Dark Floors (2008)

A man emerges with his autistic daughter and three others from a hospital elevator to find themselves trapped in the building with devilish monsters.

Director:

Pete Riski

Writers:

Pekka Lehtosaari, Mr. Lordi (the story is based on an original idea by)

Stars:

William Hope, Leon Herbert, Ronald Pickup

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
William Hope	...	Jon
Leon Herbert	...	Rick
Ronald Pickup	...	Tobias
Philip Bretherton	...	Walter
Noah Huntley	...	Ben
Dominique McElligott	...	Emily
Skye Bennett	...	Sarah
Mr. Lordi	...	Lead Monster
Kita	...	Monster
Amen	...	Monster
Ox	...	Monster
Awa	...	Monster
Jussi Haukkamaa	...	Family on 8th Floor
Hilla Haukkamaa	...	Family on 8th Floor
Hugo Haukkamaa	...	Family on 8th Floor

Storyline

While in the hospital for a tomography of the brain of his autistic daughter Sarah, Ben becomes upset when there is a power failure. He decides to leave the hospital with Sarah, while the nurse Emily tries to convince him to leave Sarah for further treatment. They get the elevator with three other passengers, and suddenly the elevator stops; when the door opens, people has vanished from the hospital, the environment is creepy and they are chased by devilish monsters. They find that they are trapped in the hospital, and the creatures seem to be hunting Sarah.

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Plot Keywords:

hospital | monster | nurse | crayon | wheelchair | 

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Taglines:

The Fear Is Here.

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Genres:

Action | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for horror violence and disturbing images

Did You Know?

Trivia

As the nurse bandages the security guard's ear, John says, "yeah, why don't we make a campfire and sing songs while we're at it."

This is taken from another movie William Hope starred in, Aliens (1986), although it was Paul Reiser who spoke it.

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Goofs

Patients are often sedated for both CT scans and MRI, I am a previous RN who worked in radiology and I was responsible for either conscious sedation (primarily of children) or assisting the nurse anesthetist when the patient received general anesthesia. CT scan show structural abnormalities, MRIs do the same but are much more sensitive and are often used in seizure patients, patients with cancer, etc. When they are sedated, they are strapped in for safety.

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Quotes

Tobias: There is only one Hell.

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Connections

Referenced in Monsterman (2014)

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Soundtracks

Beast Loose In Paradise
Performed by Mr. Lordi
Music and Lyrics by Mr. Lordi (as Mr. Lordi)
HMC Music Publishing
SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (FINLAND) OY

User Reviews

A new take on Silent Hill...

It has been a while since I've rated a movie and Dark Floors isn't exactly the best movie to make my comeback on.

Dark Floors starts as a concerned father tries to get his daughters medical problems diagnosed. He isn't satisfied with them not curing her within the first day of testing so he decides to take her out of the hospital w/o their knowing. Unfortunately the elevator takes them to a strange evil hospital where they must try and survive.

Man this does have some coolness as it really reminds me of another version of Silent Hill where we see the real world and the twisted dream world. The story is fairly interesting at first but unfortunately it gets boring quickly as the sit for periods and do pretty much nothing...I mean really there is a part where they spend nearly five minutes attacking a wall. The movie is part interesting but it can be worse as far as horror movies go.

If you have the time and attention this is an fair watch...

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Finland Iceland

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 February 2008 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Dark Floors

Filming Locations:

Helsinki, Finland

Box Office

Budget:

EUR4,300,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$772,687

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kisi Production, Solar Films, The Icelandic Filmcompany

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min 82 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1