viewer feel creeped out or enticed in any way, and the whole film is a joke within itself. I especially hated the ludicrous characters and twists, and also the way the story was executed in a poor manner, not being able to stay with one main idea for too long that it is infuriatingly annoying to watch the plot, what plot there is at least, unfold. The movie resembles a little diddy of a film titled "Ringu/The Ring" an awful lot, though both of those renditions are spectacular and this pales entirely in comparison, and even though there are some nice settings in this movie, that is really and truly the only plus side to it.

There are many noticeable errors and plot holes, the dialogue is, for our inconvenience, not as laughable as one would hope, but corny enough to get a few giggles now and then, especially some of the deliverances from the female lead, and the climax/ending is not anywhere near heartracing or interest sparking, just bland and hardly tolerable. There are many useless scenes of violence that have no importance whatsoever except to try and get a rise in the viewer, which was not accomplished in my situation, and a lot of material is just thrown in there randomly, which goes back to how I stated it is poorly executed and extremely mediocre. My summary pretty much warns anyone and everyone away from this movie, unless you are a masochist and want to be put through this pain.