Severance (2006)

During a team-building retreat in the mountains a group of sales representatives are hunted down one by one.

Director:

Christopher Smith

Writers:

James Moran (screenplay), Christopher Smith (screenplay)

Stars:

Danny Dyer, Laura Harris, Tim McInnerny

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Toby Stephens	...	Harris
Claudie Blakley	...	Jill
Andy Nyman	...	Gordon
Babou Ceesay	...	Billy
Tim McInnerny	...	Richard
Laura Harris	...	Maggie
Danny Dyer	...	Steve
David Gilliam	...	George
Julianna Drajkó	...	Olga (as Juli Drajkó)
Judit Viktor	...	Nadia
Sándor Boros	...	Coach Driver
Levente Törköly	...	Lodge Killer
János Oláh	...	Flamethrower Killer
Attila Ferencz	...	Head-squish Killer
Bela Kasi	...	Headbutt Killer

Storyline

A team-building weekend in the mountains of Eastern Europe goes horribly wrong for the sales division of the multi-national weapons company Palisade Defence when they become the victims of a group of crazed killers who will stop at nothing to see them dead.

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | exploitation | midnight movie | grindhouse film | absurd violence | 

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Taglines:

The Company Is Making Cutbacks

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence, language, drug content and some sexuality/nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

Released in Spain as a double feature with Black Sheep (2006)

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Goofs

(at around 35 mins) Harris pours himself water twice. He grabs the glass when Maggie says "Everyone calm down", then again when she says "Jill come with me".

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Quotes

Gordon: I cooked it for the whole hour.

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Connections

Referenced in The Genesis of 'Severance' (2007)

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Soundtracks

Itchycoo Park
Performed by The Small Faces
Written by Steve Marriott & Ronnie Lane
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd
(p) 1967 Sanctuary Copyrights Ltd
Licensed Courtesy of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd
(p) 1967 Immediate
Licensed from Licensemusic.com ApS
An Original Immediate Recording

User Reviews

Nice good bloody serious fun!

I'm quite surprised that this movie hasn't done better as I thought it had hit written all over it. This film has only been out for two weeks here in Scotland and it already only has one showing at 10.25 at night and the screen that we were in only had around 15 people in it. Shame that, as this movie is brilliant entertainment.

It starts out with pretty funny moments but gets very violent and gory after a while. This is what I found a bit confusing with the film as I found myself not sure whether to laugh at some parts or not (the part with the guys leg being the main example).

However I did enjoy it though and some parts, especially the ending are very exciting. The plot is pretty clever and the characters are likable. All in all if you can handle the violence then this is a movie worth catching. Shame it's not getting the same recognition as Shaun Of The Dead.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [United States]

Country:

UK Germany Hungary

Language:

English Hungarian Russian

Release Date:

25 August 2006 (UK)

Also Known As:

Severance

Filming Locations:

Mountain range Mátra, Hungary

Box Office

Budget:

GBP5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,316, 20 May 2007

Gross USA:

$137,221

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,515,163

Company Credits

Production Co:

Qwerty Films, Dan Films, HanWay Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min 90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1