100 Feet (2008)

After Marnie Watson kills her abusive husband in self-defense, she is condemned to house arrest... only to discover that the house is possessed by the enraged and violent spirit of her dead husband.

Director:

Eric Red

Writer:

Eric Red

Stars:

Famke Janssen, Bobby Cannavale, Ed Westwick

Cast

Cast overview:
Famke Janssen	...	Marnie
Bobby Cannavale	...	Shanks
Ed Westwick	...	Joey
Michael Paré	...	The Ghost - Mike
Patricia Charbonneau	...	Frances
John Fallon	...	Jimmy
Kevin Geer	...	Priest
Tibor Pálffy	...	Homeless Man
Kembe Sorel	...	Patrolman
Evelyne Kandech	...	Patrolwoman
Ken Kelsch	...	Garbage Man

Storyline

A young woman, Marnie Watson, is granted early release from her prison sentence for manslaughter (killing her husband - a violent NYC cop - in self defense) on condition she wear an electronic ankle bracelet and remain within her home, effectively under house arrest, for the remainder of her sentence. Her late husband's partner keeps tabs on her from a patrol car parked across the street, hoping she'll violate probation and he can send her back to prison. But the 100-foot radius her ankle bracelet allows isn't the worst of her problems. Her dead husband --now a malevolent ghost--is still in the house, where he died -- intent on savage revenge.

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Plot Keywords:

prison | house arrest | revenge | ankle bracelet | abusive husband | 

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Taglines:

Till Death Do Us Part Wasn't Enough

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some strong violence, terror, language and a scene of sexuality

Did You Know?

Trivia

The apartment is the same one as in "Elementary".

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Goofs

Shanks wouldn't have (or at least shouldn't have) been assigned to the case. Since his deceased partner was the victim, there would have been a conflict of interest.

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Connections

Referenced in 31 Days of Horror: Quick Takes Volume 2 (2017)

User Reviews

Woman under house arrest has to contend with husband's ghost...

The story starts with an interesting premise but soon goes overboard in depicting some gory scenes of a ghost's vengeance during which time much blood is shed for the sake of horror fans who like this sort of thing. It's well acted and tense with some quietly underplayed opening scenes, but once the ghost starts wreaking the place all hell breaks loose and the story loses a great deal of credibility.

The acting is fine, with Famke Janssen giving a strong performance as a woman forced to wear an ankle bracelet and kept under close watch by a suspicious policeman who was her husband's partner. But the tension doesn't become tight until the last third of the story and then it goes way over the top in depicting violence.

Scary enough but midway through, the story loses a lot of credibility despite the high quality of the performances.

Details

Official Sites:

MySpace page Official site [South Korea]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 July 2008 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

100 Feet

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,415,804

Company Credits

Production Co:

Grand Illusions Entertainment, Film Visions Funding, New Deal Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min 104 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1