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Alone in the Dark

  • 2005
  • R
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
2.4/10
46K
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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, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    2.4/10
    46K
    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 more 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 in Alone in the Dark (2005)
    Christian Slater and Tara Reid in Alone in the Dark (2005)
    Christian Slater and Tara Reid in Alone in the Dark (2005)
    Christian Slater, Tara Reid, and Françoise Yip in Alone in the Dark (2005)
    Tara Reid in Alone in the Dark (2005)
    Christian Slater in Alone in the Dark (2005)
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    Christian Slater, Stephen Dorff, 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
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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
      Set in California, but a Bank of Montreal building and a Canada Post box appear repeatedly. A Scotia Bank is visible in the last scene.
    • 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
    I went on a quest for the worst movie ever made that had a high budget, and It has been discovered.
    True, there are many movies much worse then this movie. This movie was no Manos: The Hands of Fate, or Troll 2 (yes, I have seen them both.. twice) but at the same time this movie is No Alien, Predator or even Alien Vs. Predator (Yes, even that movie surpassed this). Movies like this make Battlefield Earth look like a Star Wars it is so bad. Razzie awards lookout, your biggest competition has just arrived in theaters. This film I'm talking about is of course Alone in the Dark. I'll try to take you though a step by step process on why this film was so bad.

    Acting- I'll first start off with what perhaps was the best component of this film (next to the ending credits, which played 'Wish I had An Angel', the acting. Christian Slater must be proud of himself, he successfully proved that it is possible to act decent in a film worse then drinking antifreeze. Though all his awful dialog he had to speak, it made me wonder why he just didn't walk off the set halfway. Perhaps it was because of Stephen Dorff being in the film as well (somebody he wishes he could be but fails at it). Tara Reid is a bad actress but good looking and that's all that really matters in films like these. That is not to say the acting was perfect though, it was average, not good, and perhaps the only thing in the film not good.

    The Soundtrack- Except for 'Wish I had An Angel', the soundtrack is pointless and bad heavy medal being pumped into the viewers ears, perhaps to disguise the awful story (something I will get to soon). A long and very expensive 2 CD soundtrack is now up for sale for those musically challenged.

    The Directing- Directed by Hollywoods favorite director Uwe Ball who brought us the classic House of the Dead. Telling us "Yes, movies can get this utterly bad and that's just the beginning to my deadly saga of awful movies". At least it is said to be directed by Uwe Ball. Without being told I would have guessed a monkey was kidnapped from the Congo, brought here and forced to make opinions on how to make the movie under penalty of being shocked. The director of photography was probably a camcorder taped onto a skateboard and pushed forward until it hits a wall. On the scenes where the camera should stay still it is constantly moving, not allowing us to stop anywhere and when it should be moving in action, the camera stops for some reason.

    The Producing- Who on earth is stupid enough to put money towards this bomb? I pity the fool... sometimes. Sometimes I'm glad he or she was taught such a lesson to never put money towards garbage worse then dog dung tied up in a bag.

    The Writing / Storyboard- Trying to Analise the story is more painful then jamming an ice pick under a big toe and kicking a soccer ball as hard as I possibly could with it right after but I will still attempt it.

    Edward Carnby escapes as a child from an orphanage where 20 children where to go under science experiments. He escapes and hides in an electrical outlet where he is electrocuted (this is the point where it got so bad i started to laugh out loud). Then it fast-forwards many years later where he's a paranoia detective. He get's attacked by some zombie that can't be shot to death, kills it and moves on with life. Later on he gets attacked by some crazy looking monster and he discovers secrets that nobody else knows.

    Yeah, the plot is bad, really really bad. The film beings with expecting us to read approximately 10 minutes, which felt like 100, of random text about an untrue civilization called the Abskani. The film goes not to have one twist after another, more then the audience can handle, more then the audience wants to handle, more then the audience could ever care about. This storyline is rock bottom bad that even Double Dragon does better.

    Overall, miss out on this movie. I gave it a 1 out of 10 but that is because there is no 0.
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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 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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