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Alone in the Dark

  • 2005
  • K-15
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
2.4/10
47K
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Uwe Boll in Alone in the Dark (2005)
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A detective of the paranormal slowly unravels mysterious events with deadly results.A detective of the paranormal slowly unravels mysterious events with deadly results.A detective of the paranormal slowly unravels mysterious events with deadly results.

  • Director
    • Uwe Boll
  • Writers
    • Elan Mastai
    • Michael Roesch
    • Peter Scheerer
  • Stars
    • Christian Slater
    • Tara Reid
    • Stephen Dorff
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    2.4/10
    47K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Uwe Boll
    • Writers
      • Elan Mastai
      • Michael Roesch
      • Peter Scheerer
    • Stars
      • Christian Slater
      • Tara Reid
      • Stephen Dorff
    • 550User reviews
    • 154Critic reviews
    • 9Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 4 nominations

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    Christian Slater and Tara Reid in Alone in the Dark (2005)
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    Christian Slater and Tara Reid in Alone in the Dark (2005)
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    Christian Slater
    Christian Slater
    • Edward Carnby
    Tara Reid
    Tara Reid
    • Aline Cedrac
    Stephen Dorff
    Stephen Dorff
    • Commander Burke
    Frank C. Turner
    Frank C. Turner
    • Fischer
    Matthew Walker
    Matthew Walker
    • Professor Hudgens
    Will Sanderson
    Will Sanderson
    • Agent Miles
    Mark Acheson
    Mark Acheson
    • Captain Chernick
    • (as Mark Atcheson)
    Darren Shahlavi
    Darren Shahlavi
    • John
    Karin Konoval
    Karin Konoval
    • Sister Clara
    Craig Bruhnanski
    • 80's Sheriff
    • (as Craig Brunanski)
    Kwesi Ameyaw
    Kwesi Ameyaw
    • Deputy Adams
    Dustyn Arthurs
    • Young Edward
    Catherine Lough Haggquist
    Catherine Lough Haggquist
    • Krash
    Ed Anders
    Ed Anders
    • Pinkerton
    Brad Turner
    Brad Turner
    • Beat Cop
    Michael P. Northey
    Michael P. Northey
    • Guard
    Malcolm Scott
    Malcolm Scott
    • Delivery Guy
    Ryan Drescher
    • Young Boy
    • Director
      • Uwe Boll
    • Writers
      • Elan Mastai
      • Michael Roesch
      • Peter Scheerer
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The lengthy opening text crawl was added after numerous test audience members said they were confused by the plot.
    • Goofs
      (at around 5 mins) At the beginning, a camera is reflected in the door of Carnby's taxi.
    • Quotes

      Young Boy: Did you have a nightmare? You ate cheese with dinner. My mommy says cheese gives you nightmares. Do you wanna see my coloring book?

      [hands Carnby the book]

      Young Boy: I think there's a vampire living in my closet, but my mommy says vampires and ghosts aren't real. She says that there's nothing to be afraid of in the dark.

      Edward Carnby: Your mother's wrong, kid. Being afraid of the dark is what keeps most of us alive.

      Young Boy: But people always tell me not to be afraid.

      Edward Carnby: That's because they don't know the truth.

    • Alternate versions
      The German DVD release of the Director's Cut has additional gore scenes (e.g. Miles is now brutally killed on screen instead off screen as seen in the theatrical version) and a new martial arts fight scene. The love scene between Christian Slater and Tara Reid has been removed.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Echelon Conspiracy/Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li/Crossing Over (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Wish I Had an Angel
      Performed by Nightwish

      Music & Lyrics by Tuomas Holopainen

      Published by Hanseatic/Warner Chappell

      Courtesy of Nuclear Blast

    User reviews550

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    1/10
    You almost feel sorry for the actors
    This movie succeeds at being one of the most unique movies you've seen. However this comes from the fact that you can't make heads or tails of this mess. It almost seems as a series of challenges set up to determine whether or not you are willing to walk out of the movie and give up the money you just paid. If you don't want to feel slighted you'll sit through this horrible film and develop a real sense of pity for the actors involved, they've all seen better days, but then you realize they actually got paid quite a bit of money to do this and you'll lose pity for them just like you've already done for the film. I can't go on enough about this horrible movie, its almost something that Ed Wood would have made and in that case it surely would have been his masterpiece.

    To start you are forced to sit through an opening dialogue the likes of which you've never seen/heard, this thing has got to be five minutes long. On top of that it is narrated, as to suggest that you the viewer cannot read. Then we meet Mr. Slater and the barrage of terrible lines gets underway, it is as if he is operating solely to get lines on to the movie poster tag line. Soon we meet Stephen Dorff, who I typically enjoy) and he does his best not to drown in this but ultimately he does. Then comes the ultimate insult, Tara Reid playing an intelligent role, oh help us! Tara Reid is not a very talented actress and somehow she continually gets roles in movies, in my opinion though she should stick to movies of the American pie type.

    All in all you just may want to see this for yourself when it comes out on video, I know that I got a kick out of it, I mean lets all be honest here, sometimes its comforting to revel in the shortcomings of others.
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    • Release date
      • January 28, 2005 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • Germany
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Один у темряві
    • Filming locations
      • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Boll Kino Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG
      • Herold Productions
      • Brightlight Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,178,569
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,834,421
      • Jan 30, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $12,693,645
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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