See No Evil (2006)

A group of delinquents are sent to clean the Blackwell Hotel. Little do they know reclusive psychopath Jacob Goodnight has holed away in the rotting hotel. When one of the teens is captured, those who remain - a group that includes the cop who put a bullet in Goodnight's head four years ago - band together to survive against the brutal killer.

Director:

Gregory Dark

Writer:

Dan Madigan

Stars:

Glenn Jacobs, Christina Vidal, Michael J. Pagan

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Glenn Jacobs	...	Jacob Goodnight (as Kane)
Christina Vidal	...	Christine
Michael J. Pagan	...	Tye
Samantha Noble	...	Kira
Steven Vidler	...	Williams
Cecily Polson	...	Margaret
Luke Pegler	...	Michael
Rachael Taylor	...	Zoe
Penny McNamee	...	Melissa
Craig Horner	...	Richie
Mikhael Wilder	...	Russell
Tiffany Lamb	...	Hannah
Sam Cotton	...	Young Jacob
Cory Robinson	...	Blaine
Zoe Ventoura	...	Eyeless Woman

Storyline

While investigating a call in an abandoned house, Officer Frank Williams and a rookie find a woman brutally blinded, but they are attacked by a huge psychopath with an ax; the rookie is killed and Frank shoots the criminal in the head, but has a severed arm. Four years later, the mutilated Frank is relocated, working as a guard in the County Detention Center. Frank goes with some delinquents to the Blackwell Hotel, an abandoned place since a fire burnt the last two floors, with the purpose of cleaning the location, preparing it to work as a shelter for the homeless; in return, the criminals will have their sentences reduced. During the night, the inmate Kira who has some Christian tattoos on her body is kidnapped by the deranged serial-killer Kane who collects the eyes of his victims, while the rest of the group is attacked by the psychopath with his ax.

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Plot Keywords:

psychotronic film | slasher | grindhouse film | slasher flick | slasher killer | 

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Taglines:

You Don't Know Evil: Unless You See It.

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong gruesome violence and gore throughout, language, sexual content and some drug use

Did You Know?

Trivia

Glenn Jacobs did all of his own stunts.

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Goofs

In the movie they explain that there was a fire on the penthouse level, and you can see that in the scenes, but if there were in fact a fire, the wiring would not be able to hold a current without shorting, yet there are lights on in the penthouse.

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Quotes

Zoe: All this for Russell?
Melissa: He's interested in my views.
Zoe: Is that why he keeps looking at your ass? My girl even shaved her hairy legs for this guy!
Melissa: Yeah, well I was getting a little sick of the natural look, anyway.
Zoe: If you call looking like a Hobbit natural.

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Crazy Credits

Among the end credits, after the cast and stunt list, there's a scene where a dog urinates in Jacob's empty eye socket

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Alternate Versions

German DVD release by Kinowelt was cut by 11 seconds (cell phone scene) to secure a light SPIO: JK approval (meaning they were allowed to advertise the film, a normal approval would result in prohibition of advertising). Additionally, a FSK-18 version was created for retail chains, which was cut by 3 minutes.

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Connections

Featured in The Venomonth Of Horrors: See No Evil (2006) (2018)

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Soundtracks

Army of One
Written by Bob Mair, Don Reynolds & Joel Wachbrit
Performed by Donzelli
Courtesy of Black Toast Music

User Reviews

A decent gore flick

I was expecting this movie to suck, but what I got was a pretty good slasher/gore film. Most of the death scenes are adequately brutal. The teens are decent, with Penny McNamee definitely the best of the bunch. Rachael Taylor looks like a young Christie Brinkley, but doesn't bring much to the movie other than that. Kane was good as the killer, and is totally believable as a fearsome juggernaut. I saw the "twist" coming from miles away, but I still enjoyed the movie.

But what really stood out to me was the direction. Gregory Dark might actually have a career in legit film ahead of him. Aside from overusing the horror film "speed cam"(you know, where like the guy's face shakes all fast?), there's some good shots here. The camera angles and environments really emphasize Kane's size, making him look even bigger than he actually is.

If you're looking for deep story or characters, this ain't it. But that's not what slasher films are about. If you're looking for some good violence, or if you're into gory films, go check this out!

Details

Official Sites:

Lions Gate Films [United States]

Country:

USA Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 May 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

see no eviL

Filming Locations:

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,581,233, 21 May 2006

Gross USA:

$15,032,800

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$18,707,966

Company Credits

Production Co:

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Eye Scream Man Productions, Eye Scream Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1