Tormented (2009)

A bullied teenager comes back from the dead to take revenge on his classmates.

Director:

Jon Wright

Writer:

Stephen Prentice

Stars:

Alex Pettyfer, April Pearson, Dimitri Leonidas

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alex Pettyfer	...	Bradley
April Pearson	...	Natasha Cummings
Dimitri Leonidas	...	Alexis
Calvin A. Dean	...	Darren Mullet (as Calvin Dean)
Tuppence Middleton	...	Justine Fielding
Georgia King	...	Sophie
Mary Nighy	...	Helena
Olly Alexander	...	Jason Banks
James Krishna Floyd	...	Nasser (as James Floyd)
Sophie Wu	...	Mei Lei
Hugh Mitchell	...	Tim
Larissa Wilson	...	Khalillah
Ruby Bentall	...	Emily
Tom Hopper	...	Marcus
Peter Amory	...	Head Teacher

Storyline

The head girl Justine gives a speech on the funeral of the teenage schoolmate Darren Mullet who has just committed suicide but she does not recall who he was. Then she is invited by Alexis to date him in the celebration party in the house of his friend Bradley. Soon Justine discovers that Darren had a crush on her and was bullied by Bradley and his friends including Alexis. When each one of Bradley's friends is found dead, they discover that Darren has returned from beyond to revenge the humiliations he was submitted to.

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Plot Keywords:

bare butt | revenge | return from dead | bullying | ghost | 

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Taglines:

A New Class of Terror

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the credits the song 'Lesbian Roadkill' is credited as being performed by Tantric Dwarf and being licensed by Crying While Wanking. This is in reference to the song being played by the character Nasser in the film. The song was in fact written especially for the film by Christian and Joe Henson.

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Goofs

Detective Constable Harmison picks up an essential murder crime scene clue without gloves, thus negating any DNA or finger-print evidence. However, he is careful enough to place it carefully in an evidence bag.

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Quotes

Bradley: Alright Jizzum Wanks you little twat, tomorrow at school, I'm going to make kebabs out of your nads.

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Crazy Credits

Shortly into the end credits there is an additional scene.

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Alternate Versions

The UK version was heavily edited to remove sexual bullying and bloody violence before submission to the BBFC in order to obtain a 15 rating.

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Connections

References Mary Poppins (1964)

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Soundtracks

Dead In Love
Desert Sessions

User Reviews

Weak

Weak script and storyline, not much to keep you hooked, easy to follow. A few creeps and laughs. I have no idea what type of audience this is for...maybe for guys who have a kink for school uniforms because they were the most unconvincing bunch of school-kids ever, I hate modified uniforms made to look like they were from a porn movie or St Trinians. And as far as I know thigh high socks,fashion tights, mini skirts and huge earrings are banned from schools...pi-sh, plus the fact they are too old. And probably the first rule when making any sort of film is character sympathy...I didn't warm to any of the characters, apart from Justine(poor girl) so who cares if anything happens to them?

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 May 2009 (UK)

Also Known As:

Tormented

Filming Locations:

Bishop Vesey School, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

GBP700,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,362,653

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Films, Screen West Midlands, Slingshot Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min 87 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color