Elsewhere (2009)

A teen girl disappears after trying to meet men online in order to escape her small town. Apparently, only her best friend worries enough to investigate the mystery.

Director:

Nathan Hope

Writers:

Nathan Hope, Jess Penner

Stars:

Anna Kendrick, Jon Gries, Tania Raymonde

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anna Kendrick	...	Sarah
Paul Wesley	...	Billy
Tania Raymonde	...	Jillian
Chuck Carter	...	Jasper
Olivia Dawn York	...	Darla Tod
Jeff Daniel Phillips	...	Officer Berg (as Jeffrey Daniel Phillips)
Shannon Holt	...	Patty Melville
Kinna McInroe	...	Candy
Jon Gries	...	Mr. Tod
Dan Flannery	...	Mr. Palomino
Suzanne Lang	...	Maureen
Eduardo N. Martinez	...	Jonas (as Eddie Martinez)
Joshua Swanson	...	Chris
Holi Tavernier	...	Janet Melville
Pasquale Chase Rulli	...	Billy's Customer

Storyline

Sarah and Jillian have been best friends for so long they can't remember when their friendship started. Growing up in the small town of Goshen, Indiana the two girls couldn't be more different. Sarah is a star pupil and athlete, a 100-watt-bulb in a five-watt-town, while Jillian is star mischief-maker, a 100lbs-of-trouble in a five-pound-bag. Although both girls long to break free of the small-town life, Jillian is the first to act, revealing to Sarah that she has been meeting men on-line with the sole purpose of finding someone who will "take her away from this place". Soon thereafter, she disappears leaving Sarah with only a journal and a cryptic video message sent from her cell-phone. Sarah soon discovers that the town would rather forget that Jillian had ever existed. Distraught, she delves into the secrets surrounding her disappearance. Aided by, Jasper, the resident computer geek who secretly adores her, the two plunge head-long into Goshen's dark secrets -- uncovering corrupt ...

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Plot Keywords:

woman in jeopardy | bicycle | co written by director | overweight | fat woman | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, sexual content, violence/disturbing images, and some drug and alcohol use by teens

Did You Know?

Trivia

All of the close-up shots of Sarah's hand holding her phone were shot on one afternoon, in the library, and yes, it was actually Anna Kendrick's hand.

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Goofs

The film is set during summer vacation, yet the texts Sarah receives throughout the movie say the month is October.

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Quotes

Jasper: Jeez, I don't think I've gotten 500 messages my entire life!
Sarah: That's because you don't have boobs Jasper.

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Connections

References Point Break (1991)

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Soundtracks

Storm Rider
Written by Joe Perrault
Performed by Joe Perrault and The Valley Gentlemen
Produced by Bernie Larsen

User Reviews

A sharp, edgy teen thriller

This really brought me back to the days of cheesy teen thrillers and horrors I grew up with.

This film was a surprise in such a great way! I was not expecting much and got a pretty decent film.

I will be honest though it suffers a lot from being really cheesy at first and some pretty poor acting from some actors but overall a fun watch and truly creepy film well worth the watch as of July 2019 this film is available on Amazon Prime UK am I do suggest checking it out

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 January 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Elsewhere

Filming Locations:

Goshen, Indiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lost Toys

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min 107 min (European Film Market)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1