Left in Darkness (2006)

A young woman, whose mother died giving birth to her, is facing eternal life in either Heaven or Hell. She must make the choice who to listen to, her guardian angel, whom she met when she was a child, or the evil ones.

Director:

Steven R. Monroe

Writers:

Philip Daay, Jane Whitney

Stars:

Monica Keena, David Anders, Jessica Stroup

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Monica Keena	...	Celia
David Anders	...	Donovan
Jessica Stroup	...	Justine
Travis Van Winkle	...	Corby
Tim Thomerson	...	Joe
Chris Engen	...	Doug
Tarah Paige	...	Rachel
Eric Ladin	...	Gopher
Chelsea Cannell	...	Tawnia
Christina Cellner	...	Young Celia
Marisa Lauren	...	Marie
Michael Worth	...	Celia's Father
Cody Klop	...	Young Donovan
Jeridan Frye	...	Lorie Ann Dobson
Patty McCormack	...	Grandmother

Storyline

A young woman, whose mother died giving birth to her, is facing eternal life in either Heaven or Hell. She must make the choice who to listen to, her guardian angel, whom she met when she was a child, or the evil ones.

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Plot Keywords:

hell | heaven | guardian angel | portal | fraternity | 

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Celia is struck by her grandfather, the strike is on the right side of her neck. At one point later in the movie it is on the left side.

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Quotes

Donovan: [guiding Celia's rapist to cut his wrists, while she protests] It's what he wants, Celia. I couldn't be doing this otherwise.

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Connections

References Punk'd (2003)

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Soundtracks

Television Child
Written by Ron Kustes
Performed by Spooky Jones
"Ain't Got No Woman"
Written by Ron Kustes
Performed by Spooky Jones
"Get Together"
Written by Ron Kustes, London McDaniel
Performed by Spooky Jones

User Reviews

I expected a lot more for a horror movie!

I thought this movie would be a lot better especially since a lot of the other Stephen J. Cannell straight to DVD movies i've seen were pretty good.Ones like It lives,the garden and room 6 were enjoyable but left in darkness was a good script and good idea but it reminded me more of an all ages movie that you would see on TV.The score was more like a Disney movie and the acting was OK but not great.It was just not scary.I can't believe Steve and the director actually thought it was scary when they said it was in the making of or behind the scenes extra feature.The character of Donovan was the worst written because when he died he was an 8 year old boy,so why was he 20 something all of a sudden when Celia died.I didn't realize you aged after you died.I assumed you stayed the same age.Also why was he her guardian angel while she was alive,and then a demon or devil when she dies.That whole part was stupid and made no sense.It would have made more sense if she met Donovan again as an 8 year old boy the way he appeared to her in a cemetery.But aging him and making him evil is just very inconsistent.And as if a little girl is going to fly through the air after nearly being hit by a car.The monsters looked more like something from a sci-fi or fantasy movie not a horror.It was very predictable and not well executed.I have seen movies with way lower budgets that are actually scary and seemed believable.This one was more of a disappointment.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 September 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Abandonado en las tinieblas

Filming Locations:

2218 S Harvard Blvd, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

IDT Entertainment, Soul Eaters Productions Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1