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

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 | hotel | psychopath | tattoo | 

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Taglines:

Eight Teens, One Weekend, One Serial Killer.

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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

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

The hook and chain was initially going to be done through CGI, but Glenn Jacobs became so proficient with said hook and chain that it was all done live instead.

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Goofs

In an early shot, in the trailer park, garbage and waste is shown everywhere. One shot shows a close up of an old newspaper. On the paper is visible in bold print HOLDEN which is the Australasian wing of GM, in fact the HOLDEN badge is also partly visible. Also, but not so obvious, also printed is the name of the Brisbane suburb Wynnum. Clearly a poorly chosen page from a local newspaper revealing the Queensland, Australia shooting location.

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Quotes

Melissa: [Michael throws a can at a stray dog she's trying to feed. It runs away] Fucking moron!
Michael: [laughing] What?
Melissa: He's starving!
Michael: What? He's a fucking stray dog. Who gives a shit?

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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

Referenced in Making of 'See No Evil' (2006)

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Soundtracks

X'ed
Written by David Banner & Kamikaze
Performed by David Banner featuring Kamikaze
Courtesy of SRC Records / Universal Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Good, B-movie Fun

This, ladies and gentlemen, is truly a modern B-movie. The dialog is stilted and delivered with wooden rigidity, the premise is predictable (there are a few decent twists) and characters remain 2D for most of it. And yet there is a certain...charm. WWE wrestler Kane brings to life the sick, twisted monster of a man with a lot of pathos (though it is somewhat like his character that he's been playing around ten years) and so I'll find it quite amusing when people say it's "not much of a reach for him," but Glen Jacobs is, apparently, quite the nice guy, so actually it is. In any event, he's cast perfectly as the hulking brute and the deaths are suitably over the top (Jason would be proud), but I heard at least four applause breaks for four different kills scenes. Frankly go into this movie thinking that you'll have some fun and a gorefest, oh it is QUITE the gorefest. The R-rating IS richly deserved and I actually got a little nauseous during some of the more graphic times. In any event, a very, very fun, but fairly bad, movie.